The City of Vandalia, Ohio seeks a visionary, who is customer service oriented, with exceptional attention to detail and a background in municipal planning & zoning. The City recently completed both a Zoning Code Rewrite (2018) and our Vision Vandalia Comprehensive Plan (2020). The next City Planner will play a critical role in implementing this Plan that will propel Vandalia into the future.
Fairfield County seeks a workforce or economic development professional to develop and coordinate programs to prepare its regional workforce for careers. Fairfield County Economic and Workforce Development serves as the fiscal and administrative agent for the five-county Area 20 Workforce Development Board. This position will oversee aspects of that Board including the employer services providers, youth council, area monitoring, and fiscal budgeting.
ARC seeks a collaborative program analyst to manage Federal grants, provide technical assistance to communities and organizations to develop strategic investments, and implement initiatives in the Region. The grant portfolio primarily focuses on manufacturing sectoral development, economic development (e.g., retention & expansion and attraction), and entrepreneurial ecosystem development.
The Community Placemaking Program Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the Reimagining Rural Regions, or R3 Initiative, a joint program of the Center for Regional Development (CRD) and the Center for Public Impact (CPI) within the Division of Research and Economic Engagement. Under the direct supervision of the CRD Senior Director, the Community Placemaking Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing undergraduate and graduate students and coordinating with CRD and CPI staff on the successful implementation of placemaking projects in communities participating in the R3 Initiative as well as implementing community engagement programs for CPI and program evaluation projects for CRD.
GROW Licking County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC), a 501-c-3 public – private partnership, is looking for a dynamic and innovative leader in the field
of economic development to serve as its Executive Director. The Executive Director reports to a 15- member board of directors and is responsible for providing leadership in the development of innovative economic development programs and implementation strategies to promote and support the growth, expansion, and retention of business within the county, creating an entrepreneurial climate, and increasing the tax base in a significant manner.