Management Assistant

PLEASE VISIT THE CITY OF OAKLAND APPLICATION LINK FOR THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oaklandca/jobs/4788019/senior-development-officer-urban-economic-coordinator

The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill one (1) Senior Development Officer (Urban Economic Coordinator) vacancy in the Public/Private Development (PPD) Division of EWDD.

The Senior Development Officer (Urban Economic Coordinator) is a senior developer role that will oversee a portfolio of complex real estate development projects and other key initiatives, as well as supervise staff. You will serve as lead negotiator on complex projects, helping to ensure that the City’s interests are served and protected in development projects on City-owned land.  You will address crucial needs within a community and have a lasting impact on Oakland’s built environment.

What you will typically be responsible for: 

• Overseeing a portfolio of real estate development projects on City-owned properties including affordable housing, mixed-use, office, cultural, and retail projects.
• Negotiating transaction documents, such as Exclusive Negotiation Agreements (ENAs), Lease Disposition and Development Agreements (LDDAs) and Disposition and Development Agreements (DDAs), and Leases with private developers.
• Assessing the economic benefits of different development projects including tax revenue generation and jobs creation, and overseeing the work of economic consultants advising the City on development projects.
• Monitoring and supporting existing real estate projects with active public funding agreements or leases.
• Preparing and presenting recommendations to City Council.  
• Working on public financing tools, such as Community Facilities Districts (CFDs), Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs), or New Market Tax Credits (NMTCs) as well as working on state and federal grants.

Competencies Required:

• Building & Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
• Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
• Industry Monitoring: Grasping the external political, economic, competitive, and social factors affecting the industry
• Leadership: Guiding and encouraging others to accomplish a common goal
• Negotiating: Reaching mutually satisfying agreements and compromise
• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Political & Organizational Savvy: Working skillfully with politics, procedures, and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries
• Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in real estate development and financing in either the public or private sector.
• Experience in negotiating and administering complex transaction documents to create and facilitate public/private partnerships in real estate development.
• Familiar with project entitlement and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) processes.
• Experience in the tenets of project management and/or experience managing complex projects.

Minimum Requirements for Application

This recruitment will produce two eligible lists. The restricted list will be for full-time, permanent part-time, or part-time City and Port of Oakland employees who maintain employment for the duration of the recruitment and pass all stages of the recruitment process. The open list will be for all other applicants who pass all stages of the recruitment process.

Any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the following minimum qualifications may be acceptable.

Education:  

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in economics, business administration, planning, or a related field. A master’s degree in the same or related field is desirable.

Experience: 

Five years of progressively responsible professional experience coordinating major economic development efforts related to business retention, expansion and recruitment or major commercial office, retail or industrial real estate development OR two years of experience comparable to Urban Economic Analyst IV for the City of Oakland.

PLEASE VISIT THE CITY OF OAKLAND APPLICATION LINK FOR THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/oaklandca/jobs/4788019/senior-development-officer-urban-economic-coordinator