An employee in this class provides a wide variety of complex assistance to new and existing businesses throughout Pinellas County. This position is responsible for maintaining a working relationship with existing economic development organizations, local governments, chambers of commerce, existing business and industry. A portion of the work entails dealing with highly confidential and sensitive issues requiring a high degree of discretion and tact and involving continual inter-departmental relations and extensive public contact. This position requires thorough working knowledge of departmental programs, procedures, and policies and entails the exercise of extensive initiative and independent judgment. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Director, but considerable independent judgment is exercised in carrying out the daily operations of business assistance.
Work is reviewed by observation, periodic reports and conferences.
Illustrative tasks Develop, conduct, and manage Pinellas County's Business Assistance Program. Insure that telephone surveys to area businesses are being performed efficiently and correctly. Implement and monitor the Business Assistance Program in conjunction with the Chambers of Commerce and municipalities in Pinellas County. Develop and conduct a wide variety of business assistance programs for starting a new business, expanding a business, and maintaining a business. Coordinate with regional, state and national economic development organizations to insure resources available are being leveraged to the greatest extent possible.