The City of Modesto is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Business Analyst to join our team. This key position plays a vital role in supporting the City’s economic development and business marketing initiatives.
The Senior Business Analyst is responsible to perform, organize, assign, and review the work of assigned personnel engaged in a variety of duties which promote the City's economic development and redevelopment efforts; including recruiting and attracting new business and industry, the creation and management of information, and the retention of current business investments; to perform duties requiring specialized knowledge; and to provide administrative support to assigned supervisor.
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential Functions
Recruit business prospects; assist them in the setting and permitting of their businesses City-wide.
Work with existing businesses, City-wide, to protect and expand their investments in the local economy.
Serve as Entertainment Permit Administrator to promote a diverse community and local economy; provide assistance to City Departments, outside agencies, event organizers, and venues; plan, organize, and direct department entertainment permitting activities for applicable City events and venues; develop and implement permit instructions, processes, and applications.
Assist with the development of the economic development workplan; assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor workflow; implement policies and procedures.
Create and/or implement programs to help broaden the local tax bases, generate, or attract new capital, increase business activity, produce jobs and diversify the local economy.
Assist with the evaluation of proposals containing incentives to help broaden the local tax bases, generate, or attract new capital, increase business activity, produce jobs and diversify the local economy.
Plan, prioritize, and review the work of staff assigned to a variety of economic and redevelopment activities.
Develop schedules and methods to accomplish assignments ensuring work is completed in a timely and efficient manner.
Participate in evaluating the activities of staff, recommending improvements and modifications.
Provide and coordinate staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies.
Develop and manage databases pertinent to business retention and recruitment efforts.
Analyze real estate transactions; analyze business loan and grant requests, incentive proposals and return on investment analyses.
Assist in the negotiation, preparation, and processing of documents such as licensing agreements, owner participation agreements, contracts, resolutions, and requests for proposals/qualifications.
Participate in the coordination of the City's business development activities with other public and private agencies, including the rest of the City organization.
Participate in the development and implementation of the City's operating and capital improvement budgets.
Research redevelopment and economic development problems and solutions and prepare a variety of comprehensive reports.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.
Observe and maintain a safe working environment in compliance with established safety programs and procedures.
Marginal Functions:
Perform related duties as assigned.
Knowledge of:
Principles and practices of technical and functional supervision and training.
Principles and practices of business development, redevelopment, financing programs, and real estate.
Principles of marketing, sales, advertising, and public relations with specific focus on business retention and recruitment.
Principles of advertising and public relations in order to build partnerships in the community to promote Modesto.
Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, rules, and regulations.
Methods and techniques of statistical analysis, effective technical report preparation, and presentation (both oral and graphic).
Principles of budget preparation and expenditure control.
Property values and effect of economic trends on value and price.
General legal authority and parameters for carrying out bonds, grants, assessment, loans and other financial transactions.
Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Ability to:
Provide technical and functional supervision over assigned staff; effectively train staff.
Perform the most complex duties related to economic and redevelopment efforts.
Gather and analyze a variety of complex data, including economic studies, financial statements, marketing studies, plans, specifications, and bid documents; prepare comprehensive written and oral reports.
Build relationships in the community with community partners, brokers, property and business owners, to foster business retention, business recruitment, new business start-up, leisure activity, and retail and office development, industrial opportunities.
Be persuasive in marketing and selling the City to prospective businesses and industries.
Design and implement Economic Development Programs in order to recruit, retain and expand local business.
Negotiate and manage contracts, leases, agreements, loans, and rebates with Business Development customers and clients.
Assist with the preparation and administration of departmental operating and capital improvement budgets and monitoring systems.
Analyze economic studies, financial statements, marketing studies, plans, specifications, and bid documents.
Ensure project and grant compliance with federal, state and local laws, codes, rules, and regulations.
Prepare and analyze technical and administrative reports, statements, and correspondence.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
Experience and Training Guidelines:
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
Two years of responsible experience equivalent to a Business Analyst with the City of Modesto.
Education:
Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, public administration, economics, engineering, or a related field.
License:
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid California driver's license.
Mobility: frequent use of keyboard; frequent sitting for long periods of time; occasional bending or squatting. Lifting: frequently up to 10 pounds; occasionally up to 25 pounds. Vision: constant use of overall vision; frequent reading and close-up work; occasional color and depth vision. Dexterity: frequent repetitive motion; frequent writing; frequent grasping, holding, and reaching. Hearing/Talking: frequent hearing and talking, in person and on the phone. Emotional/Psychological: frequent decision-making and concentration; frequent public and/or coworker contact; occasional working alone. Environmental: frequent exposure to noise.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in a typical temperature-controlled office environment subject to typical office noise and environment. Some positions may be assigned to remote locations. Positions may require occasional overtime or weekend work and travel is rare.