2025-04-15

Job Description:

Develops and directs the company’s long-term business and community development strategies and goals with internal and external stakeholders. Plans, organizes, and executes development and policy activities which protect and/or enhance the company’s profitability and customer interests.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Develops broad-based key strategic community relationships to build knowledge, visibility, and reputation as an expert in community needs and challenges related to the company’s external focus areas of reasonable local policies, strategic initiatives, and economic and cultural vitality.
• Represents Avista through strategic involvement in relevant community organizations and initiatives and builds Avista’s reputation as a key strategic partner in the community.
• Builds and sustains relationships with internal leaders, local, state, and regional elected officials as well as senior government, business, and civic leaders with the objective of monitoring and influencing issues, regulations, and policies pertinent to the company’s strategic and operational goals.
• Represents Avista on the governing boards of state-wide, local, and regional organizations.
• Cultivates and assesses strategies and actions taken in Avista’s service territory. Engages with internal and external partners to drive excellence in policy, development, and service delivery for communities we serve.
• Oversees, plans, organizes, and executes various development and policy initiatives, ventures, and deliverables from inception to finished product. Negotiates and manages contracts that leverage and optimize company assets.
• Directs opportunities and risks, seeks mutually beneficial solutions with communities served, and contributes to the successful achievement of corporate strategies and goals. Directs the development and implementation of the long-term strategies to help ensure economic health and vitality of the Avista service area and coordinates with internal stakeholders.
• Manages recruiting, training, and development of employees in related areas of responsibility. Performs timely informative evaluations and constructs an environment of learning and career enhancement. Sets clear business objectives and metrics that challenge employees to find innovative ideas that advance the business and improve processes.

Job Requirements:

• Applicable experience includes business recruitment skills and techniques, marketing and promotion skills, financial feasibility, pro forma analysis, current economic trends, economic forecasting, applicable laws, codes and regulations concerning land use and the development process.
• Nationally certified economic/community development designation also preferred.
• Demonstrated proficient ability to supervise personnel, resolve conflicts, motivate community stakeholders, and manage and execute on multiple projects simultaneously required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, political science, community development or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years experience with of economic development policy and/or strategic development required. Demonstrated experience with increasing levels of responsibility. 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated persuasion and negotiation skills required.
• Comprehensive knowledge and skills to analyze complex problems to determine and implement solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and effective interpersonal communication skills required.

Job Details:

Company: Avista

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Spokane, WA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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