Economic Development Program Specialist 1 (NY HELPS), SG-18

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APPLICATION DEADLINE DATE:  May 29, 2025

JOB TITLE:                          Economic Development Program Specialist 1 (NY HELPS), SG-18 or              LOCATION:                       Albany

                                              Economic Development Program Specialist Trainee (NY HELPS), SG-NS, PEF                                        

APPOINTMENT TYPE:         Contingent-Permanent                                                                                          JURISDICTION CLASS:   Competitive

DEPARTMENT:                     Division of Marketing, Advertising & Tourism

                                              625 Broadway

                                              Albany, NY 12207

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under the direction of the Director of Tourism Grant Programs in the Tourism Grants Division the incumbent of this position will serve as member of the Tourism Grants team by assisting with the management of the Tourism Grants programs along with providing administrative assistance, database management, grant excel sheet management and a broad spectrum of duties communicating and relating with the program grantees. 

WORK PERFORMED:

• Manage an extensive portfolio of active grant projects 80-100 for the tourism grant program including, but not limited to: application reviews, I LOVE NY logo project marketing approvals, review of quarterly reports; preparation of various administrative documents, reports, presentation, and budget materials.
• Establish relationships with grantees and respond to inquiries, address concerns, and explain the Tourism Grant programs to tourism companies, organizations and regional stakeholders. Communicate with applicants/grantees and their representatives via telephone, email and paper correspondence. 
• Work with the tourism grant programs to assist with scoring of grant applications within the program guidelines, while also building and gaining knowledge of the current practices and trends in the tourism industry and those specifically being funded by the NYS Division of Tourism. 
• Assist with other projects/duties as requested by the Director of Tourism Grant Programs and Executive Director of Tourism.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required. However, all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. 

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Minimum Appointment Qualifications: A bachelor's and two years of experience applying business knowledge, training and experience to provide a wide range of professional and management level economic development services for the promotion of business, tourism and international trade in New York State, providing technical advice and problem-solving assistance to economic development organizations and businesses by conducting business-to-business marketing programs, and promoting, publicizing, and developing strategic plans and initiatives related to business and economic development services.
 

List Eligibility: Open to those reachable on the Professional Career Opportunities eligible list.