Executive Director of Downtown Development

THE TOWN OF TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA IS SEEKING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE TRYON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (TDDA), A 501 C-3 NON-PROFIT AGENCY AND CERTIFIED STATE MAIN STREET BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM (WWW.MAINSTREET.ORG). THE TDDA WORKS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE TOWN OF TRYON TO PERFORM MANY DUTIES IN THE REALM OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EVENT PLANNING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COORDINATES ACTIVITY WITHIN A DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS AN INTEGRAL FOUNDATION FOR DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE TOWN MANAGER AND IS THE PRINCIPAL ON-SITE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ALL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES LOCALLY AS WELL AS FOR REPRESENTING COMMUNITY REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, AS APPROPRIATE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, CONDUCT, EXECUTION AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE TRYON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHOULD TIMELY PREPARE THE BOARD AGENDA FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE TDDA PRESIDENT, STAFF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETINGS, AND HELP GUIDE THE ORGANIZATION AS IT GROWS AND AS ITS OBJECTIVES EVOLVE. IDEAL APPLICANTS WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ARCHITECTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ECONOMICS, FINANCE, PUBLIC RELATIONS, DESIGN, JOURNALISM, PLANNING, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, GRANTS, MANAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER OR NON-PROFIT ADMINISTRATION/ AND OR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. A BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE AND ONE-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN A PUBLIC AGENCY IS REQUIRED. A MASTER’S DEGREE IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS PREFERRED. WRITING SAMPLE AND REFERENCES MAY BE REQUESTED DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS.