The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. is hiring two positions as of August 21st, 2014.

Prospective applicants should send a resume to:

Mr. Matthew Tuerk

Vice President of Administration and Investor Relations

2158 Avenue C, Suite 200 Bethlehem, Pa. 18017

mtuerk@lehighvalley.org

Date: 8/21/2014

Job Status: Exempt

Position Title: Research Specialist

Job Purpose: Provide economic statistics and original research to LVEDC stakeholders

Reports to: VP of Economic Development

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Job Responsibilities: Provide information about the Lehigh Valley’s economy to LVEDC stakeholders—internal and external—by drawing from existing sources of economic data as well as developing original research.

Essential Functions:

• Support Economic Development Attraction team’s efforts to bring new companies to the region by responding to requests for information
• Assist Business Outreach Program’s efforts to help Lehigh Valley companies grow by providing information about Lehigh Valley’s economy and companies
• Provide original information to LVEDC marketing team for use in communicating the region’s economic assets to internal and external audiences
• Monitor various news sources for information that may be used for any of LVEDC’s attraction, retention and start up support activities

Competencies and Requirements:

• Fundamental understanding of available sources of economic data at the federal, local and private level
• Basic understanding of statistical modeling methods, and descriptive statistics, as well as economics and econometric modeling

Date: 8/21/2014

Job Status: Exempt

Position Title: Information Systems Specialist

Job Purpose: Manage organizational information systems

Reports to: VP of Administration

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Job Responsibilities: Maintain the information systems for a nonprofit, regional economic development organization with a staff of 20. Duties include defining organizational needs, collecting internal information, assisting with the analysis of process measurements, developing improvements, and creating controls to ensure sustainability.

Essential Functions:

• Manage LVEDC’s physical files, including projects, accounting records and corporate records
• Manage and continuously improve reporting systems on business processes related to the organization’s operations, including dashboards and internal reporting
• Manage information technology systems, including hardware, software, networks, and databases.
  • LVEDC file server, print server, and domain controller software and structure (Assisted by Managed Services Provider
  • LVEDC CRMs (Salesforce.com and Executive Pulse)
  • LVEDC Accounting Software (Quickbooks)
  • LVEDC Communications Software (Microsoft 365)
  • Lehighvalley.org (WordPress)
• Assist with the evaluation and purchase of technology to support organizational operations

Competencies and Requirements:

• Fundamental understanding of information systems and relational databases, including salesforce.com and Quickbooks
• Basic understanding of Microsoft’s OS’s, including 2012 Server and Windows 7