This is a re-announcement. The status of applicants who previously applied will remain the same.
About The Position
Montgomery County Government seeks a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to serve as Program Manager II to work with the Manager of Special Projects – Business, Innovation, and Economic Development in the Office of the County Executive for Montgomery County, Maryland on a wide range of activities.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to be a key contributor to our County Executive’s business, innovation, and economic development initiatives and drive impactful outcomes for the businesses and residents of Montgomery CountyThe position requires managing complex tasks, such as international trade delegations, in a fast-paced environment, on deadline and with strong attention to detail. If you are passionate about project management and thrive in a collaborative environment focused on business growth and public service, we encourage you to apply.
Who We Are Seeking
You enjoy working with people, including public and private sector employees, to resolve issues, and to provide guidance and information regarding relevant business support resources.
You maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward business clients and prospects, fellow County employees, and County partner organizations.
You have strong customer service and communications skills.
You have strong events management skills.
You have strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in an environment with changing priorities, with attention to deadlines and to detail.
You have excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and levels of the organization.
You are diligent about follow-up with clients and stakeholders and documenting those interactions and support.
Details About The Responsibilities
Work with Special Projects Manager with research, planning, organizing, promotion, hosting, and follow-up professional and administrative tasks for a wide range of activities including:
Guiding Montgomery County Business Center team responsible for fielding business queries, proactive business outreach, overseeing County-owned incubators, managing business innovation (e.g., SBIR, Move) and other business resources.
Organizing international trade missions focused on recruiting new jobs and academic partnerships to the County and assisting County companies looking to grow overseas thru exports.
Participating in business development programs focused on growing and attracting businesses to the County.
Convening high level meetings of industry, academic and government leaders.
Expanding innovation and entrepreneurship programmatic and capacity resources for local and international soft-landing companies.
Engaging in miscellaneous activities related to business, innovation, and economic development for the County Executive.
More Details
Conducting research to support analysis and decision-making processes related to new economic development partnerships and activities.
Assisting with the development of an international-soft landing resource network and with custom research for domestic and international prospects.
Preparing presentations, reports, marketing collateral, and other materials for internal and external stakeholders.
Facilitating communications, the scheduling of meetings, and information flow between Special Project Manager, internal teams, and external partners.
Tracking and monitoring project budgets, expenses, and resources to ensure efficient allocation and utilization.
Coordinating logistics, meeting summaries, and follow-up to meetings, workshops, trade missions.
Drafting marketing and promotional material for CEX-led business and economic development activities.
On-site logistics and staff administrative support all local meetings, workshops, or programs organized by the Special Projects Manager that are not supported by other County groups (e.g., County Business Center), and for certain international trade missions.
Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, they will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication and comprehension (basic). For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination assessing written and oral communication and comprehension.
Additional Employment Information
OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.
Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience: Significant (5 years) professional experience in business administration, marketing, political science, economic development, customer service, operations, or a combination thereof.
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of experience and education may be substituted.
Preferred Criteria
All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated "Qualified," placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for interview. Selection for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the areas of:
Experience in project management, administrative and program support, preferably in a new partnerships or business development environment.
Analytical mindset with experience gathering and synthesizing information to support decision-making.
Proficiency in MS 360 and software and experience learning new tools.
Experience thriving in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail, and a proactive, flexible, customer service approach to problem-solving.
Experience working independently and taking ownership of projects from conception to completion.
Willingness to perform administrative tasks (e.g., data entry, collateral packaging, name tag printing) when necessary to support organizational goals.
Minimum Salary 77629
Maximum Salary 124575
Currency USD
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Government Administration
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