Director of Community and Economic Development, Director of Community and Economic Development, Burlington, Vermont

 

  • Position Title: Director of Community and Economic Development
  • Employer’s Name: City of Burlington, Vermont
  • Job Location (City, State): Burlington, Vermont
  • Job description:

The City of Burlington, Vermont seeks a Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Burlington, an organization of ~800 employees serving the Vermont’s largest City of more than 40,000 residents. The Director of Community and Economic Development leads the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO), a diverse and skilled team seeking to make Burlington the most livable, just, and connected community in America by empowering individual voices in the life of the city, fostering healthy neighborhoods and housing choice, and advancing people-centered development.

The Director shall have excellent leadership and organizational skills, with an extensive background in a range of broad-based competencies, including results and process-oriented management and development experience. The Director will manage cross-functional teams to implement critical initiatives that support CEDO’s mission, values, and vision, as well as programs to support housing, neighborhood, community and economic development, and community justice. The position is responsible for accelerating innovation, driving change, building organization capability, and enhancing organizational effectiveness for CEDO, as well as actively supporting diversity, equity, cultural competency, and accessibility initiatives with the Department and for the City.

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