Community Development Coordinator

Pay: $98,426 - $127,941 (depending upon qualifications)

Deadline to Apply: 2/2/2026 at 8:00am (central time)

Interviews: First Round Interviews 2/2/2026-2/5/2026 (virtual), Final Round Interviews and Presentation 2/17/2026-2/18/2026 (in-person)

Pre-Employment Process: 2/19/2026-2/27/2026

Expected Start Date: Early March 2026

Details

• Full-Time, Exempt
• Benefits Eligible Date of Hire
• Reports to Community Development Director
• Located at Eden Prairie City Center (8080 Mitchell Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344)
• Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hours may vary based on business need.

Responsibilities

The Community Development Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of economic development plans, programs, and services for businesses and project management support to the Community Development Department. The primary position responsibilities and areas of impact are:

• Monitors present business activity, programs and policies to ensure the long-term financial health of the city. Reviews reports, analyses, and studies the impact and the economic vitality of the city. May review plans for development, economic development, and redevelopment projects.
• Coordinates economic development, redevelopment, transportation, and land use studies and projects. Assists in the development, growth, and attraction of new businesses to the city. Develops ways to retain current businesses.
• Researches and analyzes data and information on redevelopment areas and economic development initiatives, prepares contracts, reports, and presentations related to leasing, redevelopment, transportation, housing, and land use studies. Prepares, writes, and administers grant programs.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships within the key partners in the community. Represents the City with multi-city and business organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce. Organizes, attends, and facilitates regular meetings with City and business leaders and advocates for City transportation and economic development causes and legislation.
• Reviews, coordinates and ensures Tax Increment Finance (TIF) compliance by communicating requirements, tracking, and following up on supporting documentation, and being a resource expert.
• Provides overall general support to the community development department, coordinating projects, housing and community services and programs and grant programming.
• Responds to citizen inquiries concerning local economic development activities and opportunities related to business development, transit, and redevelopment. Responds to public, developer, and government agency questions related to redevelopment, and economic development projects, programs and policies.

While these areas are the primary focus of this position, we believe strongly in teamwork and employees will be called upon to perform a variety of duties as a part of their role with the City.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in economics, urban planning, public administration or related field required.
• Minimum of three years of related professional experience required.
• Economic development business retention tools, strategies, and financing understanding or work experience preferred.
• State and local housing and development/redevelopment/transit programs, public financing tools including tax increment financing and loan programs preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) required.
• Physical effort is light for the majority of work with lifting or carrying limited to 25 pounds intermittently. Customer service is a part of this position. Work is split between a normal office environment and business visits. Driving is required to attend meetings.
• Candidates must successfully complete and pass the City's evaluation of the pre-employment process prior to their first day of employment. Pre-employment processes for this position include professional reference checks, background check, driver's license check (must have valid driver's license and excellent driving record), work history verification and education verification.

Skills

• Composure: Exhibits self-confidence and asserts self appropriately to advocate a point of view. Is cool under pressure. Can be counted on to hold things together during tough times. Can handle stress. Maintains balance even when unexpected circumstances arise. Able to identify and manage crisis situations. Face adversity head on. Energized by tough challenges.
• Creativity: Effective at generating and utilizing creative ideas. Can facilitate effective brainstorming to gather information from several sources and in group settings. Can project how potential ideas may play out in the organization. Has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions to implement. Strategically approaches situations for desired positive outcomes.
• Decision Making: Can be counted on to independently make solid decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience and judgment. Able to take learned decisions in one area and apply in similar situations. Determines appropriate course of action after weighing and analyzing different options. Presents solutions and suggestions within the appropriate channels. Understands competition within a private marketplace. Develops effective business strategies to maximize profit or value to customers. Displays an in-depth understanding of specific legal area. Routinely guides others to make lawful decisions.
• Attention to Detail: Produces work that includes minimal errors. Spends the necessary time to review work. Ensures high quality and best product is delivered.
• Communication: Communicates in a clear and consistent way so the receiver understands the message. Tailors words, non-verbal and verbal body language to audience. Able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Can get messages across that have the desired effect.
• Process Management: Knows how to get things done within an organization. Understands who to partner with to maximize efficiency. Establishes and utilizes checklists and tools to ensure consistency when completing tasks. Can simplify a process so the least number of steps are completed while still producing a high-quality product. Informs others of the established process so impacting areas are working together.
• Problem Solving: Ability to tackle a problem by using logical, systematic, sequential approach. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives. Notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information. Identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations in analyzing a situation or deciding the right course of action.

Our Values

We are a service organization. We take pride in what we do. We cultivate a supportive, encouraging and productive culture with a strong customer focus. We promote wellness and plan work/life balance into our goals. We value differences and foster inclusion. We achieve success by exhibiting our core values: collaboration, innovation, integrity, performance, and relationships.

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