Economic Development Assistant

City of Murrieta, CA

Murrieta, California United States

Posted: Dec 18, 2025

Salary: $50, $61,084.59 Annually USD

Full Time

Accounting and Finance

Community and Economic Development

Description and Essential Functions

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THE POSITION
The City of Murrieta is pleased to announce the creation of the Economic Development Assistant position within the Economic Development Department. This role has been established to enhance the department's capacity to deliver high-quality services, support strategic initiatives, and strengthen engagement with regional partners and the business community. The Economic Development Assistant will play a key role in coordinating department events, representing the city at conferences and industry gatherings, developing marketing materials, and supporting daily office operations. This position reflects the City's continued commitment to cultivating a vibrant local economy, advancing business development efforts, and ensuring that Murrieta remains a community where opportunity and innovation thrive.

DESCRIPTION

Under general supervision, the Economic Development Assistant performs a wide variety of administrative, clerical, and program-support duties to advance the City's strategic economic development priorities. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs, projects, events, and outreach efforts aimed at attracting, retaining, and expanding businesses, as well as promoting community economic vitality. The position will serve as a key liaison between the City, the business community, real-estate developers, property owners, and other external stakeholders. This role will also coordinate trade shows, conferences, business events, marketing/branding activities, and act as a representative for the City with exemplary customer service. The incumbent oversees the operations and functions of an assigned office or program area, ensures effective inter-departmental coordination, and supports the broader business community by delivering timely information and routing requests to appropriate City staff.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives supervision and direction from assigned lead, supervisor, or management staff. May provide technical and functional direction and training to lower-level staff. This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility for professional staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This is an entry-level classification responsible for providing administrative, clerical, and analytical support to the Economic Development Department. Incumbents perform paraprofessional to entry-level professional analytical and operational support duties. They assist in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating economic development programs while gaining familiarity with City policies, procedures, and municipal operations. Assignments become more diversified as the incumbent demonstrates proficiency; incumbents are expected to exercise independent judgment and initiative in carrying out routine and some complex tasks while receiving oversight on strategic matters.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Management reserves the right to add, modify, or remove job duties as necessary and will make reasonable accommodations to enable qualified individuals to perform the position's essential functions. The omission of a specific duty does not preclude it from being assigned if it is similar, related, or logically aligned with the role's overall responsibilities.

• Plan, organize, and carry out assignments and special projects related to economic development, business retention/expansion, trade show participation, conferences, booth-hosting, and City representation
• Assisting with budget and/or contract preparation, planning, and monitoring; recommend organizational or procedural changes affecting support activities; recommend improvements in workflow, procedures, use of equipment, and forms
• Coordinates and participates in the preparation of department budget; monitors budget expenditures and revenues; initiates department purchases for office supplies and other items as assigned; submits and authorizes