State of Connecticut Executive Branch

In the Department of Economic and Community Development this class is accountable for administering the programs, customer service and operations of the division.

• Administers staff and operations of division;
• Develops, implements and evaluates division policies, goals and objectives;
• Designs and develops programs and activities;
• Implements new procedures and procedural revisions;
• Determines appropriate staffing levels and directs management and coordination of staff;
• Designs and implements performance review standards for division staff;
• Prepares division budget;
• Maintains contacts with individuals within and outside of division who might impact policy program activities;
• Interprets and administers pertinent laws;
• Directs preparation of comprehensive reports and presentations on division or agency activities;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May represent Commissioner on various boards and commissions;
• May supervise and/or lead quality improvement teams and other agency committees;
• May participate in legislative hearings relating to department;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • principles and practices of policy and program development;
  • principles and practices of economic and community development at federal, state and local level;
  • industry, practices, markets and locational issues;
• Knowledge of real estate development and finance principles;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
  • negotiation skills;
• Considerable ability to
  • analyze and solve problems;
  • plan for and implement a customer service program;
• Ability to analyze plans and proposals.

Ten (10) years of professional experience in housing, economics, residential and/or commercial finance, business development, industrial development or community development.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a managerial capacity directing the programs, customer service, and operations of a division. 

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Community Development Director.

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  
• A Master's degree in planning, economics, housing, urban development, finance, business and/or public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.