Executive Director

Work Objectives

The Main Street Executive Director coordinates activity within a downtown revitalization program utilizing Main Street America’s Main Street Approach as an integral foundation for community economic development. He or she is responsible for the development, conduct, execution, and documentation of the Main Street program.

The Executive Director is the principal onsite staff person responsible for coordinating all program activities locally, as well as representing the community regionally and nationally, as appropriate.

The Main Street Executive Director facilitates and coordinates the efforts of the local Main Street program committees, volunteers, and oversees daily operations.

The Main Street Executive Director works with the Main Street Board of Directors and reports directly to the president of the Main Street Board of Directors.

Duties to be Performed

· Coordinates the activities of Main Street committees, ensuring that communication between committees is well established; assists committees with implementation of work plan items.

· Manages all administrative aspects of the program, including purchasing, record keeping, budget development and office management. Prepares all reports required by the Main Street Mexico program and by the National Main Street Center.

· Develops, in conjunction with the Main Street Board of Directors, strategies for downtown economic development through historic preservation utilizing the community’s human and economic resources. Becomes familiar with all persons and groups directly or indirectly involved in the downtown commercial district. Mindful of the roles of various downtown interest groups, assists in developing an annual action plan focused on four areas: design, promotion, organization, and economic vitality.

· Assists individual tenants and property owners with physical improvement programs through personal consultation or by obtaining and supervising professional design consultants; assists in locating appropriate contractors and materials; when possible, participates in construction supervision; provides advice and guidance on necessary financial mechanisms for physical improvements.

· Assesses the management capacity of major downtown stakeholder groups and encourages participation in activities such as promotional events, advertising, uniform store hours, special events, business recruitment, parking management, and more. Provides advice and information on successful downtown management. Encourages a cooperative climate between downtown interests and local public officials.

· Assists in the coordination of joint promotional events, such as seasonal festivals or cooperative retail promotional events to improve the quality and success of events to attract people downtown. Works closely with the local media to ensure maximum event coverage.

Encourages design excellence in all aspects of promotion to advance an image of quality for the downtown.

· Helps build strong and productive working relationships with appropriate public agencies at the local and state levels.

· Utilizes the Main Street Approach and develops and maintains data systems to track the process and progress of the local association. These systems should include economic monitoring, individual building files, thorough photographic documentation of all physical changes, and information on job creation and business retention.

· Represents the community at the local, state, and national levels to important constituencies. Speaks effectively on the association’s directions and findings and is always mindful of the need to improve state and national economic development policies as they relate to smaller communities.

· Builds public awareness of the Main Street program through public speaking and other active communication methods.

· Provides leadership and support to volunteers, partners, and committees. Coordinates and orients volunteers. Tracks volunteer hours and submits reports to the Board and to Missouri Main Street.

· Research and complete grant opportunities and funding resources that improve the downtown district or assist in business recruitment and retention.

· Assists in website and social media maintenance, creation and upload of content. Assigns topics to volunteers, partners, committees, and board members.

· Assists with meeting notifications, agendas, and minutes. Attends all board meetings and as many committee meetings as possible.

Pay: $35,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person