Senior Economic Development Analyst

City: Scottsdale Location: Arizona Date Posted: May 1, 2026 Country: United States of America Primary Category: Economic Development Type of Position: Full Time Definition Under general supervision of the Economic Development Division Manager, the Senior Economic Development Analyst performs and manages a variety of complex and sensitive economic development. Capable of managing the breadth of short-term and longer-range projects and tasks from initial idea to lease close-out. Conducts research, performs analysis, resolves complex development and legal issues, and develops procedures, policies and standards. Manages work programs within the division. Provides mentoring and training of economic division staff. Assists Economic Development Division Manager in the development and management of the division work programs, budget preparations and may assist with supervision of professional staff and serves as acting Manager in their absence. This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt. Distinguishing Features The Senior Economic Development Analyst mentors and provides technical direction to other Economic Development job classes and performs projects of the most analytical, complex and sensitive technical nature. The Senior Economic Development Analyst is highly experienced and competent working with other divisions, departments and outside technical consultants in managing projects, and identifying and resolving development issues. The Senior Economic Development Analyst initiates and develops procedures, policies, and improvements, manages programs within the division and may assist with supervision of economic development staff. Serves as acting Economic Development Division Manager in their absence. Essential Functions Essential functions may vary among positions and may include the following tasks and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be comprehensive list of tasks performed by all positions in this classification. Examples of Tasks Conducts economic development tasks as well as daily oversight of complex development projects. Oversees the reviews of land use and development applications including leasing, development agreements, rights of way and other development considerations in compliance with Community and Federal laws, policies, regulations and other principles. Makes recommendations, resolutions and draft reports for various Council appointed Boards and committees including but not limited to the Land Management Board and Community Council. Conducts presentations to landowners, Land Management Board and the Community at Public Hearings. Meets with Community Members, governmental agency representatives, and developers to review and discuss policies, tribal ordinances and federal regulations. Acts as the senior economic development expert for the Community and liaison with SRPMIC CDD divisions and other departments regarding development agreements. Resolves procedural and operational work-related problems and assists in prioritizing workloads for the division. Produces complex staff reports, policy and research documents, which include the establishment of new policies, analysis of leasing or other proposals. Conducts research and analysis and formulates recommendations to the Economic Development Division Manager. Conducts as well as oversees the day-to-day workload of economic development activities in meeting tax revenue and lease income generation objectives for the Community by completing related tasks that may include, but are not limited to, the following: Master Lease Template amendments, Development Agreement Template amendments, Developing and maintaining landowner and developer relations, Creating and/or amending written policies and standards, Maintaining database information for leasing and lease payments. Contributes to establishing procedures and techniques for gathering, analyzing and compiling statistics on Community leasing, land use and landownership and other socio-economic data. Emphasizes issues and projects particularly relating to the Census 2020 and future federal and community data gathering needs. Develops, administers and enhances the lease management and lease payment systems including: Developing and maintaining accounting systems to issue invoices, track lease collections, percentage rents, fees and other reimbursements and credits; Assisting developers, landowners and others with lease requirements; Coordinating infrastructure planning, costs and CIP programming with other Departments; Implementing yearly inflationary increases; Lead development-related fiscal analyses. Contributes to infrastructure planning efforts for specific projects and areas within the Community and supports other departments based upon leasing patterns and trends. Works with developers, landowners and others to answer questions about Community leasing ordinances, federal leasing regulations and other processes and procedures. Ensures all are in compliance with development ordinances, policies and Community/department processes and procedures. Initiates and manages development and implementation of the Division’s process, cross-divisional teamwork within CDD, cross-departmental teamwork and customer service improvements. This includes all tasks and duties associated with recordation of documents. Prepares scope of services, manages the selection process and manages contracts for professional consulting services to provide specific Division technical support services. Mentors the other Economic Development job classes so employees attain the technical and business skills necessary to perform independently and attain further career progression goals. Performs a lead role in project and work management. Helps prioritize and coordinate staff workflow and provides training and assistance as needed. Assists the Manager in developing staff work schedules and assignments. Helps coordinate staff training and assistance as needed. May act in a supervisory capacity, as assigned by the Manager. Assists the staff in attaining established performance standards thereby providing a Division-wide set of guidance standards and operational processes. Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the Economic Development Division Manager or CDD Director. Qualifications & Requirements Education & Experience: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in economics, business administration, planning, or public administration, or a similar discipline and eight years (8) years of full time professional level experience in finance, accounting, business management, economic development or working with business, or similar work experience. Equivalency: Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience that would allow the candidate to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position will be considered. Underfill Eligibility: An enrolled Community Member who closely qualifies for the minimum qualifications for a position may be considered for employment under SRPMIC Policy 2-19, Underfill. Special Requirements: The employee must have United States Department of the Interior Security Clearance or pre-clearance for information system access and use. May be required to work beyond normal work hours including nights, weekends or holidays. Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver’s License. #J-18808-Ljbffr Arizona Association for Economic Development