About the job
The Redevelopment Project Manager collaborates with the business development team at GO Topeka and the staff at both the City of Topeka and Shawnee County to facilitate catalytic development for the City's downtown areas, neighborhoods, and underutilized areas. The right candidate is a highly organized, efficient, and self-motivated professional who communicates effectively and provides top-notch customer service to neighborhoods, districts, and prospective developers. This position fosters relationships and helps to attract and manage catalytic redevelopment projects to redevelop sites to their best and highest use. Training and experience in economic development, planning, preservation, commercial real estate, incentives, and neighborhood/district citizen dynamics is essential.
Although we seek a professional with the education and background to hit the ground running, our primary focus is to find a teammate who will live our core values and partner with the GTP team with energy and passion. Successful candidates must also demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the business community in Topeka and Shawnee County, as well as, and excellent interpersonal and presentational skills. A background in real state is preferred, but not required.
The Greater Topeka Partnership’s mission is to be the catalyst for economic prosperity within our community and our vision is that the greater Topeka region is internationally recognized as a vibrant, innovative, fun, diverse, and healthy community. We are committed to diversifying the voice of the community, doing right by those who have entrusted us with our mission, looking toward a brighter future and infusing passion into everything we do. To that end, we hold to the following core values:
Diversity & Inclusion - Our organization, like our community, is great when everyone has a chance to come to the table with a voice that is heard and valued.
Integrity - We place integrity at the forefront of all our decisions and will continue to build a team only of individuals who are dedicated to doing the right thing in a fair and honest way.
Visionary - The future starts today and the decisions we make shape tomorrow for the next generation. We set our sights on innovation. We encourage and support creativity in our community and stay on the cutting edge of our industry’s standards.
Passion for Community - We love our community!
GO Topeka's mission is to create county-wide economic success for all companies and citizens through the implementation of an aggressive economic development strategy that capitalizes on the unique strengths of the community.
It is in their vision that Topeka & Shawnee Country is known in Kansas and the greater region for being a leader at creating opportunities that result in economic success for all.
The Greater Topeka Partnership (The Partnership) is a collaborative organization which brings together community organizations invested in economic development and quality of life Topeka & Shawnee County. The Partnership's model allows for shared resources and expertise to work on the common goal of economic prosperity for the region. Their total budget is $10 million.
Interested candidates should send cover letter, and resume to Yesy Lawrence. The deadline is Tuesday, November 30, 2021'
Salary range: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00
