New job ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA in Oklahoma
ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA
Company : AmeriCorps
Salary : Details not provided
Location : Oklahoma
Full Description
ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Please feel free to reach out directly to the program contact listed. The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) is the officially designated Capital Area Economic Development District (CAPEDD) of Oklahoma for the U.S. Economic Development Administration. ACOG’s mission is to ensure competitiveness at the national level by leading the local, regionally driven economic development planning process that leverages the involvement of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and establishes a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration. ACOG has just completed the update of our region’s 4-county (Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, and Logan counties) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to reflect the new realities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This effort focuses on collaboration between local and regional entities in economic development, working with them to follow through on projects required for economic recovery and resiliency. Through the goals underscored in the 2021 Updated CEDS, ACOG can help our communities sustain, strengthen, and prosper, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To assist ACOG with the Updated CEDS goals implementation, ACOG is looking to fill a Community and Economic Development VISTA position.
Member Duties : Enhance Dashboard structure by integrating newly identified needs and opportunities for our communities. The live ACOG Dashboard is a new interface created to offer an accurate profile of our region and to connect our counties and municipalities with funding/grant opportunities, resources, best practices, COVID-19 resources, and community/government development organizations; Update the Dashboard periodically and work with the Community and Economic Development Division team to improve the Dashboard elements; this task entails the ability to operate and create using Tableau. Assist with the new Community Economic Resiliency Initiative (CERI) program coordination and communication. CERI is a new program that offers municipal governments the opportunity to develop planning demonstration projects that model strategic community and economic investment with a focus on sustainable economic recovery and long-term resiliency.
Program Benefits : Training , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance .
Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach .
Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach .
Skills :
Communications , Team Work , Tableau (preferred) , Community Organization , General Skills , Writing/Editing , Computers/Technology .
Communications , Team Work , Tableau (preferred) , Community Organization , General Skills , Writing/Editing , Computers/Technology .
SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
ACOG - Community and Economic Development VISTA
Program Start/End Date
06/07/2021 - 06/06/2022
Work Schedule
Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None
Program Locations
OKLAHOMA
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From 03/30/2021 To 08/10/2021
Contact
Roxana Cazan
4205 N Lincoln Blvd
Oklahoma City OK 73105
405-778-6118
www.acogok.org
Listing ID
83521