Who is a member?
Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
Under the direction of the Director and Deputy Director of Economic Development, the Economic Development Planner is responsible for implementing business development initiatives for the Economic Development Division to support growing businesses in Somerville. The Planner will be responsible for developing and implementing programs to promote local businesses to the community, technical support for business owners, and communicating local policies and programs to the business community. In addition to these initiatives, the Planner will be responsible for providing technical assistance to senior staff and elected and appointed officials; coordination and development of procedures that support business attraction and retention; preparing written project analysis; developing and managing data collection tools; and managing consultant contracts including scopes-of-work and budgets. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.