Planner Manager (Human Capital, Assets, and Economic Development Study)

For Planning services 

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT: 

The Technical Part:

• Master’s Degree in Planning with at least seven (7) years of experience in economic development and community planning, business development, and vulnerable communities
• Bilingual (English & Spanish).
• Shift: Administrative and according to business needs.
• Hybrid support: 80% In-Person and 20% Remote.
• Strong analytical and research skills and excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Experience in:
  • Human Capital, Assets, and Economic Development Studies

The Personality Part:    

• Our Next Piece is someone who treats everyone they meet like family, especially our resources, clients, and team members. In other words, being a customer service pro is one of your (many) talents. Being the Piece means you're full of bright ideas and eager to innovate, always bringing top-quality results to the table. Are you ready to Be The Piece?

AS A PIECE OF FITS, YOU WILL: (The day-to-day on the job)​​​​​​

• Develop a Human Capital, Assets, and Economic Development study to assess the community members’ capacities and the available physical/structural assets to provide strategies to strengthen local capacities through education and social organization and for the identification of potential sustainable community enterprises.
• This study seeks to provide strategies to strengthen local capacities through education and social organization, identify potential sustainable community enterprises and propose public space opportunities.
• The study should include the analysis of the natural, historical, and cultural assets that already exist in the community. The study must integrate a SWOT analysis that summarizes the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and strengths of the community’s human capital and physical/structural assets.
• Among the potential education and social organization strategies to be presented, the study should consider training and workshops on entrepreneurship, ecotourism, and the visitor economy, that also increase environmental awareness for residents and visitors.
• Upon completing the analysis, the strategies should be formulated as courses of actions and must be categorized at the community, municipality and state agency level, focused on the community’s sustainable economic development. Strategies should be specific, based on findings, contain guidance on how they can be implemented, and propose potential collaborators.
• The study should be aligned with the following goals, objectives, and actions established by the community in their Community Resilience Plan:
  • Encourage and promote the sustainable economic development of the Bajura Community
  • Promote the creation of community-based businesses leveraging the community's natural, historical/cultural, and human assets.
  • Create small service businesses focused on tourism, gastronomy, and culture.
  • Establish a structure to function as a center or incubator for community business development.
  • Organize educational and training workshops on entrepreneurship, ecotourism, and visitor economy. 
• Identify and develop the methodology and tools necessary to conduct a socioeconomic study in the community.
• Prepare a detailed workplan schedule of site visits and coordinate access to the assessment area between community representatives and residents.
• Coordinate access to the assessment area with community representatives and residents.
• Review historical records from federal, state, and local databases.
• Assess applicable legal and regulatory frameworks to identify past activities and existing policies that may support viable solutions.
• Conduct a literature review of relevant sources, including research papers, studies, books, articles, and other pertinent documentation.
• Implement the approved methodology and data gathering tools.
• Use and manage storage repository for all data collected and ensure Personal Identifiable Information.
• Analyze data gathered.
• Develop a comprehensive report summarizing the methodology used, key findings identified through analysis of existing conditions, the courses of action, and five (5) potential funding sources.
• Create an accessible presentation for community members that summarizes the study’s objectives, methodologies, key findings, recommendations and any other relevant content included in the comprehensive report in a language accessible that ensures the community engagement and action. Visual aids such as images, maps, graphs, and infographics may be utilized to enhance understanding.
• Coordinate the final presentation to the community with community representatives and residents.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a Service Provider company different from the rest. We pride ourselves in how we treat the most important piece of our company's puzzle: you! We integrate Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Utilities and Specialized Technical services across the Island (and in the US as well!). Our company is flexible, family-oriented and focused on our resources' well-being, while providing our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Manufacturing industry clients with top-notch quality talent. We're FITS! 

Are you the next piece?