Economic Development Coordinator

Economic Development Coordinator

The North Central Texas Economic Development District (NCTEDD) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is seeking an Economic Development Coordinator. This position is responsible for managing projects, programs, and initiatives of the Economic Development division with an emphasis on leading the Texas Regional Broadband Program (TRBP) efforts, which are important to regional economic development. TRBP is a 3‑year digital access improvement project aimed at enhancing local capacity, expanding internet access, improving technology adoption, and boosting digital skills in our region.

• Coordinate, plan, and evaluate projects related to broadband and economic development.
• Lead and manage NCTCOG’s participation in the statewide Regional Digital Access Specialist (RDAS) initiative by coordinating development, refinement, and submission of regional digital opportunity strategies, goals, and implementation activities in alignment with Texas Area Regional Council (TARC) and Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) Broadband Development Office requirements.
• Coordinate and execute regional stakeholder outreach and engagement activities—including convenings, site visits, and collaboration with local governments, community organizations, and anchor institutions—to gather input, support digital inclusion efforts, and advance regional broadband access, adoption, and digital literacy goals. Collect and organize related data and resources and ensure timely submission of all required RDAS reports, engagement documentation, and performance updates to maintain program compliance.
• Oversee and manage project quality to ensure that project deliverables are acceptable and fulfill the terms of the project contract or specifications and identify potential project risks and difficulties, designing strategies to mitigate or avoid them. Monitor and manage project costs to ensure that the project is completed within budget.
• Develop, collect, organize, analyze, and/or prepare materials to disseminate program information throughout the region. Coordinate communication development and dissemination through coordination with management and stakeholders. Coordinate project activities with and gather feedback from internal stakeholders, other agencies, governmental jurisdictions, community members and private sector partners. Compile and distribute project information, project status reports, and project budget expenditures.
• Develop criteria for evaluating programs, proposals, and other pertinent information related to project assignments. May initiate projects, obtain authorization and commitment, and demonstrate business need and project feasibility.
• Work in line with the Economic Development division’s vision and goals for the 16‑county region through work on division programs, projects, initiatives and goals. Work on behalf of the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support a locally based, regionally driven economic development planning process that leverages the involvement of the public, private and non‑profit sectors to establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration and success.
  
  This includes the writing and updating of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the 16‑county NCTEDD region in partnership with regional stakeholders.
• Funding Opportunities:
  Assist and provide high‑level technical assistance to local governments, agencies, school districts, higher education organizations, nonprofits, businesses, and other regional organizations in the development, writing, researching, and review of EDA grant applications to fund economic development projects for the region. In addition to EDA grants, assist local partners in securing funding through other federal and state agencies when possible.
• Communications and outreach:
  Communicate with regional, federal, state, local government agencies, school districts, higher education organizations, nonprofits, businesses, and other regional organizations to ensure public outreach of economic development information and resources; make presentations; draft reports; create…