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NBRC Career Opportunities
Executive Director (Posted November 13, 2024)
This position serves as the Executive Director for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC), an 18-person Federal organization with a mission to catalyze community vitality and economic prosperity in the northern border region with flexible funding and strategic support. The NBRC is an economic development organization, and has undergone significant growth in the past six years, resulting in the addition of numerous grant programs deployed in each of the NBRC’s States. Additionally, the NBRC is a peer organization to multiple Commissions throughout the Country, the largest of which is the Appalachian Regional Commission.
The Executive Director is responsible for the administrative and fiscal management of the NBRC, and for ensuring that the organization’s structure, budget, and overall functions align with the organization’s strategic plan and executive branch initiatives within the region. The position oversees the NBRC’s programmatic, finance and administrative staff, and reports to the Federal Co-Chairperson, as well as to representatives from each of the four NBRC States. The ED, in collaboration with the Federal Co-Chairperson, also operates as a lead public face of the NBRC in the region.
The ideal candidate will possess at least 10 years of economic development experience, and will bring to the role relationships with economic development professionals in Northern New England, New York, and beyond.
The NBRC is a fully remote organization, and as such, the role may be based anywhere within a NBRC State (Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont), with periodic travel within the NBRC’s territory for stakeholder, staff, and Commission meetings, and periodic travel to Washington, DC for stakeholder meetings and Congressional visits. The position is a full-time, non-political role.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to fedcochair@nbrc.gov. Please do not include photos or social media links with your application materials.
Reimbursement Coordinator (Posted October 21, 2024)
The Reimbursement Coordinator works collaboratively with NBRC staff and leadership, and Federal and State partners, to liaise with and support NBRC-funded projects across the NBRC’s territory. The Coordinator’s primary responsibility is the execution of project reimbursement requests, which is a critical function in the grant making lifecycle. The grant making lifecycle is a core administrative function within the NBRC, and the Coordinator will eventually learn and participate in other duties in the lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate curiosity and an eagerness to learn about the work of the NBRC broadly, and will possess a demonstrated aptitude for: attention to detail, organizing and reviewing various types of documentation, and customer service.
This position is able to be based anywhere within a NBRC State (Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont), with periodic in-territory travel for stakeholder, staff, and Commission meetings.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to asmith@nbrc.gov. Please do not include photos or social media links with your application materials.
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