STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL AGENT-AT-LARGE
Class Code: 5155-27
Date Established: 07-19-76
Occupational Code: 7-3-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To promote industrial growth in New
Hampshire by assisting in attracting and locating new industry and furthering
the expansion of existing industry.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Coordinates with
industry professionals in locating new and expanding industry in an assigned
area.
·
Contacts in-state
businesses in an assigned area to identify growth plans, industry trends,
recommend solutions to companies or problems, and to update the database of
manufacturers.
·
Analyzes special
characteristics of local labor force to determine industrial expansion
potential or plans for relocation.
·
Initiates contact
with out-of-date businesses in assigned areas to identify plans for expansion
or relocation.
·
Obtains and maintains
current information on available buildings, sites, industrial parks, and
community profiles in order to update data system.
·
Undertakes special
studies as assigned to examine certain characteristics of local labor force,
new industries or public investment.
·
Monitors applicable
economic trends and business activity indicators on national, regional and
local levels to best match the potential for attracting new industry with areas
expressing greatest need.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
firing employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the official
representative of the agency, including explaining and defending current and
long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy decisions
regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in planning
and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in economics, business or public
administration, accounting, or marketing.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Six years' experience in industrial or
intangible sales or business administration in manufacturing industries
requiring management responsibilities.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license,
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must maintain
residence in Coos, Grafton or Carroll County, per RSA 12-A:13.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Working knowledge of business
economics. Considerable knowledge
of New England business conditions, economy, and cultural characteristics.
Familiarity with industry and industrial leaders in the northeastern United
States. Ability to effectively discuss business problems with top management
executives. Ability to lecture
before industrial groups. Ability
to establish and maintain effective relationships with other employees,
industrial executives, municipal officials and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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