[Hiring] Economic Development Consultant @AlphaHire

Role Description

AlphaGov is seeking an Economic Development Consultant to help Botetourt County shape a practical, data-informed economic-development strategy that connects target industries, workforce, sites, infrastructure, business retention, and measurable implementation priorities.

• Assess local economic conditions, industry mix, workforce capacity, sites, infrastructure, and competitive positioning
• Engage county leaders, municipalities, employers, institutions, and community stakeholders
• Develop target-sector, business-retention, investment-attraction, and workforce recommendations
• Translate research into a prioritized strategy, implementation roadmap, metrics, and governance model
• Contribute economic-development qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned

Qualifications

• Economic-development strategy, competitiveness, or regional planning experience for counties, cities, or similar clients
• Ability to combine quantitative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel as needed for client on-sites

Requirements

• Rural or small-market economic-development strategy experience
• Knowledge of site readiness, business retention and expansion, workforce, or incentive programs
• Prior Virginia or Appalachian-region public-sector consulting