
Career Opportunities
Now Hiring - Community & Economic Development Administrator
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The Community and Economic Development Administrator manages and administers a variety of direct and indirect grant management assistance primarily in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding but also in other available state and federal grant assistance relating directly or indirectly to community development, economic improvement, housing, and the environment. The Community and Economic Development Administrator work includes a significant amount of effort in direct assistance to local government members and others with direct grant management of awarded federal and state grants, which may include grant writing and development of project direction.
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SALARY: The hiring rate for this position is $55,400. New hires are eligible for up to a 5% increase with the successful completion of a probationary period.
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Now Hiring - Transportation Planner
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The Transportation Planner performs and participates in administrative, technical, and professional work related to transportation planning work and serves as staff to the Greater Hickory Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). This position will also provide a variety of professional work for the region’s public transit programs including program deployment, administration, and analysis, and providing assistance to area transit providers. Work includes preparing planning documents; coordinating and presenting transportation planning and related studies and long-term and short-term comprehensive transportation plans; analyzing relevant data sets collected, manipulated, or corrected to produce geographic datasets, statistics, reports, and maps using basic office software and GIS for either members or other COG staff; analyzing ordinances, laws, and policies and developing recommendations, evaluating programs and preparing and presenting reports; conducting planning studies; and collecting public transportation passenger sampling data. Work requires a working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and maps, plus skill in the manipulation of data tables including the production of tables in the performance of duties. Work is performed in both an inside environment and in fi eld conditions environments.
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SALARY: The hiring rate for this position is $55,400. Submit by October 31st for first consideration. New hires are eligible for up to a 5% increase with the successful completion of a probationary period.
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Now Hiring - Accounting Technician
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Accounting technician prepares receivable and payable accounting records, processing various kinds of accounts and a variety of financial records by entering data into a computer which requires knowledge of the principles and practices of bookkeeping and accounting principles and practices.
ACCOUNTING TECH I
Graduation from an accredited college with an associate degree in accounting, no experience required; or Graduation from a standard high school with a minimum of one year of accounting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
SALARY: The hiring range for this position is $42,555 to 53,194 depending on qualifications and experience. New hires are eligible for up to a 5% increase with the successful completion of a probationary period.
ACCOUNTING TECH II
Graduation from an accredited college with an associate degree in accounting with a minimum of one year of accounting experience; or Graduation from a standard high school with a minimum of three years of accounting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
SALARY: The hiring range for this position is $44,684 to $55,855 depending on qualifications and experience. New hires are eligible for up to a 5% increase with the successful completion of a probationary period.
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