Economic Development Officer

To ensure the development of its prospecting and support missions for establishment projects, the economic development agency Calais Promotion is recruiting an Economic Development Officer (M/F). Attracted by territorial development and the entrepreneurial world, you will support the team in detecting establishment projects and propose real estate and land solutions adapted to the needs of project leaders. From prospecting to the realization and follow-up of establishment projects, you will juggle cross-functional missions involving both office and writing skills (drafting real estate offers and preparing commercial presentation materials, emailing campaigns, maintaining and monitoring a CRM) and concrete field work (real estate and land visits and presence at professional trade fairs as an exhibitor or visitor). You will join a friendly team of 6 people with whom you will be required to cooperate on a daily basis and will be placed under the direct responsibility of the Deputy General Management of the agency, which ensures the follow-up of exogenous development projects.

Your daily missions:

Commercial prospecting and project management

• Direct marketing of the territory's economic land and real estate (preparation and participation in professional trade fairs, conducting targeted emailing campaigns, detecting qualified leads, etc.)
• Preparation of commercial proposals and real estate or land offer files sent to companies with investment projects
• Follow-up of requests relayed by the agency's prospecting partners (Nord France Invest, Ancoris, etc.).
• Preparation and management of investor visits

Real estate and land monitoring

• Monitoring the availability of real estate opportunities for economic purposes and soliciting our territorial partners for land or real estate searches

Drafting of arguments

• Highlighting the assets of regional ecosystems in offer files and developing commercial arguments dedicated to the territory's strategic development sectors

Reporting

• Reporting and updating projects in the agency's database

Other cross-functional missions

• Occasional support and assistance tasks for the team's missions, upon request of the DG or the DGA
• Contribution to certain events and influence actions organized by the agency to strengthen the economic image of the territory

Profile we are looking for:

• Commercial profile with an appetite for prospecting and project management
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to build connections easily and inspire trust
• Good command of English, both spoken and written
• Rigor and organizational skills: ability to manage priorities and follow files from start to finish
• Excellent mastery of office tools and software (Powerpoint, Word, etc.)
• Knowledge of economic development, land, or business real estate is a real plus

Teleworking: 1 day per week