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Economic Development Organizer

Location: Detroit
Position Type: Staff
Role Type: Contract
Work Environment: Remote
Compensation Type: Hourly
Posted: 11/12/2025
Deadline: 12/10/2025

The Economic Development Organizer (EDO) will play a key role in advancing immigrant inclusive economic growth
strategies across the northern lower peninsula. This position will support the development and operations of a
regional Economic Development Taskforce, engage diverse network partners, and coordinate an annual event
focused on immigrant hiring and retention. The EDO will help build lasting infrastructure to support collaborative
workforce and economic development efforts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Launch and support monthly meetings of the Economic Development Taskforce.
• Identify and build relationships with key stakeholders including local employers, immigrant business owners,
chambers of commerce, higher education institutions, and Michigan Works partners.
• Support newcomer focus groups around hiring and retention needs and barriers
• Organize an Economic Development Workshop to convene network partners to share best practices and
resources around immigrant hiring, retention, and economic inclusion. Ideally this would take place during the
April / May 2026 Belong Conference.
• Monitor engagement metrics, track progress, and contribute to reports on outreach and collaborative
outcomes.

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