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1 . Request Description: please describe the work this position will perform. lnctude a iob description and any other pertinent information' This position witl serve as a countywide community outreach, economic devetopment and workforce imptementation rote, focused on business sustainabitity, workforce availability' and tong- term tatent retention across Kittitas County. Primary responsibitities inctude direct engagement with emptoyers to identify worKorce chattenges, skitts gaps, and emerging needs; coordinating with education, workforce' and economic devetopment partners to aiign training and talent pipetine efforts; and supporting the de1ivery of workforce-focused programming for tocal businesses. The position will act as a front- line connector, transtating emptoyer input into actionabte strategies that atign with county-]ed economic development priorities. The role wiI atso coordinate consuttant-supported efforts funded through this request, including strategic communications, smalt Business Devetopment center-atigned workforce programming' and countywide grant writing support. This inctudes ensuring activities remain atigned with approved scopes of work, supporting outreach and participation, and tracking measurable outcgmes retated to emptoyer engagement, workfqrce programming, and partnership devetopment. This position does not dupticate county or municipat functions. lnstead, it strengthens coordination across jurisdictions by providing consistent emptoyer engagement, convening partners' and suppofting imptementation where shared capacity is needed' The work performed witt hetp improve workforce readiness, emptoyer retention strategies, and overatt economic resitience across Kittitas CountY. 2. ls this a new position for your organization? tf so, please describe whythis position is needed. lf not, why is it a necessary for this fund to continue to support this position? This is not a new position. The funding supports the continuation and expansion of an existing role that provides countywide economic development and workforce coordination on behatf of the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce. Continued funding is necessary because workforce avaitabitity, tatent retention, and business sustainabitity remain primary constraints on economic growth in Kittitas County. Emptoyer needs in these areas are ongoing and evotving, particularty in a frontier rurat county with muttipte municipatities and unincorporated areas where coordination and imptementation capacity are timited. This position ensures consistent, on-the-ground engagement with employers and partners' attowing emerging workforce chattenges to be identified earty and addressed cotlaborativety. suppor-t f rom this f und enabl.es the chamber to sustain a dedicated capacity focused on impiementation rather than short-term projects. The position complements county and municipat economic devetopment efforts by engaging the private sector, coordinating across education and workforce systems, and supportingthe detiveryof workforce-focused programmingatigned with county-ted priorities. without continued funding, these coordination and imptementation functions