Thc - Community Liaison, Texas Main Street Program - Austin, United States - TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

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Austin, United States

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Description

THC - Community Liaison, Texas Main Street Program (Program Specialist III) 24-81
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Organization:

TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Primary Location:
Texas-Austin

Work Locations:
Christianson Lieberman Bldg 1304 Colorado St Austin

Job:
Business and Financial Operations

Employee Status:
Regular

Schedule:
Full-time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

State Job Code: 1572

Salary Admin Plan:
B

Grade: 19

Salary (Pay Basis): 4, , Monthly)

Number of Openings: 1

Overtime Status:
Exempt

Job Posting:
Apr 16, 2024, 6:28:20 PM

Closing Date:
Ongoing

Description

JOB OBJECTIVE:

This position provides essential support to the Texas Main Street Program (TMSP) and the network of 90 communities across Texas.

The TMSP is a downtown revitalization effort with more than a 40-year track record of assisting Texas communities of various sizes.

This is one of several programs housed within the Community Heritage Development Division (CHD) in the Texas Historical Commission (THC).

Under the direction of the TMSP state coordinator and assistant state coordinator, the community liaison will ensure that TMSP has foundational data for a well-rounded understanding of local program staffing, assets, preservation initiatives, and performance to inform the TMSP team and national Main Street America accreditation process.

The community liaison will develop relationships with local program participants and ensure that stakeholders (Main Street managers, board members, city staff, and partners) are actively developing a preservation-based foundation of Main Street America's revitalization strategy, the Main Street Approach.

To this end, the liaison will work with TMSP staff to organize and implement an annual virtual and in-person educational curriculum while tracking local programs' completion of continuing education opportunities.

Dependent upon knowledge and experience level, the liaison will deliver onboard training for managers and related content.

The liaison may serve as the primary outreach provider to the Texas Associate Network communities, being launched to supplement the TMSP and to build the foundations for future local revitalization efforts.

The liaison will work with the state coordinator and assistant state coordinator to analyze quarterly and annual reporting in accordance with Main Street America accreditation standards.

This analysis will include on-site evaluations that include tours of downtown districts and meetings with local stakeholders. This position works with other members of the program team, including organizational, architectural, economic development, and city planning professionals.

The TMSP community liaison will work under general supervision.

Latitude for initiative and independent judgment will be proportional to the liaison's understanding of program priorities and efficient implementation of duties3⁄4successful management of assigned duties will result in a broader range of creative opportunities for growth in workload and professional development.

Occasional travel is required, averaging three nights per month, with some ability to control the travel schedule.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Serve as a point of contact for local program Main Street managers seeking TMSP services, tracking requests, and routing individuals to appropriate staff and/or partners.
Provide training and technical services to designated Main Street communities in Texas related to historic preservation and the Main Street Approach.
Communicate and reinforce Main Street methods, historic preservation standards, organizational best practices, and THC procedures.
With help from the TMSP state coordinator, incorporate applicable agency goals from the statewide historic preservation plan into planning and training efforts.
May coordinate training and outreach to the Texas Associate Network.
Assist in the planning and management of a variety of educational events during the year, including tours to newly designated Main Street communities, with related ceremonies and receptions; occasional virtual meetings to educate or update community stakeholders; and inperson annual professional development meetings of the TMSP community network.
Assist in producing educational materials, presentations, accreditation publications, planning reports for individual communities, and other program materials.
Contribute content to the TMSP online resource library in association with manager onboarding and network curriculum as directed by the state coordinator and assistant coordinator.
Work with the TMSP state coordinator and assistant coordinator to plan, organize, and assist with special projects as needed, for instance, the annual network retreat and content for the THC's Real Places Conference.
Pursue knowledge of historic preservation and Main Street Approach priorities (organization, economic vitality, an