USA: Cannabis Licensing Specialist City of Boston

Overview:

Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains standard operating procedures to manage the cannabis establishment applications, supportive documentation and communications with the appropriate City departments.
• Assists with creating briefing materials for meetings and events, including talking points.
• Prepares memos, spreadsheets, presentations and other reports for Boston Cannabis Board.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, constituents, and other City and governmental departments and agencies
• Supports the day-to-day operations and activities of the Boston Cannabis Board.
• Fulfills public record requests.
• Assist and provide support with public testimony during Boston Cannabis Board Hearings.
• Performs customer services functions including answering phone calls, directing calls, and answering emails and other inquiries.
• Communicate effectively orally and in written form.
• Deal effectively and courteously with the general public.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and follow-up.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.

Minimum Entrance Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) is preferred and may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience.
• Three to five years of progressive responsibility related experience in licensing or project management is preferred.
• Knowledge of licensing and Boston Zoning Code.
• Current familiarity with the cannabis industry and the role equity plays in this industry, Boston’s economy and neighborhoods is required.
• Experience with Agilepoint, Adobe Acrobat, Infor Public Sector, Logicull, and Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides) preferred.
• Project management skills preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Team oriented and must possess a proactive, collaborative approach to tasks and projects.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
• Knowledge of municipal and state government processes preferred.
• Strong proven organizational and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with diverse community groups in the City of Boston.
• Exercise confidentiality and discretion with highly sensitive information and demonstrate sound judgment.
• Multitask, establish priorities and meet deadlines.
• Think strategically and proactively.
• Plan long-term strategies.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Operate flexibly and work under pressure.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.