Business Development Manager
$92,700–$92,700 year
RemoteIowa, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement statewide business development programs in Iowa, managing scheduling and distributing tasks across the team. Build strong partnerships with regional stakeholders, including public and private funders, while engaging state partners on childcare policy and capacity building. Provide direct business and financial planning, consultation, and training to ECE providers and childcare business owners to strengthen supply and sustainability. Supervise Business Development Specialists, ensuring they receive ongoing training and mentoring. Manage implementation of rural community programs, analyze external and internal data, and collaborate with leadership to develop new training tools. Promote FCF as a key resource in early care and education through community engagement and fund development activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- 5 years of consulting, training and public speaking experience
- 2 years of community development or engagement
- 2 years of supervisory experience
- Experience working with small businesses in low to moderate income diverse communities
- Some experience with early education or childcare
- A systems thinker that can maintain a big-picture focus while attending to detail
- Open to learning, accepting positive and constructive feedback
- Ability to provide business and financial consultation and training
- Ability to read, interpret, and analyze financial statements and develop and manage budgets
- Ability to think strategically, plan regionally, and implement plans on the ground
- Ability to promote a positive image of FCF and position FCF as a key resource in the field of early care and education
- Ability to be flexible and work collaboratively with a diversity of FCF staff, customers, partners and stakeholders
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, yet be a part of a team
- Must be able to work on the computer for extended periods of time
- Ability to travel when needed
- Must be based in Iowa
Desired Qualifications
- Direct experience with childcare
- Experience in resource development and/or fundraising
- Experience in private sector engagement and partnership
- Public speaking experience
- Private sector engagement and partnership are a plus
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