Sr Lead, Community Relations & BD
$72,000–$108,000 year
On-siteVernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Support projects related to prospecting, building, and maintaining strong corporate and community partnerships within the community charter footprint, as well as support business development events and strategic marketing efforts to increase participation within these core audiences. Independently manage a variety of business development and member acquisition projects, collaborate closely with various credit union departments to manage completion of projects, particularly Marketing and Retail Banking, and represent BCU professionally to key corporate and local contacts. Support logistics for promotional and educational on-site events, brainstorm creative promotional concepts, products, and campaigns that support relevant growth goals, and coach branch staff on successful sales techniques during events. Exceed goals as defined by Community Business Development Leader. Travel is required – 80% of work week; flexible work schedule. Evening and weekend hours are frequently necessary.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 3 years of successful sales, customer service or event planning experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to prioritize work assignments and shift work efforts based on departmental needs and business goals
- Proven track record of effective time-management and organization
- Positive attitude and demonstrated ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team
- Must be a self-starter, self-motivating, ability to operate efficiently with minimal supervision
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation/public speaking skills
- Travel is required – 80% of work week
- flexible work schedule
- Evening and weekend hours
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in financial services (private banking, customer service, sales, lending, etc)
- Bi-lingual (Spanish & English)
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