Indigenous Business Development Manager
1 week ago
About the Role:
Futurpreneur Canada is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Development Manager to join our team. As a key member of our Indigenous and Northern Entrepreneurship team, you will play a critical role in empowering young Indigenous and northern entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as Futurpreneur Canada's main point of contact for young entrepreneurs in northern communities, providing business planning support, start-up financing, and mentorship.
- Facilitate informal gatherings with Indigenous and northern young entrepreneurs to discuss and learn about small business development.
- Support young, Indigenous and northern entrepreneur leads by reviewing their business plans and cashflows and supporting them through the application stage of the process.
- Promote Futurpreneur Canada programs and updates through local social media platforms.
Business Development - Mentors:
- Identify, recruit and onboard volunteer mentors within the community.
Business Development - Strategic Partners & Referral Partners:
- Support the Head of DEI and Director, Indigenous & Northern Entrepreneurs, in building and maintaining strong relationships with Aboriginal Financial Institutions and other northern community partners in the territories to support young entrepreneurs access start-up resources, support, and financing.
- Manage relationships with local NACCA partners, Aboriginal Financial Institutions, and others in the community, as well as grow the number of community partners if and where appropriate.
- Attend and coordinate events that provide the opportunity to engage formal community partners.
- Identify potential partners through research, events, networking and referrals.
- Manage inquiries from potential new partners.
Requirements:
- 3 years of experience in sales, start-up business development or economic development position is an asset.
- Experience working with entrepreneurs or business start-ups, business plans, and cashflows is considered a strong asset.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the barriers and opportunities experienced by young Indigenous entrepreneurs and Indigenous-led and Indigenous-focused community organizations.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the barriers and opportunities experienced by young northern entrepreneurs and north-led and north-focused community organizations.
- Proficient with computer skills; experience with a Customer Relationship Management system is required.
- Knowledge of trends within the entrepreneurial, startup, small business industry.
- General administration experience including budget management, report writing, etc.
Assets:
- Bilingualism in French & English.
- Event planning and execution experience.
- Management and volunteer management.
- Experience using social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram).
What We Offer:
Futurpreneur Canada offers an attractive compensation package that encompasses a competitive salary, amazing benefits such as, health and dental benefits package plus RRSP contribution matching, health spending account, flex hours and more.
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