Business Development Manager

**About Futurpreneur Canada**

Futurpreneur Canada has been fostering the entrepreneurial passions of diverse young entrepreneurs across Canada since 1996. We’re the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentorship and resources to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. More than 16,500 young Canadian entrepreneurs, spanning every province and territory, have successfully launched their business with Futurpreneur’s support. Their main street businesses help drive Canada’s inclusive economic prosperity in communities from coast to coast to coast.

Futurpreneur is a founding member of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, the Canadian member of Youth Business International, and the Canadian host of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

**Our Purpose **(why we exist): To drive inclusive Canadian prosperity by fostering the success of young entrepreneurs.

**Our Mission **(what we do every day to achieve our purpose):To provide early-stage financing, mentorship and other resources to help diverse, aspiring entrepreneurs aged 18-39 launch successful businesses that contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development, in their communities and for Canada.

**Our Values** (how we work - our core principles & commitments): We are mission-driven, collegial & collaborative, diverse & inclusive, and accountable & transparent.

**Here’s the opportunity: Business Development Manager**

The Business Development Manager will represent Futurpreneur and promote its financing and mentoring programs for young black or indigenous entrepreneurs and black or indigenous community partners. You will have a self starter mindset and the lived experience to recruit, qualify and support young black or indigenous entrepreneurs and volunteer mentors interested in our programs in their registration process with Futurpreneur. At the same time, you will maintain and develop strong partnerships with our partners in the ecosystem, to recruit new young entrepreneurs and mentors, through them, across Canada.

This is a permanent, full-time position located in Halifax, NS or any city in Nova Scotia. The incumbent will be working remotely.

**What you will do**:

- Business Development and Customer service - Entrepreneurs_
- Encourage the conversion of our entrepreneurial prospects to Futurpreneur program for young black or indigenous entrepreneurs or any appropriate programs
- Identify and ensure a rigorous follow-up on high-potential prospects via our customer relationship management system
- Identify the best visibility opportunities to reach young black or indigenous entrepreneurs Facilitate presentations and workshops to promote Futurpreneur Canada programs and raise awareness of entrepreneurial skills
- Attend and coordinate events as needed that offer opportunities to meet with and engage start-up entrepreneurs
- Assist other programs and regions, as and when required
- Business Development and Customer service - Mentors_
- Attend and coordinate events that provide the opportunity to engage primarily but not only with prospective black or indigenous mentors
- Recruit volunteer mentors interested in our mentoring program in their registration process with Futurpreneur
- Work collaboratively with associates, client relationships to foster quality mentor-mentee pairings
- Coordinate events as required that offer the opportunity to recruit new volunteer mentors
- Business Development and Partnership management - Partnerships_
- Recruit, qualify and train community partners interested in referring our programs to their clients
- Be in regular contact and maintain warm relationships with Futurpreneur's partners to ensure an irreproachable volume and quality of referencing
- Ensure a rigorous follow-up with partners to make sure they have all the tools and information they need to represent us well with their customers
- Participate as required in the activities of partners in the ecosystem to recruit young black or indigenous entrepreneurs in search of financing and mentorship
- Coordinate events that offer the opportunity to engage Futurpreneur partners, as required

**What you will have**:

- Must have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle (40% of this role includes local and provincial travel)
- Relevant experience may include education with a focus on business administration, economic development, entrepreneurship or equivalent hands-on career experience
- 3+ years of experience in sales, start-up business development or economic development position
- Strong network and sense of purpose, entrepreneurial mentality and/or lived experience working with black or indigenous entrepreneurs and community organizations
- Bilingualism in French & English (spoken & written) is an asset
- Ability to design and deliver public program presentations and workshops
- Knowledge of trends in the corporate sector, start-ups and small businesses
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability