Employment Opportunities
Business Development Specialist
Reports to : Executive Director
Hours/Days : Part-time – 20 hours per week – Tuesday evenings required
Primary Responsibilities:
Business Group/Client Support
- Facilitate the coordination of business loan group activities
- Provide one-on-one business consulting on small business topics
- Explore marketing opportunities for member businesses
- Assist the Program Staff with the annual client business showcase
- Assist staff with surveys and client evaluations
Technical Assistance
- Keep abreast of small business topics and techniques to share with clients
- Assist Program Staff to schedule advanced business workshops
- Identify and provide one-on-one business consulting to client business owners
- Identify borrowers and provide one-on-one business consulting resulting in peer loan applications
- Provide financial, marketing and computer assistance to client business owners
General
- Review and process loan applications and documents
- Continuously recruit and develop volunteer mentors and volunteer technical advisors
- Assist in the recruitment of new clients for training and business groups
- Assist Executive Director and the Program Staff in overall organization issues
- Work collaboratively in team environment to effectively complete other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 2 years experience in small business education or minimum of 2 years as a small business owner.
Experience in marketing; accounting/ financial management; coaching/consulting with small business owners; and strategic/business plan development desired. Must have strong verbal and written communication skills. Valid driver’s license and access to auto transportation required as position will require some travel.
The capacity to function in a fast-paced, growing organization is vital. High energy, strong work ethic, excellent people skills are necessary. The ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with diverse audiences is necessary. This description should not be considered an exhaustive description of all the work requirements to be performed, but indicates the kinds of duties and levels of responsibility required by the position. The Executive Director or her designee will have the prerogative of adding or deleting responsibilities as occasion may require. Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to Apply:
Email cover letter and resume to:
cheryl@washingtoncash.org
Administrative Assistant
Reports to: Executive Director
Part-time position – 24 hrs. week. Position open until filled.
This position provides general administrative assistance to the organization. The capacity to function in a fast-paced, growing organization is vital. The ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with diverse audiences is necessary.
Primary Responsibilities:
Administrative Support
- Greet and welcome everyone, provide impeccable customer service to our clients
- Answer phones and retrieve messages from voicemail
- Open, date, stamp, and distribute mail
- Maintain office, promoting an organized, clean work environment
- Coordinate monthly board, committee and advisory council meetings including but not limited to preparing meeting packets, and arranging meeting logistics
- Assist in coordinating logistics of events and programs.
- Check email, forward to appropriate parties
- Assist the Development department in maintaining volunteer job descriptions and records
- Maintain master calendar, keeping the Executive Director abreast of all organizational activities
Program and Development Support
- Manage and maintain client data base, including data entry, registration and surveys.
- Register potential clients for business development training classes
- Support staff with mailings and other outreach activities
Qualifications
Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2+ years of office and administrative experience in private sector and/or in a non profit position. .
- Must have strong analytical, oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent MS Word, Excel, Outlook skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage time effectively using a time management system.
- Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Knowledge of office procedures and multitasking.
- Able to work independently on projects and also collaborate as a strong team member.
- Be courteous, prompt, and timely.
- Be able to operate under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Provide impeccable customer service to our clients.
- Protect the reputation and integrity of others through strict confidentiality.
- Create an environment that is inviting to people passing through on a daily basis.
- Cooperation in scheduling and planning to see that the goals and objectives are being realized. This assumes a firsthand knowledge of current policies, procedures and programs.
This should not be considered an exhaustive description of all the work requirements to be performed, but indicates the kinds of duties and levels of responsibility required by the position.
Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply: Email cover letter and resume to Cheryl Sesnon – Cheryl@washingtoncash.org