Bilingual Business Development Manager

Job Description

What you will do:

• Business Development 50%
  Entrepreneurs:
  • Act as Client’s main point of contact for young francophone Indigenous entrepreneurs
  • Facilitate informal gatherings with Indigenous young entrepreneurs to discuss and learn about small business development
  • Support young, Indigenous entrepreneur leads by reviewing their business plans and cashflows and supporting them through the application stage of the process
  • Promote awareness of Client and partner programs to young Indigenous people to increase participation of potential young entrepreneurs by delivering seminars, attending tradeshows and special events
  • Promote Client programs and updates through local social media platforms
  Mentorship:
  • Attend and coordinate events that provide the opportunity to engage prospective mentors
  • Identify, recruit and onboard volunteer mentors within the community
  • Communication with client services regarding fulfilling mentor gap
  Partnership:
  • Supporting the Director, Indigenous Entrepreneur Startup Program, in building and maintain strong relationships with Aboriginal Financial Institutions and other community partners in Quebec, New Brunswick and Nunavut to support young, Indigenous entrepreneurs access start up resources, support and financing
  • Manage relationship 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
  Program delivery & facilitation 50%
  Bilingual Business Development Manager,
  Indigenous Entrepreneurs
  • Deliver programming, webinars, bootcamps, workshops in both French and English to entrepreneurs educating on essentials of a business plan; key elements of a business launching process (idea stage to business plan completion), cash flow forecasting and budgeting, as well as financial literacy.
  • Collaborate with Client’s Programs and Marketing and Communications team on translating and customizing IESP curriculum from English to French.
  • Deliver customized workshops to Indigenous youth and young entrepreneurs across Canada, both online and in person within community.
  • Recommend and present Client resources and programs to entrepreneurs during workshops, presentations and seminars.
  • Collaborate with and support Client’s Programs team to schedule events, coordinate production, manage timelines, monitor quality, track attendance when needed.

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
• Experience working with entrepreneurs or business start-ups, business plans and cashflows is considered a strong asset
•  Demonstrated experience in facilitating program presentations, workshops, and webinars along with excellent presentation skills
• Bilingualism in French & English (spoken & written)
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the barriers and opportunities experienced by young
• Indigenous entrepreneurs and Indigenous-led and Indigenous-focused community organizations
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the ability to influence
• Strong customer focus with the ability to work with volunteers
• Proficient with computer skills; experience with a Customer Relationship Management system is
• required
• Confident, proactive and self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision
• Team Oriented
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to adjust quickly to change and problem solve, where required
• Knowledge of trends within the entrepreneurial, startup, small business industry
• General administration experience including budget management, report writing, etc.
• Alignment with Client’s values and commitment to the mission/purpose of the organization
• Be a role model for Client’s organizational culture by creating a positive impact at every
• touchpoint with people
• Scoring assets:
• Event planning and execution experience
• Experience using social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram)

What we offer:

Our Client offers you the opportunity to work for an organization with a clear and compelling purpose – To drive inclusive Canadian prosperity by fostering the success of young entrepreneurs. Respect,teamwork, diversity and inclusion, transparency, empathy, impact, innovation, high performance,recognition and working hard and having fun are important to us!
We offer 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.
Our Client is committed to an inclusive, equitable workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. We embrace the unique perspectives and experiences within our team. Reasonable accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process.