[Hiring] Business Development Specialist @FIRST CHILDRENS FINANCE

Role Description

FCF Iowa team is seeking a Business Development Specialist (BDS) to work with small businesses in the metro region of Iowa. This position is a remote work opportunity with the expectation of travel within the region when required to meet with partners, individual childcare businesses, and communities.

• Provides business and financial planning, consultation, training, and support to early care and education providers.
• Promotes FCF and its programs and services.
• Connects to a diverse group of FCF stakeholders, partners, and constituents.
• Works closely with members of the FCF team to promote and ensure the effectiveness of FCF’s core programs, including:
  • Consulting services and technical assistance to childcare businesses.
  • Training and education to a variety of audiences.
  • Facilitation of community engagement activities.

Essential Functions

• Develops, promotes, and implements programs, services, and resources to support the mission of FCF.
• Provides training and consultation support to childcare businesses to improve business practices and strengthen operations.
• Assists start-up childcare businesses and existing childcare businesses experiencing financial crisis.
• Provides input and analyzes financial and program data.
• Assists with program reporting as assigned.
• Facilitates small-group and community engagement activities in support of FCF’s community-based programming.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide business and financial consultation and training.
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze financial statements and develop and manage budgets.
• Ability to think strategically, plan regionally, and implement plans on the ground.
• Ability to promote a positive image of FCF and position FCF as a key resource in the field of early care and education.
• Ability to be flexible and work collaboratively with a diversity of FCF staff, customers, partners, and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, yet be a part of a team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years’ experience in financial management, planning, and/or training.
• Successful experience in consulting, training, lending, and/or financial analysis.
• Experience working with small businesses or experience owning/operating in a small business.
• A strategic thinker and planner as well as an effective implementer.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
• Familiar with state childcare licensing regulations.

Preferred

• Direct experience with childcare.
• Experience in resource development and/or fundraising.
• Experience in private sector engagement and partnership.
• Public speaking experience.

Work Environment

• Must be able to work on the computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to travel when needed.

Benefits

• Four (4) medical plans.
• Two (2) dental plans.
• A vision plan.
• Basic life coverage of $50,000.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Nine (9) holidays.
• Personal holidays (pro-rated based on hire date).
• Pro-rated paid time off in the first year.
• Partial paid family medical leave.
• Home office allowance.
• Allowable travel costs are reimbursed.
• Flexible work environment.