Job Title: Business Development Specialist - Vermont
Report to: Business Development Manager - Vermont
Department: Vermont
Location: Remote
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Pay: $63,000
The mission of First Children’s Finance (FCF) is to grow the supply and business sustainability of excellent child care. Founded in 1991, FCF provides business and financial assistance to business owners and leaders in the field of Early Care and Education (ECE). To achieve our goals, FCF works on three levels: Individual Business Level, Community Level and Systems Level. FCF is a national nonprofit organization headquartered in Minneapolis that provides business development programs and/or financing to ECE providers in multiple states, with regional offices in four: Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, and Vermont. For more information, see the First Children’s website at: http://www.firstchildrensfinance.org.
Job Summary:
FCF Vermont office has an opening for a Business Development Specialist (BDS) candidate to work with small businesses in Vermont. This position is a remote work opportunity with the expectation of travel within your assigned region in Vermont when required to meet with partners, individual child care businesses, and communities.
Candidates must be based in Vermont.
The Business Development Specialist position provides business and financial planning, consultation, training and support to child care providers; promotes FCF and its programs and services; and connects to a diverse group of FCF stakeholders, partners, and constituents. This position works closely with members of the FCF team to promote and ensure the effectiveness of FCF’s core programs, including: (1) consulting services and technical assistance to child care businesses; (2) training and education to a variety of audiences; and (3) facilitation of community engagement activities.
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Additional Notes:
This job description represents the major functions of the position but is not intended to be all-inclusive. The incumbent is also responsible for taking direction from FCF representatives in completing projects or performing duties deemed necessary for the program and FCF success.
Benefits
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, holidays, paid time off, and paid family medical leave. Allowable travel costs are reimbursed. Flexible work environment.
First Children’s Finance honors candidates’ time and effort in job-seeking by providing transparency regarding compensation. Creating transparency regarding salary information reduces the gender pay gap, and eliminates salary negotiation, which rarely benefits people of color or women. It is a value of our organization to support equitable hiring practices.
First Children’s Finance is an Equal Employment Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer.
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