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Montana Women’s Business Center – Program Director (full-time)

Posted: April 11, 2024

Location: In Person, In Office – Bozeman, MT

Salary: $55,000 to $75,000 DOE, with benefits listed

Prospera is the leading non-profit organization advancing and supporting community-centered
economic development in southwest Montana. Our focus is helping people start and grow their
local business – which in turn strengthens our region’s economy and communities. Founded in
1986, Prospera has deep roots connecting with the people and communities across Southwest
Montana.

Job Description
The Montana Women's Business Center (MTWBC) is a program of Prospera that is partially
funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Office of Women’s Business
Ownership (OWBO). Established in 2009, the MTWBC is one of 150 women’s business centers
across the country. The role provides the necessary tools and support to help women and
others to establish, grow, and sustain businesses throughout Montana.

The Program Director is part of the Prospera business development team that creates, plans,
and implements business technical assistance, mentorship, and education/training programs –
to advance the goals of the MTWBC. The position will work in tandem with Prospera’s Small
Business Development Center Regional Program Director, Food and Agriculture Development
Center Program Director and other Women’s Business Centers nationally to capitalize on
resources and partnerships that can help clients be successful.

Plus, employer paid Health Savings Account (Silver Plan)
IRA with 3% match
31 Paid-Time Off days (20 PTO 11 Holidays)
Monthly phone stipend
Parental Leave
Professional Development Opportunities
Collaborative and Positive Office
Rewarding Work That Matters

This position reports to and coordinates efforts with the Director of Regional Economic
Development. The MTWBC position is responsible for creating a powerful program that will
attract businesses and thought leaders who can strengthen our impact locally and in
communities and peer organizations across Montana.

Desired Fit and Capabilities:
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and know how to build working partnerships among
business leaders and peer organizations that leads to positive outcomes for businesses and our
organization.

• Relationship builder and connector who can match people to the right business resource.
• Competent public speaker and communicator who can write or verbally present

Qualifications:

• A college degree and 3 years of direct professional experience in business operations,

• Direct experience in program development at a public agency or non-profit organization is

• Demonstrated expertise in Excel creating business projections, financial planning or

• Experience with grant management and reporting; preferably with federal agencies.
• Highly Competent in the following programs:

o Microsoft Office Suite 
Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

o Zoom
o Any CRM System
o Google Drive Programs 

Business Development and Counseling (60%)
The MTWBC Program Director will be proactive in establishing a business clientele they can
confidently help with starting, growing, and managing a small business in Montana. Tracked
program metrics include total clients served, access to capital (grants and financing), jobs
created/retained, and new business starts.

• Develop and manage a pipeline of small business clients that can benefit from business

• Coordinate on-boarding and client records and metric data in Neoserra (database).
• Provide program innovations that improved outcomes for clients.
• Manage client communications, and business assistance processes, for 8-10 client

strategies, financial review and analysis, marketing assistance, managing a business,
cash flow management, business projections, financing, human resources and more.

• Align clients with business development grants, loan financing, and other business

• Conduct surveys and client outreach for WBC reporting and quality metrics.
• Collaborate with our business development team, the SBDC, FADC, and other Women’s

Business Centers to improve the program and processes for helping small businesses.

Professional Programs and Trainings (20%)
Work with our business development team to plan and implement an annual training,
mentoring, and business development program that is innovative and aims for high-quality
outcomes.

• Lead our MTWBC 56Strong statewide women’s mentorship program. Recruit

• Work with the Director of Finance to plan and budget for a comprehensive WBC

• Recruit and manage subject-matter experts that can deliver coursework, and powerful

• In coordination with the Director of Philanthropy, seek training and event sponsors to

• Be the subject matter expert and lead trainings on topics that you are an expert in.
• Build registration forms in our CRM system; sell and fill classes and build a pipeline of

Advisory Committee and Outreach (10%)
The Montana Women’s Business Center has an active advisory committee that supports with
programming, marketing, and fundraising for Prospera and the MTWBC.. This position develops
a professional network with peers, business leaders, and state/federal agencies to promote and
communicate our success and our resources for business clients.

• Manage the advisory committee members and run meetings.
• Engage members with planning future efforts and programs.

• Make presentations and provide community outreach to groups and partner

• In coordination with the Director of Philanthropy, support fundraising and sponsorship

• Write success stories for our media channels.

• Keep and maintain records to ensure compliance with federal rules and guidelines for

• Write and prepare the annual technical proposal to SBA, and the WBC grant renewal

• Work with the Director of Finance to monitor and track program income and expenses

• Manage client data entry and reporting in the SBA NEXUS and Outreach Systems, with

• Attend the Association of WBC national conference
  

Applications will be reviewed as received. This position is open until filled.