SBA Business Development Officer jobs in Newport News, VA

Title: Business Development Specialist

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Suffolk - 800

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $60,000 - $65,000, commensurate w/ qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

• Ability to conduct research regarding business trends/needs and to create reports to identify training opportunities
• Ability to analyze skills gaps and business training needs
• Ability to write sales proposals (including pricing) that link business training needs with potential solutions from TCC
• Ability to present proposals to business managers and executives in small and large group settings
• Ability to negotiate price and deliverables for contract training
• Ability to manage a portfolio of business clients for continued growth
• Knowledge of and ability to use a variety of PC-based software including advanced features of word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, database, and communication packages.
• Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with internal and external constituencies in a persuasive and professional manner, including articulating the college’s message while establishing cooperative working relationships with a diverse array of individuals contacted in the course of the performance of assigned duties.
• Demonstrated ability to make high-quality oral and written presentations.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures and explain those policies to the public, students, and employees.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with vendors and agency personnel at all levels, ability to follow instructions and to maintain harmonious and productive working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize a variety of job responsibilities, meet reporting deadlines, and adapt to rapid changes in priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze facts, alternatives, and problems and produce detailed and accurate work.
• Experience in designing and delivering training.
• Experience in forecasting and managing budgets.
• Experience in direct sales of commercial service or product contracts
• Valid driver’s license and ability to provide own transportation

• Education, training, and/or professional experience, which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform this job.