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NYC Business Solutions, Brooklyn Center –
Account Manager

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is a community of Members that supports and advocates for its Member businesses, and promotes a healthy and robust business environment in Brooklyn.

The Brooklyn Chamber's Members include local, regional and national businesses with customers or business interests in neighborhoods across the borough.  The Chamber's membership mirrors the Brooklyn business community. From proprietors to large corporations, Member businesses represent industries such as financial services, energy, insurance, manufacturing, dining, shopping, wholesale and retail trade, fashion, hospitality, health care, real estate and communications.

Since 2003, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has been the contracted partner providing NYC Business Solutions services throughout Brooklyn. NYC Business Solutions is a suite of services offered by the Department of Small Business Services to help a business start, operate and expand in New York City. The suite of services consists of:

• Business Education
• Business Planning
• Legal Assistance
• Financing
• Hiring & Training
• Government Facilitation
• M/WBE Certification
• Incentives

Job Description:
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is seeking to fill a part-time Account Manager position within the NYC Business Solutions program for 20 to 25 hours per week at an hourly rate of $15 to $20. The Account Manager will be responsible for achieving specific quarterly goals for the hiring and training objectives, and ultimately responsible for marketing the entire suite of NYC Business Solutions programs and services. This position reports directly to the Center Director.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Research – Identify and segment small to medium size companies with hiring and training needs within high demand growth sectors and/or occupations.
• Business Development – Develop and execute a strategy targeting small to mid-sized businesses. This strategy will include but is not limited to attending selected business events, cold calling, organizing business-focused events to attract businesses, and connecting with other sources of lead generation.
• Relationship Management – Manage relationships with multiple businesses involving regular communications such as conducting phone calls, sending emails, making formal presentations, facilitating meetings.
• Coordination – Communicate to the fulfillment team complete, accurate, and timely information, more specifically as it relates to hiring and training objectives.
• Reporting – File timely reports, maintain spreadsheets and provide analytical feedback on improving business development strategy.

Required Skills:

• Strong background in sales and relationship management
• Ability to prioritize tasks, set goals, be disciplined in approaching sales and customer relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Strong analytical skills and experience using analysis to make strategic decisions
• Program and project management experience highly desirable
• Self motivated and entrepreneurial; can accept direction and also provide constructive feedback for the betterment of the team
• High proficiency level in MS Office including Excel, Word, Powerpoint
• Strong sense of urgency, a clear understanding of how an individual's performance affects the outcomes delivered by a team.
• Bilingual helpful.

Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in business, human resources management or a closely related field and at least two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in private sector sales, recruitment, labor market research or a related field.

Contact:
Send your resume and cover letter to the attention of Jeanette Nigro at: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, 25 Elm Place, Suite 200, Brooklyn, NY 11201; or via email to jnigro@brooklynchamber.com.