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To apply:
Send an email with Avanza Business Advisor“ Your Name in the subject line, along with resume and cover letter, to WEVs Spanish Program Officer. In your cover letter, please describe any personal or professional experience with entrepreneurship, business consulting and facilitation of trainings. No phone calls, please.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Work Activities
Our Business Advisors work 1:1 with clients to identify and prioritize goals for small-businesses, analyze business processes and outcomes, review process efficiency and adequacy and recommend options for improving our clients business performance and profits. The Business Advisors uses this information to help Business Owners solve problems and discusses project progress with clients.
Competencies and Tools
The Business Advisor must have a knack for understanding complex problems and providing real-time appropriate solutions. Good communication skills, analytical aptitude and time management ability are also required. The Business Advisors job is not to make decisions or solve problems for clients but to facilitate the development of those skills and support clients in making prudent judgments that will help ensure the long-term growth and success of their business.
This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.
Qualifications and Experience:
General Business Expert with specialties in Marketing, Sales or Finance
Minimum of 3 years consulting experience for small businesses
Minimum of 5 years as a business owner
Flexible schedule to meet with clients
Familiar with (and not afraid of) Internet marketing and technology; willing to learn
Continues to develop professionally and keep up with current trends
Has a rolodex of other business experts / local business contacts (for making referrals and recruiting new consultants)
Has a background in training and adult education and/or coaching
Personable with great communication skills, both written and verbal
Proficient at scheduling and paperwork
Aptitude for analysis and problem solving
Self-motivated, confident and decisive
Adaptable and comfortable with change
Goal-oriented and able to come up with practical, actionable solutions
Dependable and reliable
Must be a cheerleader for our clients while also holding them accountable
Honest and loyal to WEV and its mission
Willing and able to meet with clients in Santa Barbara or Ventura counties
Willing and able to devote an average of 3 hours per month to this position
Required: Must align with WEVs mission in the delivery of services. Bilingual, fluent in written and spoken Spanish, and experience working with Latino bicultural communities. Entrepreneurial experience. Demonstrated facilitation skills, good listening and interpersonal communication skills. Business consulting skills, particularly in small business management, finance, planning and analysis, or commercial lending experience.
Preferred: B.A. or M.A. preferred in business, education, finance or related field. Small business experience may substitute for degree.
Compensation:
Part-time, $49/ hour, 10-20 hours per month.
About WEV:
Womens Economic Ventures (WEV) is a non-profit organization providing training, loans and consulting to entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties since 1991. WEV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. While WEV is a non-profit, it more closely resembles a start-up with an entrepreneurial environment. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable in a results-oriented culture, take ownership of their work, and exercise initiative and creativity to be successful.
