Small Business Trainer/Consultant

Reports to: Program Director
Hours required: 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, including some evening hours
Salary: $50,000

Duties and Responsibilities
The Small Business Trainer/Consultant for Women's Initiative's training program facilitates business training and business development services for low income English and Spanish speakers.

Specific duties are as follows:
• Facilitate business management training classes (utilizing WI curriculum) to increase participants'knowledge of business operations, marketing and financial management. Impart problem-solving skills to participants as they learn to define their business ideas, assess business feasibility, develop business plans, improve business management skills, and maximize profit.
• Consult one-on-one with WI clients to augment the skills learned in the workshops and to assist participants in developing their business plans, obtaining financing, problem-solving, and guiding and monitoring business growth after training and after borrowing.
• Assist WI clients to prepare applications to the Women's Initiative Loan Fund and other economic development agencies and institutions that the SBT/C will have helped to identify. Help clients prepare their presentations before the lending committees. Review clients'business plans and assist client to improve them as necessary. Prepare consultant recommendation regarding packages for WI lending committees.
• Prepare monthly reports on participant consultations, including time spent and substance of consultations. Maintain and monitor accurate records on participants and business progress. Work cooperatively with other WI staff to provide services to WI clients which is informed, appropriate, comprehensive and effective in assisting them to become economically self sufficient.
• Provide input and assistance for curriculum development and revisions.
• Participate in ongoing program development and evaluation to existing and new WI programs.
• Offer services in both San Francisco and Oakland locations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required
• BA degree in business or related field; MBA highly desirable
• Bi-lingual ability (Spanish-English)
• Three years business ownership experience
• Two years business consulting or training
• Strong training/facilitation skills; knowledge of adult participatory learning

Skills/Knowledge
• Sensitivity to issues facing low-income women
• Commitment to agency's mission
• Ability to work on a team as well as independently
• High level of integrity, responsiveness, professionalism and boundaries

Women's Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages people of color, older candidates, and persons with disabilities to apply.

Please send cover letter and resume to Thais Rezende:
trezende@womensinitiative.org or Fax:510.451.3428 or

Thais Rezende
Women's Initiative for Self Employment
519 17th Street, Suite 110
Oakland, CA 94612

Please, no calls.

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