Business Development Associate
Business Development Associate
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$ 55000 - 60000
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Job Description
Business Development Associate
The Horticultural Society of New York is seeking an energetic and dedicated Business Development Associate to help drive our sales and grow our business in the nonprofit sector. This position will attract new clients to The Hort and build solid relationships while maintaining and expanding existing relationships. Other duties will include conducting market research developing business strategies managing a variety of new projects as well as identifying new business strategies within the Horticultural field. This position will report to the Senior Director of Business Development and collaborate with the Business Development Manager to grow business in The Horts four main program areas: Horticulture Education Public Programming and Horticultural Therapy. The ideal candidate is passionate about The Horts mission and excited to support that mission through growing its client base. The nature of the work requires flexibility attention to detail and a good sense of humor.
The mission of the Horticultural Society of New York is to improve human life through horticulture. Our social service and public programs create green spaces in all neighborhoods as a vital part of social infrastructure train people for jobs that grow and sustain green communities and develop fresh approaches to improve New Yorkers health wellbeing and environment through horticulture.
Responsibilities
Use The Horts vision and mission develop strategies to accomplish set goals and objectives for business development campaigns.
Conduct market research and identify potential clients
Cultivate strong relationships with new clients while maintaining existing client relationships
Client Outreach
Email communication and tracking
Scheduling meetings and followups
Work with City Council Members and local politicians to help grow The Horts impact throughout NYC neighborhoods
Build/ maintain relationships with city council offices to expand the Horts work throughout the city
Meet with Council Offices to establish projects secure allocations and plan for implementation
Work within CRM database HubSpot
Input and update client data
Follow Processes to ensure data integrity
Log email communication
Contracts Administration
Support tracking and uploading contracts to CRM and SharePoint
Draft proposals as needed
Communication of key details within contracts to program operations teams
Assist with implementing sales strategies campaigns client service and retention plans and analyze sales data to inform marketing strategies
Assist with drafting business plans sales pitches presentations reference material and other documents as required
Support conferences offsite events programming and other tasks as needed
Required Qualifications
13 years of relevant work experience in business development horticulture or similar field
Government Affairs experience
Demonstrated experience networking and creating longterm trustbased relationships Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated success developing and closing targeted sales
Proficient in Microsoft Office and relevant software.
Experience with HubSpot or similar CRM systems is a plus
Strong organization and project management skills
Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects at once.
Must have strategic and analytical skills and the ability to think outside the box
All employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID19 prior to their start date
Physical Requirements
Able to use a computer for extended periods of time
Ability to travel around the city via public transportation to attend client meetings or conduct site visits
Benefits
The Hort offers all FullTime regular employees a generous Paid Time Off package termed Life Insurance Policy and Employee Assistance Program. Pretax benefits include transit Flexible Spending Account medical dental and vision insurance.
Additional Details
Rate: $55000 $60000 annual salary
Employment Classification: FullTime Regular
Reports To: Senior Director of Business Development
Schedule: Monday through Friday with occasional evening and weekends as necessary
Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants we can only contact candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open positions. We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities at The Horticultural Society of New York.
The Hort is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. It is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity age religion gender marital status sexual orientation disability veteran status political orientation or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations are also available for these individuals during the hiring process. Please email should you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
