Part-Time Position with LifeSpeak

Calgary, Director of Business Development
Part-Time Position – 2 days per week

Reports to: Michael Held, President and Claudine St-Jean, Senior Director Western Region

Works with: Calgary Speaker Management Director; Calgary Account Management Director

Primary Responsibilities:
Sales / Business Development
• generate sales leads (with existing or new contacts), follow up regularly, etc.
• lead sales meetings (attend with a Program Director)
• prepare city specific sales documents
o marketing material, pitch documents and proposals
• take the lead on all proposal development (with assistance of a Program Director)
• maintain relationships until point of sale
• close sales (manage contract / invoice process)

Responsibilities of All Roles (as required):
• provide the LifeSpeak management team and colleagues with effective updates
• act as LifeSpeak workshop facilitator – attending workshops as the company representative which includes setting up the room, introducing the speaker, collecting feedback forms, and interacting with clients
• assist in identifying potential speakers
• offer input in regards to client management
• provide administrative support including photocopying, assembling company packages, etc.
• assist with city specific events or special corporate projects

Characteristics / Skills:
The ideal candidate is an outgoing, organized and highly responsible individual who is comfortable in professional settings such as sales and planning meetings and has experience with professional communications and sales.

Strong writing skills are required for communication with clients and excellent oral communication skills are also necessary for in-person meetings. The candidate should be comfortable meeting new people and speaking in front of a crowd.

Given that this is a part time position, excellent organizational skills are critical as are a positive, cooperative and flexible attitude. The ability to learn quickly will be an asset.

The candidate must be comfortable with a high degree of responsibility in order to ensure that all communication and execution related to LifeSpeak is delivered according to the highest standards of quality.

The candidate should have previous experience in a professional / corporate environment and ideally will have a good network in the Calgary business community.

In addition, the candidate should be prepared to work in an innovative, entrepreneurial environment and to bring these attributes to their daily work.

Work Environment:
Working with LifeSpeak offers the opportunity to work from a home office while being involved in a dynamic, growing organization. The ideal candidate will have access to home office space, a computer and preferably a good quality colour printer. A cell phone is also necessary.

Working with LifeSpeak both provides and requires a high degree of flexibility. LifeSpeak is highly supportive of work-family commitments.

Time Commitment:
The position is intended to start at two days / week (or the equivalent to 16 hours of work over the course of a week) beginning as soon as possible. Going forward there may be an opportunity to increase the commitment to additional days / week.

Compensation:
The candidate will act as an independent contractor. Expenses including long distance phone calls, mileage/parking or transit will be covered, along with client-related expenses such as printer ink or photocopying. Compensation can be discussed in greater detail following an interview.

Interview Process:
We would like to begin interviewing potential candidates in Calgary immediately.

Apply with resume via email to:

Claudine St-Jean, Senior Director, Western Region
claudinestjean@lifespeak.ca

For more information on LifeSpeak visit www.lifespeak.ca