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Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Investor Development Manager

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

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Job Summary

The Investor Development Manager position serves as a development representative to recruit and help retain new members and investors to the Chamber. This position’s primary responsibility is securing new investors to support the Chamber’s economic development initiative, Partnership 2030.

Job Responsibilities

  • Proactively contact corporations and community entities to make asks and encourage them to invest in Partnership 2030. Meets with prospective companies individually to deliver the value proposition of being engaged in Partnership 2030.
  • Accountable for managing a prospect sales funnel to achieve or exceed revenue recruitment goals. Identify strong potential prospects to generate outbound leads and sales opportunities
  • Knowledgeable about issues of importance to investor and prospect executives and communicates opportunities for engagement/involvement to new Chamber investors.
  • Participates in Chamber and Partnership 2030 events to promote interest in Chamber investment.
  • Works in partnership with VP, Member & Investor Relations, and investor relations team to build sales and prospect strategies to acquire new investors and ensure future renewal
  • Coordinate sales ask with the Investor Relations team when the prospect is a strong candidate for Partnership 2030 investment.
  • Assist with investor renewals as needed by VP, Member & Investor Relations.
  • Maintains confidentiality of member information.

Qualifications

Knowledge / Education Experience Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Requires a minimum of 3-5 years of sales experience, relationship building, and relevant training
  • Proven success in exceeding sales goals and client expectations, particularly in sales of an intangible product.
  • Experience in developing revenue and fundraising
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office software
  • Experienced with prospect management and customer relationship management software

Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Great enthusiasm, self-motivation, and a positive attitude
  • Superior customer service and relationship-building skills
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with all levels of business and community leaders; public speaking experience preferred
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Must be a team player
  • Ability to learn and communicate all benefits of Chamber investment
  • Must have the ability to drive to prospective appointments
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work with little or no supervision
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally
  • Makes decisions for strategies to acquire new investors
  • Actively recruits new Partnership investors to meet budget goals
  • This position does not have supervisory responsibilities
  • Project work is occasionally assigned as needed, but less than 25% of the time is devoted to project work currently

Additional Information

Benefits

Chamber benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off (PTO policy replaces traditional vacation and sick leave), and 10 paid holidays. 

How to Apply

Send a cover letter and resume to employment@nashvillechamber.com.

Details

  • Date Posted: August 21, 2024
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Job Function: Fundraising / Revenue Development
  • Service Area: Community Development
  • Start Date: 09/20/2024
  • Working Hours: 40 hours per week; M-F 8:00am-5:00pm. This position is in office.