Senior Business Development Officer (Affirmative Measures)
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Base pay range: A$103,843.00/yr – A$115,131.00/yr.
About the company
Indigenous Business Australia partners and invests with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to own their future. We go beyond providing money; we invest in people, places and ideas that are ready. We help make them real. We're deeply invested in the financial success and economic independence of Indigenous Australians. We provide a range of services to create wealth and accumulate assets, take up investment opportunities, create business enterprises that provide additional employment opportunities, and to purchase homes. We achieve these outcomes by applying a commercial focus, and by building mutually respectful and productive partnerships.
Team
The Business Development team supports aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups and established businesses to develop capabilities and take full advantage. The team assists Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses to develop financial proposals, risk management plans and finance applications.
Role
The Senior Business Development Officer reports to the Team Leader, Business Development. They will work independently with limited supervision.
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain professional understanding of the sector customer base to build and manage networks of stakeholders, working partnerships and external resources to identify and build a pipeline of potential customers.
* Respond to customer enquiries or internal referrals.
* Meet with and work closely with customers to assess their business readiness and establish a development pathway into business.
* Analyse customers' requirements and manage all customer communication by performing activities to ensure timely responses and a high level of service.
* Provide guidance and linkages to resources that support customers' development of personal characteristics, capabilities, industry knowledge and understanding of the principles necessary to establish and operate a viable business.
* Analyse and interpret customers' financial statements and evaluation of supporting documents.
* Review applications for business loans to ensure they meet IBA standards.
* Develop commercial credit submissions to the Credit Assessment Team.
* Comply with IBA policies and procedures.
* Other duties as required.
Required capabilities
* Displays Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability and ability to liaise, communicate and negotiate sensitively with Indigenous individuals and communities.
* Demonstrated experience, knowledge and understanding of commercial lending and credit assessment with ability to manage credit applications and conduct financial analysis of businesses, projects and budgets.
* Significant business acumen and experience in small business start‑up and development and risk identification, assessment, control, mitigation, monitoring and control.
* Strong customer focus, commitment to quality customer service and the customer being at the centre of everything.
* Effective team member, able to work under limited supervision and direction.
* Significant personal drive and integrity.
* High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Prerequisite requirements
* Current driver's licence.
* Willingness and ability to undertake regional and remote travel as required, including overnight absences at least once each month.
Benefits
* Value‑based organisation that drives financial inclusion and economic empowerment with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
* 15.4% employer contribution to superannuation.
* Not‑for‑profit status, access to salary packaging.
* 4 weeks annual leave, with half‑pay leave and purchased leave available.
* Christmas close down without leave deduction.
* 18 days personal/carers leave.
Contact information
Further enquiries: Niel Barry, email: or Phone: .
Applications: Online via Jobs – Indigenous Business Australia (.gov.au) or mail to: IBA Recruitment, PO Box 650, Fyshwick ACT 2609.
Eligibility Notice
This position is being advertised under provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 that enable affirmative measures to identify opportunities as open only to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
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