Director, Emerging Business/Community Outreach

• Plan and manage the Emerging Business Program and Community Outreach Initiatives, including goal setting and strategic plan to achieve goals.
• Interface and align with governmental agencies and local business development organizations to plan and manage a certification process for minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
• Manage the Emerging Business database including assisting the NFL with the development of its Business Resource Guide or on-line local vendor directory for certified businesses; database user coordination with the NFL, NFL contractors, and local vendors; development of periodic reporting and final audit reports
• Assist the NFL with the development, planning, and execution of events and developmental workshops designed to educate local vendors regarding the Emerging Business procurement process.
• Assist the NFL with building relationships between Super Bowl purchasing entities and qualified local businesses.
• Develop and execute an outreach plans to communicate Emerging Business Program and community outreach initiative messages that identify qualified or appropriate participants.

• Provide direction and work cooperatively with Host Committee Volunteer Leadership on specifically assigned committees through administrative support, facilitation of meetings, budget management, timeline management and integration of similar planning areas across all other committees

• Manage staff and interns towards successfully meeting all timelines and deadlines; operate according to Host Committee Hiring Policy Statement.

• Diversity Procurement/Business Development: demonstrate experience in diversity procurement and business development.
• Volunteer management: demonstrated experience in training and directing volunteer groups to meet specific goals while maintaining positive volunteer relationships.
• Committee or volunteer group management: demonstrated success in directing and facilitating a committee or group process to meet specific goals.
• Financial management: experience in developing realistic and supportable projections and successfully working with a defined budget.
• Staff management: experience in managing and supervising both staff and interns; demonstrated ability to meet short-term goals with minimal turnover.
• Project management: demonstrated ability in successfully meeting project timelines and deadlines while managing multiple and simultaneous projects.
• Business/organizational partnerships: experience in developing and facilitating business and organizational partnerships in achieving specific goals.
• Public speaking and presentations to both large and small groups.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Indianapolis area business and civic community.
• Bachelors Degree with minimum 5 years professional experience in leading and managing groups and individuals towards goal accomplishment.

• Prior procurement experience working with RFP/RFQ process, vendors and contractors is preferred.
• Previous not-for-profit experience.
• Previous event volunteer experience.
• Strong current relationships in the Indianapolis community.
• Previous large-scale event planning experience.

• Able to manage an overall process of a committee, including setting and meeting schedules, prioritizing and following up on tasks, and performing responsibilities efficiently and timely (organization and time management).
• Demonstrated effective planning skills, both long-term and short-term plans.
• Able to juggle multiple requests and meet multiple deadlines.
• Effective analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills (can gather and analyze data and information and draw conclusions). Able to think logically and analytically.
• High detail orientation and accuracy.
• Highly effective verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates strong active listening skills.
• Can effectively communicate with and establish effective working relationships with a variety of individuals with diverse backgrounds, education, and economic levels, including colleagues, clients, volunteer committee members, interns, and the general public.
• Ability to facilitate and build consensus with individuals with differing backgrounds, experiences, and philosophies, etc., toward a common goal.
• Able to work well in a team environment, work well as part of a team, and develop strong teams. Willing to assist all other areas with any task needed.
• Demonstrates strong customer service focus and orientation.
• Self motivated and enthusiastic.
• Experience in handling sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Ability and desire to be flexible as projects and plans change.
• Willingness and ability to work a demanding schedule, which may include nights, weekends and holidays.
• High competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint (staffing plan allows very limited administrative support available to assist in workload).
• High competency in Scheduling and Microsoft Outlook meeting planning.