Business Development Manager - ParentCorps

Description:

The Business Development Manager will report to ParentCorps’ Associate Director Kai-ama Hamer and build the core business strategy for ParentCorps' next stage of growth, drawing on deep knowledge of marketing, customer engagement, entrepreneurship, cost-effectiveness, and scalability. Expertise in early childhood education landscape a plus.

Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities:

• Growth Strategy:

  • ​Codify and implement user journey for partnership: Define key metrics to vet potential partners critical for growth (i.e., funders, school districts, Head Start grantees), build robust pipeline of potential partners, and codify and optimize partnership and program delivery models. 

  • Apply business development expertise to support business decisions and ensure cost-effectiveness, process standardization, and sustainability for scale. Effectively market ParentCorps’ unique value proposition on a national scale and to key stakeholders (e.g., funders, school districts, Head Starts). Co-lead potential partner meetings. Ideal candidate will leverage storytelling expertise to develop pitch decks and compelling proposals.​

  • Oversee efforts to unbundle and scale light-lift, standalone components of model (i.e., self-guided professional development, social emotional learning tools) to large numbers of early childhood education customers nationwide, utilizing "tools" as new on-ramp to partnership.

• Financial Modeling: 

  • Apply financial modeling skills to accurately answer questions about true cost of products and services, and effectively price products and services for scale. Refine product pricing by leveraging market insights as needed. 

• Organizational Development:

  • ​​​Based on observed needs, recommend and support hire of new business expertise to join team. 

• Thought Partnership:

  • Consult with philanthropic partners and other industry experts to incorporate external expertise into strategy. Work effectively with senior leadership at NYU Langone to ensure mutually beneficial, adaptive institutional relationships as ParentCorps grows in reach. 

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs. 

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