Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and nurture strategic partnerships with local businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and other community entities to enhance Trivium's visibility and create new opportunities for referrals and collaborations. This includes identifying new partnership opportunities and maintaining regular communication with existing partners.

• Track business development impact and activities weekly, reporting progress to the VP of Philanthropy and PR.

• Coordinate and execute business development activities, maintaining accountability to a weekly and monthly weighted points system, ensuring personal outreach activities lead directly to referrals to Trivium

• Organize program tours for referral sources, political partners, donors, and stakeholders.

• Assist in producing necessary fundraising and business development materials.

• Coordinate and carry out special events to support business development and philanthropic initiatives

• Oversee and contribute to digital marketing initiatives, creating content to promote Trivium's services and events, and coordinating online campaigns that support community outreach and business development efforts. Collaborate with the marketing team to ensure consistent branding and messaging across all channels.

People Management

• Design and plan cultivation events and activities to engage business development and philanthropic prospects

• Build meaningful relationships with community members, political partners, referral sources, donors, and other stakeholders.

• Collaborate with administrative support staff to strengthen in-house services, such as prospect management systems, gift processing, and reporting procedures.

• Plan and manage recognition initiatives for donors and volunteers.

• Contribute to prospect identification and research for both philanthropic and business development purposes.

• Participate in other activities as needed to achieve business development goals.

• Focus on customer and donor relations as a primary responsibility, ensuring the needs of stakeholders are continually met.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships both within and outside the organization.

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks while maintaining a results-oriented mindset.

• Adaptability to change and alignment with the company's vision and goals.

• Encouraging and inspiring leadership qualities, with a focus on positivity, vision, and recognition of others.

• Ability to gather and evaluate information for informed decision-making.

• Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Accountability for personal performance and a focus on delivering quality results.

• Ability to learn new software quickly and navigate the internet with ease.

• Detail-oriented and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Strong initiative, sound judgment, and problem-solving abilities.

• Maintain confidentiality and a professional demeanor at all times.

• Flexibility to attend scheduled events, including occasional evenings or weekends.

• A valid motor vehicle license and the ability to maintain a driving record acceptable under Trivium Life Services' guidelines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of what is needed for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This includes sedentary work, occasionally lifting or carrying up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential duties.

• While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee must be able to talk and hear.

• The employee is often required to sit, use their hands and fingers to handle or manipulate objects, and operate a keyboard.

• The employee may need to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, and occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Vision abilities required for this role include close vision.

• The employee must be able to travel between locations daily and occasionally attend seminars, trainings, or meetings that may require overnight stays.

Working Conditions

Working conditions are typical of an office environment. The noise level is generally quiet to moderate. Occasional weekend and/or evening work may be required based on business needs.

Requirements/Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, the individual must meet the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree preferred

• At least 1 year of business development experience preferred