Description
The SBDC Bilingual (English and Spanish) Marketing Consultant is responsible for providing consulting and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the following geographic areas: Philadelphia, Eastern Montgomery and Lower Bucks Counties. Consultant should be able to discuss and advise on general business topics including business plan development, financial analysis, market research, business management and operations, and access to capital, with a special emphasis on advising clients about platform-specific social media best practices, as well as creating new marketing strategies for eCommerce in the current business landscape.

The position requires fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish, excellent communication skills, and previous entrepreneurial experience.  This is a full-time position, working under the technical and administrative supervision of the Associate Director of the Small Business Development Center.  

The Business Consultant will also provide secondary interface with the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PASBDC) State Directors office and community partners. Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field and at least four years of related experience in commercial lending, business management, or business consulting.  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills & Abilities:

* Significant knowledge of entrepreneurship, small business management and operations, accounting and financial analysis, marketing, market research, human resource management, financing, legal issues

* Strong interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and listening skills and ability to handle difficult people

* Knowledge of financial lending procedures

* Ability to manage large client portfolio, strong organizational and time management skills.

* Ability to network effectively with partners and stakeholders

* Proficient digital technology skills and ability to use the *CRM to enter data and generate reports

Preferred:

*Master’s degree in Business Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field

*Small Business ownership/experience

This is a grant-funded position.

This position is temporarily assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Temple University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.

Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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Primary Location: Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Job: Staff
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular