Business Development Lead

Rewarding work connecting with people in the community?

Do find it rewarding to make and develop professional relationships? Are you passionate about your community and looking for meaningful work?

If you are a natural networker who thrives on building relationships, talk to us about joining our growing team that is making an impact helping seniors in Fairfax County!

This is an ideal opportunity for semi-retired or retired professionals (realtors, teachers, military spouses, businesspeople, etc.) or stay-at-home caregivers seeking flexible and meaningful part-time to full-time work in Fairfax County, VA.

Caring Transitions of West Fairfax & South Herndon is a family-owned, mission-driven business dedicated to serving seniors and their families during life’s most challenging transitions. We specialize in providing comprehensive downsizing, decluttering, relocation, and estate liquidation services. Our goal is to ease the stress during what can be a difficult and overwhelming time for our clients.

Our business is driven by the realtors, senior community sales teams, estate planners, probate attorneys, and other members of the community helping seniors in Fairfax County, VA. We are hiring for someone who can make those relationships these partners in the community helping seniors through later-life transitions. They will be responsible for finding and establishing the relationships that drive referrals and qualified leads within Fairfax County.

The overall goal of this position is to drive lead generation and create new opportunities for the business through healthy and ongoing relationships with other professionals in the community. This is an exciting opportunity to help grow a new local business.

Major responsibility areas: 

• Promote our services to Senior Communities, real estate professionals, family law attorneys, and related businesses.
• Go to community and chamber of commerce events, reach out by phone/email directly to local professionals, go to real estate open houses, etc to seek introductions and develop potential referral partners.
• Identify, manage, and develop referral sources and educate those sources on our services and programs. Clearly establish how we can help them succeed by partnering. Actively pursue opportunities by email, phone, and in person with local travel (within Fairfax County).
• Manage and improve lead generation tracking systems and processes, and assist in converting leads to sales.
• Schedule and present at trade shows, public education events, and networking events to increase brand awareness.
• Support and utilize sales tools such as branded materials, social media, sales development training and webinars, and email campaigns.
• Work with franchisee owners to identify and establish business needs.
• As a new small business, there will be opportunities to be involved in client jobs or other duties as assigned to establish this new franchise in the Western Fairfax and South Herndon area. 

Job requirements include:

• Minimum 2 years experience (sales or marketing preferred) or equivalent training or related work experience (high school diploma required) 
• Strong communication skills and English proficiency required (written and verbal)
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop a rapport with business partners and clients
• Positive mindset and strong sense of purpose with capacity to develop a passion for the mission and vision of the franchise
• Reliable mode of transportation
• Valid driver’s license 
• Motivated, self-starter
• Experience with senior communities a plus
• Previous sales and/or marketing experience a plus
• Familiarity with seniors, estate sales, and/or senior living communities is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel Outlook) or Google equivalents
• Must undergo a pre-employment background check

$16-$20/hour (dependent on experience) plus performance-based incentives. Part-time. Training will be provided.

If you are looking for interesting, meaningful part-time work, we would love to talk to you about joining our team! Great opportunities for growth in a compassionate, values-driven environment. Become part of a new team and grow with this new business. Opportunities for future growth include operations work, sales and marketing, relocation specialist and more. 

Caring Transitions West Fairfax and South Herndon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.