Company: Eurocom Corporation
Position: Business Development Officer
Location: Ottawa, ON
Description: The Business Development Officer will be responsible for researching, developing and administering plans to support and promote business investment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop policies
- Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
- Plan development projects
- Develop venture capital sources
- Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
- Provide advice on procedures and requirements for government approval of development proposals
- Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
- Develop social and economic profiles of urban and rural areas to encourage industrial and commercial investment
- Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
- Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Provide consulting services to government and other organizations
- Conduct analytical marketing studies
- Conduct social or economic surveys on local, regional, or international areas to assess development of potential and future trends
- Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals
- Design market research questionnaires
- Develop portfolio of marketing materials
- Evaluate customer service and store environments
- Design, conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects
- Use knowledge of federal, provincial and other public and private funding agencies
- Use knowledge of federal and provincial regulations/policies
- Use knowledge of community and industry partners
- Develop feasibility studies
- Conduct online marketing, E-commerce and website promotions
- Maintain database of potential franchisees, real estate locations and on-line buy/sell internet sites
- Prepare funding applications
- Develop marketing strategies
- Develop business plans
- Ensure appropriate business/commercial licenses are in place
Skills and Qualifications:
- Completion of university
- Certified Economic Developer (Ec.D.) designation through the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) or Certified International Trade Professional (C.I.T.P.) designation through the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)
- Knowledge of business or commercial development, economic development
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to work under pressure on tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong reading, writing, communications, critical thinking skills
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