What are the responsibilities and job description for the Loan Officer / Business Mentor position at Nebraska Enterprise Fund?
This position is located in the Omaha, NE area. The Loan Officer/Business Mentor structures, analyzes, closes and monitors loans, as well as provides businesses with technical assistance. This role requires creative structuring and resourceful partnership development to succeed in meeting the financing needs of these diverse markets. This is a grant funded position. On-going employment is contingent upon additional or continued funding and candidate meeting annual lending production goals.
- Lending Production and Management - Responsible for assisting businesses and programs in securing gap and direct financing. Support businesses and organizations through all stages of the lending process from originating deals to assisting with applications, conducting financial analyses, underwriting and structuring loans, preparing documents with credit insights and recommendations for credit loan approval, preparing and presenting proposals with relevant insights to management and loan/credit committees, servicing loans, and proceeding with collection when necessary.
- Technical Assistance - Responsible for working with businesses and program partners to evaluate their overall financial health, determine financing needs, verify credit-readiness, and assess project feasibility. As needed, present workshops on various business management and financing topics. Ability to provide relevant and timely mentoring, coaching and technical assistance to a diverse group of businesses.
- Business Development - Responsible for cultivating relationships with banks and other local financial intermediaries. Promote increased visibility in market. Represent NEF in public forums, facilitate community outreach efforts, and build referral networks. Serve as subject matter experts on business panels.
- Program Marketing - Responsible for developing strong and effective relationships with NEF's existing borrowers and cultivating new borrowers. Works well with multiple and diverse backgrounds and multicultural businesses.
- Preparing Reports – Responsible for providing monthly and quarterly activity reports on outcomes.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Annual salary plus performance-based bonus
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Physical Setting:
- Office
Schedule:
- Monday through Friday with some evenings and weekends
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Customer service: 3 years (Preferred)
- Lending: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Omaha, NE
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $55,000