What are the responsibilities and job description for the TVC - Veteran Business Consultant (Program Specialist III) position at TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION?
Please Note: All applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number, and a description of duties performed. To receive Military Employment preference, a copy of the DD Form 214 (member #1 not accepted), NA Form 13038, VA Summary Benefits Letter, or a DD form 1300 must be provided before an interview can be extended. College transcripts, licenses, certifications, etc. must be provided before an interview can be extended. If this information is not provided prior to the interview, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Attaching documents to the application is preferred. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
A skills test such as a presentation will be required at the time of the interview.
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General Description: Serves as a vital member of the Veteran Entrepreneur team responsible for providing counseling, technical assistance, and training to Veterans and family members interested in starting their own business or to veterans and family members already in business. The Veteran Business Consultant will provide 1:1 consulting on various subjects, including business plan development, financials, marketing strategies, entity formation, capital acquisition, and government contracting. The Consultant also connects veterans and family members with partner resources for specific needs such as Tax and Legal guidance, Franchising, Copyright and Trademarks, and Manufacturing. Work involves outreach, coordinating, and advocating for business opportunities and other programs and services for veterans and their families. The Consultant will travel throughout the assigned region and Texas.
To promote a strong environment, TVC maintains a telecommuting policy. The policy is decided by division and contingent on continued performance.
- Provides effective entrepreneur and business management consulting support to veteran clients in various situations and environments.
- Identifies and apprises prospective business support resources available.
- Performs research related to specific business-related information requests.
- Develop relationships with business support-related resources throughout assigned regions in Texas.
- Process Veteran Verification Letters and Veteran-Owned Business Logos.
- Works with veteran entrepreneurs and veteran business owners to benchmark status and monitor key performance indicators.
- Provides business consulting support as needed.
- Conducts business training classes and information seminars.
- Attend and participate in local, state, and federal meetings and training sessions specific to the Veterans Entrepreneur Program.
- Works with other TVC programs and collaborates with other local, state, and federal agencies and entities to assist veterans and their families.
- Develops and maintains the Veteran Entrepreneur database.
- Work hours other than 7:30 am – 4:30 pm will be required for work-related functions.
- Performs related work as assigned.
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business administration, management, entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, or a related field. Experience may be substituted for education on a year-by-year basis. College Transcripts are required and must be provided before an interview can be extended, it is preferred they be attached to the application.
Minimum Experience:
- Four (4) years related experience developing content and slide presentations, coordinating and delivering public speaking engagements to large audiences, and
- Four (4) years of experience in business financials, marketing, or business ownership, and
- A valid Texas Driver's License must be provided within 90 days of hire.
- Complete a Business Consultant Certification within six months from the date of hire.
- The candidate must reside within 50 miles of Houston.
- Honorably discharged Veteran
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business administration, management, entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, or a related field.
- Previous business operations or sales consulting experience.
- Ability to carefully listen to and demonstrate patience with veteran entrepreneurs.
- Ability to work independently and on a team to meet various deadlines.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to demonstrate leadership, strategic vision, and analytical skills.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas succinctly both orally and in writing to individuals and large audiences.
- Ability to perform advanced computer skills, including conducting internet research, operating Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other PC-based programs.
- Customer Resource Management experience (Salesforce, Siebel/Oracle, MS Dynamics, etc.).
- Ability to perform case management.
- Excellent project management skills, including managing multiple projects with critical time frames.
- Ability to demonstrate expertise in the Veterans Preference registration process at the state and federal levels.
- Knowledge of current business trends, including local, state, and federal programs, incentives, and partnerships.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective public contacts.
- Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze business-related facts, and devise solutions to business problems.
- Ability to prepare concise reports, training curricula, and presentations.
Notes to Applicants:
To receive Military Employment preference, applicable source documents must be provided before an interview can be extended. Attaching documents to the application is preferred.
College transcripts, licenses, certifications, etc. must be provided before an interview can be extended. Attaching documents to the application is preferred.
If you require any reasonable accommodation for the interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls to schedule your interview.
This position has been designated as a security sensitive position. A criminal background investigation will be conducted on the final candidate for this position.
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, WE DO NOT ACCEPT TELEPHONE CALLS. APPLICANTS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONTACTED.
Veterans Information: The Texas Veterans Commission is committed to hiring Veterans and is proud to employ the highest percentage of Veterans among all state agencies. Additional info may apply via the job posting.
AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
The Texas Veterans Commission does not discriminate on the basis of person’s color, race, national origin, gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability religion, or age in employment or the provision of services.
