Jobs

Venture Portland is currently hiring 3 District Managers! See below for more info.

District Manager

(2 Open Positions – Midway, Gateway)

SALARY: $43,000 Per Year

HOURS: 36 hours/week, Monday-Friday, Occasional Evenings/Weekends

BENEFITS: Employer-paid Medical/Dental/Vision; 15 Days Paid Vacation, 12 Paid Sick Days & 12 Paid Holidays

SUPERVISOR:  CII Director

START & TERM: Position available now. This is a 12-month position, with possible extension.

Applicants: We highly encourage women and POC to consider this job.

Position Description
If you have a true passion for Portland’s small businesses, this job might be right for you! We are hiring two District Managers (DM) at 36 hours per week for each district. This is a 12-month position with a possible extension. The DM’s work within our Catalytic Investment Initiative (CII) program to support underserved business districts. To learn more about us, please visit ventureportland.org.

What does a “typical” week look like? This full-time job offers flexible hours and no two days are quite the same! Every day is an opportunity to engage with local small business owners and their BDA’s. This is done IRL and/or virtually.

As a District Manager, your week may look something like this:

Monday: All Staff Meeting, set up meetings with your board and the CII Director. Create a Halloween event/party, plan for Holiday shopping events

Tuesday: Work on your membership campaign, attend a work training, walk through part of your district to check in with new small businesses. Create monthly newsletter

Wednesday: Work with Events Team to get help for your fall and winter district events. Attend a webinar training on board development

Thursday: Create board agenda, confirm guest speaker. Host board meeting. Organize a volunteer gathering to pick-up trash around your district

Friday: Spend the day in your district; reconnecting with small businesses and/or guiding a mini-tour of the local shops

Obviously, there’s a lot of exciting activity taking place each day other than what is listed here!

Characteristics we hope you have (or aspire to):

  • Infectious energy to gain support and get things done
  • Very creative, out of the box thinking (what ideas do you have without Googling first?)
  • Able to seamlessly blend professionalism with accessibility
  • Ability and desire to create positive systemic change using the tools/programs we have available at Venture Portland
  • Volunteer experience
  • Board experience

Please express your interest in whatever format you like by August 1, 2021 through info@ventureportland.org. But, please, in the subject line, type “District Manager” and note which district you are interested in working.Individuals seeking employment at Venture Portland are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.