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Business Development & Growth Coordinator
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLCRemote | Part-Time | ContractPay: $15.00 per hourExpected Hours: Approximately 5–10 hours per week
About the Role
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC is seeking a part-time Business Development & Growth Coordinator to actively support and execute business growth initiatives across technology consulting, artificial intelligence, SaaS, education technology, training, and professional services.
This position combines business development, sales, opportunity development, partnerships, grants and contracts, prospect outreach, and growth execution.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, organized, comfortable communicating with prospective clients and partners, and capable of helping move opportunities from initial identification through development, pursuit, follow-up, and potential conversion.
This is not solely an administrative position. The selected contractor will have an active role in helping Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC identify, develop, pursue, and convert business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities may include:
Research and identify prospective clients, organizations, partners, and business opportunities
Conduct professional B2B prospecting and outreach
Develop and maintain relationships with prospective clients and partners
Participate in business-development and sales strategy
Identify opportunities to generate consulting, technology, SaaS, training, and professional-services revenue
Qualify prospective clients, leads, and business opportunities
Conduct prospect follow-up and help advance opportunities through the business-development pipeline
Participate in prospective-client conversations, presentations, and meetings as assigned
Develop and execute outreach approaches for specific markets, services, and company offerings
Research government, corporate, nonprofit, education, and other contracting opportunities
Identify relevant RFPs, RFQs, solicitations, procurement opportunities, and subcontracting opportunities
Assist with bid/no-bid evaluation and opportunity qualification
Support proposal development, including research, written content, supporting documentation, capability information, and submission preparation
Assist with responding to RFPs, RFQs, and other business solicitations
Track procurement requirements, registrations, deadlines, documentation, and next actions
Research relevant grants, funding programs, and other business funding opportunities
Assist with grant qualification, research, application development, supporting documentation, and submissions
Help identify and develop strategic partnerships, referral relationships, subcontracting arrangements, and collaborative business opportunities
Participate in authorized negotiations and business-development discussions
Assist with developing business cases, presentations, capability materials, and other opportunity-development materials
Help move qualified opportunities toward proposals, agreements, contracts, purchases, partnerships, or other conversions
Participate in closing activities and post-proposal follow-up
Maintain accurate records for prospects, opportunities, proposals, grants, contracts, partnerships, and business-development activity
Use company-approved systems and technology to manage and document business-development activities
Monitor business-development results and help identify which strategies and outreach activities are producing meaningful opportunities
Provide regular pipeline, outreach, opportunity, proposal, and conversion updates
Recommend improvements to business-development processes, outreach strategies, and growth initiatives
Protect confidential company, prospect, partner, and client information
Follow applicable company policies and requirements regarding communications, privacy, confidentiality, and compliance
Sales & Business Development
The coordinator will actively contribute to the company’s sales and business-development process.
This may include prospecting, lead qualification, relationship development, opportunity discovery, sales conversations, proposal follow-up, objection handling, and activities designed to move qualified prospects toward a business relationship.
The coordinator may also recommend new markets, outreach approaches, partnership opportunities, and potential service opportunities based on research and business-development activity.
Grants & Contract Opportunities
The coordinator will help Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC identify and pursue appropriate grant, government contracting, corporate contracting, subcontracting, procurement, and funding opportunities.
Responsibilities may include researching opportunities, reviewing eligibility and requirements, tracking deadlines, gathering documentation, contributing to written responses, assisting with grant and proposal development, preparing supporting materials, and helping coordinate submissions.
The coordinator may participate throughout the opportunity lifecycle rather than only identifying opportunities.
Partnerships & Growth
The coordinator will also help identify and develop relationships that may lead to strategic partnerships, referral relationships, subcontracting arrangements, technology collaborations, education partnerships, consulting engagements, and other mutually beneficial business opportunities.
The objective is to help turn qualified relationships and opportunities into measurable business growth.
Decision-Making & Authority
The Business Development & Growth Coordinator will have an active role in developing and pursuing opportunities and may communicate directly with prospective clients, partners, vendors, agencies, and other organizations within their assigned responsibilities.
The coordinator may contribute to sales strategy, proposals, grant applications, contract opportunities, negotiations, partnership development, and closing activities.
However, final authority to legally bind Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC, execute contracts or agreements, approve final pricing, incur financial obligations, or make commitments outside specifically delegated authority remains with authorized company management.
No particular sale, client, grant, contract, partnership, funding award, or other business outcome is guaranteed.
Qualifications
Candidates should have experience or demonstrated capability in one or more of the following areas:
Business development
B2B sales or sales support
Lead generation and prospecting
Professional services
Partnerships
Proposal development
Grant research or grant development
Government or corporate contracting
Procurement opportunity research
Marketing or growth
Client relationship development
Business research
CRM or pipeline management
Strong candidates should demonstrate professional written and verbal communication, strong research skills, initiative, organization, attention to detail, follow-through, sound professional judgment, and the ability to work independently.
Candidates should also be comfortable learning and using web-based business systems, AI-enabled tools, CRM or pipeline-management systems, and other technology used to support business-development activities.
Experience with technology consulting, SaaS, artificial intelligence, government contracting, grants, education technology, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or professional services is helpful but not required.
Compensation & Schedule
Pay: $15.00 per hour
This is a part-time contract position expected to begin at approximately 5–10 hours per week.
Hours may vary depending on business needs, active opportunities, deadlines, and available assignments and are not guaranteed.
At the anticipated schedule, compensation would generally equal approximately $75–$150 per week before applicable taxes, depending on actual hours worked.
Continuation of the engagement, changes in hours, or expansion of responsibilities will depend on business needs, available work, performance, and mutual agreement.
Remote Work Requirements
This is a remote position.
The selected contractor should have reliable internet access, access to a suitable computer, and the ability to perform assigned work in a professional and secure environment.
Unless otherwise specified in writing, the contractor is responsible for the ordinary equipment, internet access, telephone access, and workspace necessary to perform contracted services.
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a current resume highlighting relevant experience in business development, sales, growth, grants, contracts, partnerships, proposals, lead generation, professional services, or related work.
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC will review applicants against the requirements of this specific position.
Selected applicants may be invited to participate in an initial pre-screen and/or interview.
Candidates advancing through the selection process may be asked to discuss their experience with business-development outreach, opportunity identification, sales, proposal development, grants, contracts, partnerships, or related growth activities.
Candidates advancing to final consideration will receive additional information regarding the proposed scope of work, expectations, payment terms, confidentiality requirements, and applicable contract terms before accepting an engagement.
There is no fee to apply, interview, or participate in the Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC selection process.
Application, pre-screening, or interviewing does not guarantee selection or a contract.
Contract Relationship
This is a contract opportunity and not W-2 employment.
The selected contractor will be responsible for applicable taxes and ordinary independent-business expenses associated with the contractor relationship.
Nothing in this posting guarantees a minimum number of hours, continued assignments, contract renewal, conversion to employment, or a particular amount of future work.
About Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC is a woman-owned technology consulting company helping organizations navigate digital transformation, artificial intelligence, responsible AI, technology strategy, cybersecurity, business systems, and technology adoption.
The company develops and supports AI-enabled solutions, SaaS platforms, consulting tools, education technology resources, training solutions, and professional services.
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Expected hours: 5.0 – 10.0 per week
Application Question(s):
Do you have experience supporting or executing business development, B2B sales, lead generation, partnerships, or client acquisition?
Yes
No
If yes: Briefly describe your experience and the types of organizations, services, or products you supported.
Prospecting & Outreach — Required
Are you comfortable independently researching prospective clients or partners and conducting professional B2B outreach by email, LinkedIn, telephone, or other approved channels?
Yes
No
Follow-up: Briefly describe how you would identify and prioritize prospects for a technology consulting company.
Grants & Funding Opportunities — Required
What experience do you have researching or supporting grant and funding opportunities?
I have researched grant/funding opportunities
I have contributed to grant applications
I have independently prepared grant applications
I have managed grant opportunities from research through submission
I have no direct experience yet
Follow-up: Briefly describe your experience, including how you determine whether an opportunity is worth pursuing.
Contracts & Procurement — Required
What experience do you have with government, corporate, nonprofit, or other contracting/procurement opportunities?
Researching opportunities
Reviewing RFPs/RFQs/solicitations
Bid/no-bid evaluation
Proposal development
Proposal submission
Subcontracting opportunities
Government contracting portals
No direct experience yet
Proposal Development — Required
Are you comfortable contributing to proposals, capability materials, RFP/RFQ responses, grant applications, and other business-development documents?
Yes, independently
Yes, with some direction
I have limited experience but can learn
No
Moving Opportunities Forward — Required
Which activities have you personally performed as part of moving a business opportunity toward conversion?
Prospecting
Lead qualification
Discovery conversations
Follow-up
Relationship development
Proposal development
Presentations
Negotiation support
Objection handling
Closing
Partnership development
None of the above
Practical Scenario — Required
Ashley Hughes-Jefferson Consulting LLC identifies 20 possible business opportunities, including prospective consulting clients, contract opportunities, grants, and potential partnerships. You have 5 hours available this week. Briefly explain how you would decide what to work on first and what you would accomplish during those 5 hours.
Work Location: Remote
