Senior Business Growth & Lending Partnerships Lead

Indigenous Business Australia; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Indigenous Business Australia is seeking a candidate for a role within the Business Solutions team. The position focuses on culturally appropriate engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, leveraging lending and risk-management experience to support growth and development.

The role emphasizes building partnerships, guiding customers through readiness assessments and development pathways, and linking clients to resources to establish viable businesses.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated cultural capability with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities or organisations.
• Experience in business lending, lending policy or risk management.
• Experience related to business management.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently and interact effectively with stakeholders.
• Ability to build and manage networks of stakeholders and partners for customer pipelines.
• Ability to assess customer readiness and establish development pathways into business.
• Provide guidance and linkages to resources for developing business capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work within IBA's Business Solutions team.
• Refer to the Position Statement for full responsibilities.

Skills

Cultural capability

Lending experience

Business management

Problem solving

Independent work

Stakeholder networking

Customer development pathways

Guidance and resources linking

Job description

Indigenous Business Australia is seeking a candidate for a role within the Business Solutions team. The position focuses on culturally appropriate engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities, leveraging lending and risk-management experience to support growth and development.

The role emphasizes building partnerships, guiding customers through readiness assessments and development pathways, and linking clients to resources to establish viable businesses.