Strategic Business Development Associate, Green Spaces

Appone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Transit Benefits

401(k) Plan

Job summary

The Horticultural Society of New York seeks a proactive Business Development Associate to grow our client base across Horticulture, Education, Horticultural Therapy, and Public Programming. You will support the full business development lifecycle, from prospecting to contract handoff, onboarding, and ongoing account support, reporting to the Senior Director of Business Development.

Ideal candidates bring 1–3 years in business development or a related field, strong networking and communication

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant work experience in business development, horticulture, or similar field.
• Demonstrated experience networking and creating long-term trust-based relationships; excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to close targeted sales.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research on new clients according to strategy and campaign.
• List generation and inbound outreach to follow up on new leads.
• Coordinate campaign deployment, sales collateral, and contract handoff to appropriate program area.
• Support conferences, offsite events, programming, and other business development tasks.
• Maintain prospect lists and CRM records; update campaigns regularly.
• Manage onboarding and transition of new clients to account leads; schedule check-ins.
• Develop and maintain client relationships; identify upsell opportunities.
• Monitor NYS Grants Gateway/Passport System for funding opportunities.

Skills

Business Development

Networking

Communication

Project Management

Independent Work

CRM Systems

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

The Horticultural Society of New York seeks a proactive Business Development Associate to grow our client base across Horticulture, Education, Horticultural Therapy, and Public Programming. You will support the full business development lifecycle, from prospecting to contract handoff, onboarding, and ongoing account support, reporting to the Senior Director of Business Development.

Ideal candidates bring 1–3 years in business development or a related field, strong networking and communication