Business Support Specialist

Help Build Strong Partnerships That Make a Difference Community Housing Partners (CHP) is looking for a Business Support Specialist to support the growth of our Energy Solutions programs by building and maintaining strong relationships with contractors, trade allies, nonprofit partners, clients, and internal teams.

Why You’ll Love Working at CHPCommunity Housing Partners Ranked No. 2 Nationally, Named to Best Places to Work in Virginia List Predictable schedule — primarily Monday–Friday, 8–5.30 days off in your first year — real time to recharge.

Competitive pay + bonus potential.

Benefits that start within 30 days — no long wait periods. Medical, Dental, and Vision start on the 1st of the month after your hire date. Paid maternity and paternity leave after 90 days.

Retirement contributions you don’t have to chase — we invest in you automatically. CHP offers a 403(b) retirement plan with contributions up to 5%. The company contributes 3% regardless of employee contribution and additionally matches 2% of the amount an employee contributes.

Work with purpose — support programs that improve homes, strengthen communities, and expand access to energy-efficiency services.

Variety in your work — build relationships, coordinate programs, support outreach, and collaborate with teams across the organization.

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About the Role This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys connecting with people, keeping projects organized, solving problems, and helping multiple moving pieces come together.

You’ll serve as an important link between CHP and our external partners—helping recruit and onboard contractors, coordinate schedules and workflows, gather feedback, maintain accurate records, and support business development and outreach efforts.

If you’re organized, relationship-focused, comfortable juggling priorities, and interested in energy efficiency, construction, or community-based programs, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll DoBuild and Support Our Partner Network Recruit, onboard, and support subcontractors and trade partners.

Maintain consistent communication with contractors, clients, nonprofit partners, and internal teams.

Help partners understand program expectations, requirements, and processes.

Gather partner feedback and identify opportunities to strengthen relationships and improve the partner experience.

Keep Programs Running Smoothly Coordinate schedules, documentation, workflows, and follow-up activities.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in Dynamics 365, GoFormz, SharePoint, and other business systems.

Track deadlines, action items, and partner needs.

Identify concerns or barriers and escalate them to the appropriate team members.

Support Business Development Maintain contractor and partner pipelines and support business development initiatives.

Assist with outreach to current and prospective partners.

Gather client feedback, testimonials, and stakeholder success stories.

Support marketing activities, presentations, community outreach, meetings, and events.

Collaborate Across Teams Work closely with Business Development, program staff, field teams, and other internal departments.

Help improve processes and workflows across programs.

Keep stakeholders informed and ensure tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Participate in cross-functional projects and continuous improvement efforts.

What We’re Looking For You may be a strong fit for this role if you:

Have excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

Enjoy building relationships with contractors, partners, clients, and coworkers.

Are highly organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities.

Can work independently…