IC² Program Specialist

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• Support entrepreneurial and small business outreach efforts within Indian Country.
• Administer entrepreneurship assessments to assist individuals in identifying their goals, interests, skills, and experience.
• Assist in the creation of program policies and procedures to support entrepreneurial and small business opportunities.
• Promote entrepreneurship and small businesses through social media platforms and events that support opportunities for Indigenous‑owned small businesses to connect with Tribal government and Tribal Enterprises staff and purchasing decision makers.
• Create and maintain a database of Native‑owned businesses.
• Coordinate future events, networking sessions, and monthly round tables that showcase successful Native entrepreneurs and cover topics such as business readiness and business law.
• Conduct regular outreach to prospective Indigenous entrepreneurs to attend the entrepreneurial training program.
• Maintain all participant numbers, outcomes, narratives, and successes for required reporting.
• Assist in building relationships and establishing policies and procedures with Tribal governments, Tribal enterprise organizations, and local stakeholders to develop the administrative infrastructure necessary to implement Tribal Entrepreneurial Programs.
• Partner with financial institutions and granting agencies to help entrepreneurs secure funding.
• Plan, facilitate, and co‑teach fundamental business education courses to adult and youth learners with varied levels of education and experience.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Indian Country Innovation Center initiatives.

• Leadership skills – ability to influence, motivate, and elevate others, and to know when to lead and when to follow.
• Entrepreneurial path – clear understanding of the steps to innovate an idea, market the solution, and realize a profit.
• Interpersonal relations – ability to deliver exceptional customer service by exceeding client, stakeholder, and colleague expectations.
• Presentation/facilitation skills – ability to present, facilitate, and lead small and large groups with varying levels of expertise.
• Personal effectiveness/time management – ability to strategically utilize time and resources to manage priorities, timelines, deadlines, and details under pressure, with accuracy.
• Technical capability – proficiency with fundamental office and computer equipment and software programs such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Teamwork oriented – ability to effectively align within a collaborative effort to achieve common goals and outcomes.
• Adaptability – ability to modify actions, direction, or approach to changing situations and expectations in a respectful and professional manner.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a closely related field from a four‑year college or university with a minimum of three years related experience and/or training is preferred.

This role usually spends most of the time in an office with a clean, well‑lit, and comfortable environment. However, support of general issues may require approximately 5‑10% travel between Milwaukee locations and Forest County.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Other

• Government Administration

Potawatomi Ventures is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.