Market Director

Summary

The Market Director for Houston leads LiftFund’s regional strategy for philanthropic investment, public-sector partnerships, and small business lending growth. This role strengthens LiftFund’s presence across Harris County and the City of Houston and serves as the organization’s primary external representative in the region. The Market Director builds funding relationships, cultivates corporate and civic partnerships, and develops high-quality borrower pipelines that advance LiftFund’s mission of expanding access to capital and supporting small business resilience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Philanthropy and resource development

• Develop and implement a regional fundraising plan focused on major gifts, corporate partners, bank foundations, and public-sector investment.
• Build and steward relationships with foundations, corporations, anchor institutions, and funders aligned with economic mobility, disaster recovery, and small business stabilization.
• Prepare proposals, reports, budgets, and impact materials for donors and partners.
• Support multi-year funding opportunities that strengthen LiftFund’s operating capacity and programs in Houston.

Civic and strategic partnerships

Lending and pipeline development

Community engagement and visibility

Internal collaboration and reporting

Prepare updates, forecasts, and impact reporting for internal teams and leadership.

Familiarity with small business capital access, credit readiness, or community economic mobility initiatives.

Travel

Limited travel within the local area and infrequent overnight travel for meetings, conferences, training, or other business-related activities as needed.

Position Type, Days and Hours

This is a full-time, exempt position. The days and hours of work are generally Monday through Friday, 8 : 30 am to 5 : 30 pm, but the schedule may vary based on the needs of the position and the timing of key meetings and events.

Physical Demands

When working on-site, work is performed in a routine office environment. Prolonged sitting and some standing required. Occasionally lift, pull, carry and push items weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. This job requires working under stressful conditions to meet deadlines and address unexpected work challenges.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

LiftFund Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all our applicants and employees without regard to age, color, mental or physical disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Also, LiftFund provides reasonable accommodation, and it is committed to engaging in the interactive process.

Disability Accommodation Statement

In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulations, LiftFund Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of disability in admission to, access to, or operation of its programs, services, activities, or employment practices. LiftFund Inc. does not exclude or treat individuals differently because of disability. Reasonable accommodations are available to ensure equal access to all programs and services, including auxiliary aids and services such as qualified interpreters, accessible electronic materials, or alternate formats upon request.

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