Boulder SBDC Center Director

City Of Boulder Job Opportunity

It's a great time to join the City of Boulder!

Final date to receive applications:
September 11, 2026

Compensation Details:
Full Pay Range $ - $ Generally, the hiring range is from the minimum up to 80% of the range. This is a full-time salaried position.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Benefit Eligibility Group:
Non Union (30+ Hours) Locate the Benefit Eligibility Group value on the Employee Benefit Eligibility document to identify the benefits offered for this job.

Job Description

Summary:

Under limited direction, provides strategic leadership and business expertise, leads day-to-day operations, and fosters a welcoming, inclusive, client-oriented, and mission-driven team culture in a fast-paced, hands-on environment with high impact. In addition to overseeing Boulder Small Business Development Center (SBDC) operations, this position cultivates strong relationships with local, state, and national partners and facilitates collaboration and consistency among the center's programs and across the statewide network in alignment with SBA, OEDIT, and city objectives and strategies.

This position is contingent upon the availability of grant funding. While we anticipate the program will continue, should the specific funding for this role be reduced or eliminated, the position may be subject to termination.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Directs and provides overall management of the Boulder SBDC, including management of center staff, advising services and programming for small businesses such as restaurants, retailers and other "Main Street" businesses; entrepreneurs and small business owners from all communities; and science and technology businesses and other highly scalable ventures.
• Leads strategic planning for the center and program areas. Oversees the development of program proposals, acquisition of sponsorship, grant, or other funding and implementation of programs under contractual agreements with program funders.
• Develops and manages annual budgets, projections and work plans for the center to ensure revenues align with expected expenses and established goals and objectives are achieved. Develops and implements fundraising strategies to supplement grant funding with revenue from other sources.
• Oversees center accounting functions to ensure all revenue and expenses are properly recorded, approves financial journal entries and monitors and analyzes cash flow. Prepares quarterly financial reports and reimbursement requests for grant payments and provides other reporting in compliance with state requirements and Small Business Administration (SBA) governance.
• Establishes work assignments and provides guidance, professional development, and work direction for center staff. Ensures that staff, consultants, and volunteers complete required training and comply with reporting, client confidentiality, and other program requirements.
• Oversees small business training and advising activities to best utilize resources and in coordination with the Colorado SBDC network and state office.
• Supervises Boulder SBDC staff. Oversees advisors and volunteers.
• Participates in client advising and business training programs, as needed.
• Collects data and prepares reports to measure the economic impact of the center's services to ensure that small business needs and stakeholder goals are satisfactorily met.
• Builds strong and collaborative working relationships with local, state and national resource partners. Strategizes with city colleagues, the statewide SBDC network and SBA, and other partners to support economic vitality and identify and serve the needs of the local small business community including facilitating economic mobility, building economic resilience, and assisting with business recovery following natural disasters and other emergencies. Adapts services to respond to new opportunities and changes in small business needs.
• Manages compliance with all applicable Colorado SBDC Network and U.S. Small Business Administration policies and grantor requirements. Attends regular statewide network virtual and in-person meetings and annual national conference and participates in professional training and development programs to maintain updated knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Provides financial, operations, performance measurement, and other information to the director of the Colorado SBDC Network. Participates in periodic audits and accreditations of local center and state network.
• Assists state network director in the development and implementation of statewide initiatives to increase and improve services to the small business community. Manages statewide programs such as the Colorado SBDC Tech Source program.
• Actively engages with the statewide SBDC network through meetings and committee involvement to support network-wide initiatives and improvements. Explores opportunities for collaborations between SBDC centers to better support programs and initiatives.
• Works with strategic…