Director of Wachholz Center Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Professional 12, $80,000 – $90,000 annually, depending on education and experience, 12 mos. per year, benefit-eligible, exempt

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SUMMARY

The Wachholz Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an entrepreneurial hub and information clearinghouse, providing entrepreneurs and businesses with easy access to the programs, services, and resources they need to start, grow and scale their big ideas. The Wachholz Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is now seeking a dynamic and visionary Director to ensure the effectiveness and success of the center, along with alignment with the mission, vision, and purpose of the college.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Leadership

• Develops and implements a strategic vision and sets the direction for the Wachholz Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in alignment with the College’s mission and goals. Serves as the main point of contact for programs and entrepreneurial information.
• Develops and fosters community relationships that connect entrepreneurs to support resources. Identifies gaps within the support network and leads cross-organization collaborative efforts to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Builds and maintains relationships with entrepreneur support organizations and community organizations that support entrepreneurs; monitors and reports on programs and services offered.
• Provides leadership, mentors, and supervises staff; motivates and empowers staff to create environments that promote innovation; sets standards for excellent customer service.
• Serves as a spokesperson, representative, and advocate, to raise awareness, build excitement, and obtain buy-in and support for the center’s mission, operations and long-term sustainability.

Program Development

• Designs, manages, and sets goals for innovative co-curricular programs, initiatives, projects, and information to support entrepreneurs at all stages, from ideation to scaling. Cultivates guest speakers, mentors, and presentations to support entrepreneurship seminars and projects.
• Establishes goals and objectives along with metrics, evaluation processes, and assesses the effectiveness of the center’s programs, activities, and impact. Regularly reports on activities and progress toward goals.
• Oversees marketing strategy, and planning, collaboratively with FVCC’s marketing department, to ensure visibility and participation/representation at community events, media engagements and partner programs.
• Seeks grant opportunities and collaboratively works with grant writer to attain funding.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of current practices and trends in entrepreneurship.
• Participates actively and with initiative in continuous improvement efforts to provide efficient and quality programs; provides strategic direction to facilitate innovation.
• Cross trains to perform other departmental and team functions; backfills for staff as needed.
• Actively participates in the development of a climate that promotes and supports innovation and efforts to continuously improve services to students, faculty, and the College.
• Creates and maintains a collaborative and collegial environment with colleagues and maintains effective working relationships.
• Maintains professional ethics and confidentiality of students in accordance with applicable laws and policies.
• Advances the mission of the center and FVCC by serving on or convening committees and contributing to the community in college-related activities.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Reports to the Executive Director of Workforce Development

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, entrepreneurship, or related field; AND a minimum of five years of closely related work experience; OR,
• Master’s degree in business, entrepreneurship or related field; AND…