Director, APEX Accelerator

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Yes Program Description The LaGuardia Community College APEX Accelerator helps businesses in Queens compete for federal, state, and local government contracts. Established in 1999, it is part of a nationwide network funded in part by the U.S. Department of War (DoW) Office of Small Business Programs through a cost-share cooperative agreement. The Accelerator is managed through the Business Services unit of LaGuardia Community College’s Division of Adult and Continuing Education.

It provides no-cost, one-on-one counseling, training, and technical assistance to businesses of all sizes, with particular attention to minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses. Its work supports the Defense Industrial Base and Government Industrial Base.

Role Description The Director reports to the Assistant Dean of Business Services and has overall leadership, programmatic, and fiscal responsibility for the APEX Accelerator. The Director serves as the Accelerator’s authorized point of contact with DoW on matters related to the cooperative agreement, sets program strategy, supervises the Assistant Director/Senior Procurement Counselor and Procurement Counselors, and ensures that the Accelerator meets its performance measures for businesses served, counseling hours, and conract award outcomes.

The Director ensures compliance with the APEX Accelerators General Terms and Conditions, DoW reporting requirements, and applicable federal cost-share and procurement assistance regulations. The position requires engagement with DoW components, prime contractors, government agencies, small business resource organizations, and college leadership. Travel is required, including out-of-state travel to national APEX Accelerators meetings several times a year.

Duties and Responsibilities Program Leadership & Strategic Management Serve as the Accelerator's Program Director and primary liaison to DoW OSBP; act as the authorized representative for the cooperative agreement, including negotiation, reporting, and renewal.

Provide day-to-day leadership of the APEX Accelerator, including strategic planning, program design, and execution in alignment with DoW OSBP priorities and the APEX Accelerators General Terms and Conditions.

Represent the APEX Accelerator to host-institution leadership, providing regular updates on program performance, funding status, and strategic initiatives.

Staff Leadership & Program Operations Recruit, hire, supervise, mentor, and evaluate the Assistant Director/Senior Procurement Counselor, Procurement Counselors, and support staff; foster a high-performing, client-focused program team.

Oversee counseling, training, and technical assistance delivered by the program team through individual sessions, workshops, webinars, and networking events

Oversee maintenance of the Accelerator's website and client database systems, ensuring data integrity for DoW reporting.

Fiscal Management, Compliance & Accountability Develop, manage, and monitor the annual program budget and required cost-share match; ensure fiscal accountability and compliance with cooperative agreement financial requirements.

Own overall responsibility for program performance metrics (client counts, counseling hours, contract awards, and economic impact)…