UAH APEX Accelerator Advisor

Job no: 504447
Department: College of Business
Work type: Staff Hourly On-Call Non-Exempt
Location: Alabama
Categories: Administrative - Professional

The UAH APEX Accelerator Advisor will serve in an on-call capacity for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to advise clients on strategies to enter and grow in the government contracting markets (local, state, and federal). To participate in marketing and the expansion of current SBDC/APEX offerings and provide training/professional development classes. The incumbent will serve as an advocate of UAH SBDC/APEX for the entrepreneurial ecosystem and business community in support of economic development.
Duties/Responsibilities Include

• Provide specialized expertise, counseling, and advising to nascent and experienced entrepreneurs through established businesses and a myriad of clients on multiple small business subjects, including contract-ready requirements, SAM registration, Federal, State, and Local government market research, cybersecurity, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), regulatory entities, university procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide one-on-one advising to businesses across an array of procurement topics.
• Assist clients in the development of strategic business development plans, management, and operations.
• Perform cash flow and financial management, break-even analysis, and growth strategy options.
• Manage client portfolios and identify business needs.
• Conduct market research to identify the best opportunities, perform analysis, monitor portfolio performance, and present findings to clients.
• Provide advice for business socio-economic, government certification strategy, and ownership considerations.
• Provide client assessment and advisement on government accounting and human resource nuances.
• Make independent judgments, handle complex situations that arise in dealing with SBDC clients; handle more complex client situations that involve advanced business development plans for nuanced government contracting and special situations.
• Provide guidance on in-depth financial analysis, restructuring, mentor protégé, joint venture, operational and organizational issues, acquisitions, valuations, troubled businesses, etc.
• In-depth knowledge and implementation of 'best management' practices for businesses.
• Provide counseling and advising to manufacturing, distribution, and service-based businesses.

• Serve as lead Advisor, direct and guide the tasks and activities of lower-level staff and student interns.
• Assist the Director with the development of program training strategy for the entrepreneurial ecosystem; develop presentations on various topics such as Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, and Business Start-ups in terms of doing business with the government.
• Conduct client training and deliver presentations in person as well as virtually.
• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for business matters, lending and SBA, and DoD subject matters for community events; ensure training and professional development are aligned with subjects/topics needed to serve as an SME as described in position description.
• Responsible for developing and managing contract goals in contract readiness, cybersecurity, FAR, DFARS, state and local procurement procedures, and contract vehicles.
• Maintain written client contact records (meetings, phone calls, emails, etc.) in the Neo Serra Online System.
• Manage, monitor, and maintain various program projects and activities.
• Organize and maintain client and confidential information, correspondence, documentation, financial records, and other pertinent information.
• Work closely with the College of Business regarding coordination of accounting tasks, travel, and expense…