Executive Regional Administrator

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The Director is responsible for providing direction, leadership, and technical support to the staff and clients of the SBDC. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader with strong adaptive leadership skills, adept at fostering collaborative opportunities both within the organization and with external partners. They should excel in guiding, motivating, teaching, and instructing team members while also demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and a genuine curiosity about business resources and economic development.

The successful candidate will be able to build and operate consistent systems across teams, maximizing the strengths of diverse workforce. They will serve as a key partner in regional economic development, leveraging their business acumen and awareness of resources to support entrepreneurs and small businesses effectively.

This position requires some evening and occasional weekend work.

The Center operates under a Cooperative Agreement between the City of Roanoke and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administered through George Mason University. Efforts on behalf of the Center are performed in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Virginia Small Business Development Center network. The Center includes offices in Roanoke and the New River Valley.

The Greater Roanoke and NRV SBDC is a top performer in Virginia, having served 560 clients with over 2088 hours of business advising in 2024, assisted 26 in starting new businesses and helped businesses secure nearly $9.12 million in capital. In addition to the Director, the Greater Roanoke and NRV SBDC team includes 3 part time advisors and varying contract advisors.

Examples of Duties

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Within the limits of the City of Roanoke’s programs, policies, procedures, and budget, the Director of the Greater Roanoke and NRV SBDC is responsible for and has authority to perform the duties listed below:

Administration of SBDC Program

· Directs, manages, and supervises the operations of the Center programs and supervises, trains and evaluates consultants and staff.

· Develops, implements, and evaluates marketing plan for the Center, including strategies for program promotion.

· Develops and fosters funding sources for the Center to provide resources to match SBA funding, plus secure event and program sponsors, as needed.

· Ensures compliance with federal guidelines related to the SBDC program and with Virginia SBDC policies and procedures.

· Measures and evaluates the impact of the SBDC program and activities.

· Manages center budget expenditures, provides financial oversight for the center, maintains records for center operations, and manages the federal grant in compliance.

· Prepares reports for funders, writes proposals for funding program plans, and prepares other official documents and reports for the operation and continuation of the program.

· Established and maintains cooperative working relationships with business communities, including minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses.

· Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Organizational Leadership

· Participates in Virginia SBDC Network meetings, conferences, and strategic working groups and committees.

Counseling, Training & Outreach

· Provides one on one counseling to small business owners.

· Analyzes and evaluates service needs for clients; Provides in-depth technical assistance in business planning, management, financial analysis, marketing, and related areas of business operations.

· Designs and delivers small business training programs.

· Develops and maintains partnerships with localities and business groups throughout the service region

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor’s degree required.

· 5-10 years' experience in business or program management or small business ownership.

· Demonstrated ability to advise business owners in critical business management areas, including access to capital, financial management, marketing, business and strategic planning, and business operations.

· Ability to creatively solve problems within the funding perimeters of the SBDC.

· Experience supervising professional and administrative staff.

· Excellent organizational and administrative skills including ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

· Action oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and is able to work will all industries and clientele.

· Ability to manage fiscal reporting including budget, spending, and securing funding.

· Outstanding written and oral communication skills; effective communicator in a variety of presentation settings, including one on one and large groups.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. Comfort and ability to quickly become proficient in Canva and other software, including Square Space and Calendly, is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

· Experience raising funds to support operations of a nonprofit or community organization.

· Experience managing grants, contracts, and organizational budgets.

· Former small business owner

Supplemental Information:

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. 

REASONING ABILITY 
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT  
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA/M/F/Disability Employer.