Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, direction, and oversight for the APEX Accelerator Center and its staff to achieve program objectives.
• Manages and prepares program grant application, budget, and required reports to maintain program compliance standards.
• Achieves established programmatic performance benchmarks and utilizes effective methods for program sustainability, growth, and status.
• Oversees and implements Center priorities and goals.
• Establishes and maintains resource partnerships.
• Manages client development and outreach activities.
• Interprets and markets program and services.
• Continuously evaluates program progress and quality.
• Researches potential funding sources.
• Establishes liaisons with local businesses, public officials, and economic development organizations to promote region.

Requirements

• Five (5) years progressively responsible professional experience related to the area, including experience in business, management, marketing, consulting, training or a related field. Experience in administration, budget management or Project Management and knowledge of grant proposal development process.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related degree from an accredited University. Other discipline areas will be considered if past work experience was attained in administration, budget management or Project Management capacity related to functions being performed by this position.

Preferred

• Supervisory experience.