Job #: 041181 Location Syracuse, NY Pay Range: $75,000 - $100,000 Hours: Standard University business hours
8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year) 8:00am - 4:30pm (summer) Hours may vary based on operational needs. Job Type: Full-time
Job Description: The Director of the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center will lead the vision, management, and execution of innovative, non-academic entrepreneurship programs at the Whitman School of Management. This role will drive the development of nationally and globally recognized best-in-class programs that support student, alumni, staff, faculty, and the community entrepreneurs. The Director is expected to expand existing programming with a goal of re-establishing the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center as a national and global leader in entrepreneurship and as a role model for other university entrepreneurship centers, with a emphasis on supporting local and on-campus community entrepreneurship. This role is critical to the success of Whitman School's entrepreneurship operations and central to Syracuse University's entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Lead the development and further growth of community-oriented entrepreneurship programs, including the WISE Women's Business Center, the South Side Innovation Center, the D'Aniello Internship program, among others, to include non-credit training and education of local entrepreneurs. This includes strategic foresight, understanding of community entrepreneurs' needs, networking and relationship building, as well as a collaborative ability to work with individual program managers and community stakeholders in regard to budget, personnel, and strategic oversight.
Lead grant development and external funding efforts, ensuring financial and impact goals are achieved and effectively communicated.
Use data to evaluate program effectiveness.
Provide professional visibility, marketing, and representation in the community regarding Whitman's entrepreneurship programming and secure industry and community leaders' support and involvement.
Leadership of on-campus entrepreneurship programs: Lead the on-campus student-focused entrepreneurship programs, including the Couri Hatchery, the Panasci Business Plan Competition, the Entrepreneurship Club, Orange Tank, the undergraduate capstone competition, and other programs in collaboration with the Director of Experiential Programs and other on-campus leaders.
Drive continuous innovation and new activities to create robust and cutting-edge programming that includes best-in-class mentoring, coaching, networking, skills development, incubation, acceleration, and funding programming.
Build strategic partnerships with other key stakeholders on campus.
Assist and participate in fundraising efforts to secure additional gifts and renew current gifts to support programming and awards.
Provide mentorship and guidance to student entrepreneurs, within Whitman and across campus. Includes understanding of student goals and aspirations, cultural competence, empathy, and technical abilities.
Manage, inspire and direct the Couri Hatchery staff, South Side Innovation Center staff, the WISE Women's Business Center staff, and support for all consultants, volunteers and student assistants working in entrepreneurship-affiliated programs. Expand the volunteer network to support centers and programs. Responsible for hiring and staffing decisions.
Other position-related duties as assigned.
About Syracuse University: Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.
About the Syracuse area: Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
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