FT Admin - Regional Director, Small Business Development Center

Aurizon Holdings Limited; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lansing Community College seeks a FT Administrative Regional Director for the Small Business Development Center to lead regional business development efforts across the Capital Region.

This role directs planning, oversight and outreach, ensuring alignment with state and federal requirements while fostering job growth and profitability for small businesses in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and significant full-time experience in business consulting, management, or economic development.
• Proven leadership and the ability to guide programs and teams.
• Experience in designing and delivering training initiatives.
• Strong public speaking and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide strategic alignment, long-term planning and outreach for the SBDC region.
• Ensure programs comply with federal, state and college policies and contracts.
• Lead program development to start, grow, improve profitability and create jobs.

Skills

Public speaking

Management experience

Training programs

Business consulting

Economic development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Build your future at Lansing Community College!

FT Admin - Regional Director, Small Business Development Center

Title: FT Admin - Regional Director, Small Business Development Center

Posting Closes at 11:55 PM on:09/11/2026

Employee Classification: FT Admin-Union

Level:FT Administrative-G3

Division: Community Education & Workforce Dev - 30000

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Regional Director will play a key role in catalyzing business development efforts across the Capital Region (Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Counties). SBDC is a grant-funded department of LCC's Community Education & Workforce Development (CEWD) division, and the program contributes to the growth and vitality of the Michigan economy. This program helps new and existing small businesses to start, grow, improve profitability, and create jobs. This position guides the strategic alignment, long-term planning, management oversight, and outreach efforts in order to promote Michigan SBDC's mission in the region. The Regional Director ensures that all programs are operating in compliance with Federal, State and College statutes, contractual requirements, and policies.

This position requires an in-person presence on LCC's Downtown campus.

Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.

LCC policy requires all LCC employees to be residents of the State of Michigan and to perform all work (with limited exceptions) within the State of Michigan.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university program or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Significant full-time experience in business consulting, management, business ownership, or economic development organization.
• Demonstrated management experience.
• Demonstrated public speaking experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of training programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university program in Business Admin, Public Admin, or a related field.
• Demonstrated financial management experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse community groups.
• Demonstrated experience using a customer relationship management software, such as Salesforce.

Lansing Community College prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at lcc.edu/consumer-information/equal.html .

Advertised: 31 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 11 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Regional Director will play a key role in catalyzing business development efforts across the Capital Region (Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Counties). This program helps new and existing small businesses to start, grow, improve profitability, and create jobs. This position guides the strategic alignment, long-term planning, management oversight, and outreach efforts in order to promote Michigan SBDC's mission in the region.

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Regional Director will play a key role in catalyzing business development efforts across the Capital Region (Ingham, Eaton, Clinton Counties). This program helps new and existing small businesses to start, grow, improve profitability, and create jobs. This position guides the strategic alignment, long-term planning, management oversight, and outreach efforts in order to promote Michigan SBDC's mission in the region.

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