Lead Faculty (Part-Time, Temporary)

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks a Lead Faculty for the 10,000 Small Businesses program in Utah. You will ensure high-fidelity curriculum delivery, collaborate with Business Advisors, and integrate content with advising and access to capital.

The role emphasizes coordination, teaching, and community building to support local entrepreneurs. The position is a temporary appointment from December 1, 2026 to July 16, 2027, overseeing course prep, teaching sessions, and program evaluation across

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people and abilities
• Ability to work with students, staff and public from diverse backgrounds
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in business
• Entrepreneurship or small business owner experience
• Experience with remote teaching and virtual facilitation of adult learners
• Experience in group facilitation and peer learning
• Ability to blend theory and practice across business disciplines
• Ability to recruit, train, and develop faculty and advisors
• Familiarity with technology tools such as Basecamp, Canvas, LivePlan and Zoom
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Experience with academic program design, implementation and operations
• Strong interpersonal and ethical standards

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum delivery and module openings/closings for in-person sessions
• Coordinate scheduling and support quality curriculum delivery
• Lead pre-brief calls and ensure consistency with Babson cohorts
• Serve as local go-to for curriculum questions and issues
• Oversee content delivery and integration with advisory services
• Facilitate assessment and evaluation throughout the program
• Modify curriculum based on assessments and professional development
• Coordinate with 10KSB Advisors on program content
• Participate in bi-weekly debriefings for program improvement
• Support Basecamp maintenance for current business owners
• Engage with Lead Faculty across sites to share best practices
• Attend program events, clinics, and stakeholder meetings
• Assist in recruitment and interview process for program staff and advisors
• Support community building and ecosystem engagement
• Participate in Scholar Support Service calls

Skills

Effective communication

Diversity & inclusion

Facilitation

Curriculum integration

Remote teaching experience

Education

Bachelor or Master’s in business

Tools

Basecamp

Canvas

LivePlan

Zoom

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Lead Faculty is responsible for the consistent, high-fidelity delivery of the curriculum, as well as for the integration of that curriculum with the other key components of the program, business advising and the opportunity to access capital. The Lead Faculty generally teaches most of the in-person sessions, and opens and closes every other curriculum module, clinic, and/or workshop.

The 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB) initiative is part of a national investment to unlock the growth and job creation potential of small businesses, and is based on the broadly held view of leading experts that a combination of education, business support services, and access to capital best addresses the barriers to growth for small businesses.

The 10,000 Small Businesses program has three main components: business education, business support services (technical assistance and customized, one-on-one business advising) and the opportunity to access capital. The ultimate goal of the initiative is for the participating business owners to increase their revenues and create jobs in their community and surrounding areas.

This position is a temporary appointment, beginning December 1, 2026 and ending July 16, 2027.

Course Preparation

• Assists in the identification, recruitment, and development of module faculty and Business Advisors
• Participates in the national 10KSB Training Seminar
• Proposes curriculum innovations for core and localized sections
• Assists in the identification and recruitment of local Business Support Services (BSS)
• Meets with the identified Business Support Services to plan curriculum delivery (exercises, panels, etc.)
• Assists in planning the points of integration with curriculum, BSS, networking, and access to capital
• Supervises the preparation of all course materials and course delivery logistics (room, equipment, etc.)
• Ensures the entire 10KSB delivery team is comfortable with program technology and has facility with virtual delivery

Teaching

• Coordinates scheduling and assists module faculty as needed to support quality curriculum delivery
• Leads pre-brief calls and walk-throughs for each module, working closely with Babson for the first several cohorts
• Serves as key local “go to” person for curriculum questions or issues
• Responsible for content delivery in the opening and closing in-person sessions
• Facilitates the Measurement and Evaluation system throughout the program
• Modifies curriculum and/or teaching style based on assessment results and professional development experiences
• Coordinates with 10KSB Business Advisors on program content and delivery
• Participates in bi-weekly debriefing sessions to support program integration and consistency, includes faculty from the prior sessions and faculty for the upcoming sessions
• Participates in Scholar Support Service calls
• Assists with local maintenance of Basecamp to support current business owners

Community Building

• Engages with Lead Faculty from other 10KSB sites (exchange of best practices, etc.) through Basecamp and national calls/trainings
• Attends opening and closing program events and all clinics
• Networks with business support services to enhance the local entrepreneurship ecosystem
• May assist in the business owner recruitment and interview process

Assessment

• Participates in assessment of business owners
• Leads assessment of module/clinic faculty
• Leads assessment of sessions
• Participates in assessment of overall program

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work effectively and professionally with students, employees, and members of the public from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances, including individuals with disabilities, consistent with the College's obligations under Title VI, Title VII, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Bachelor or Master’s degree in a field related to business
• Entrepreneurship and/or small business owner experience
• Experience with remote teaching and virtual facilitation of adult learners
• Experience in group facilitation and peer learning approaches
• Ability to blend theory and practice and integrating across business disciplines in a classroom
• Ability to recruit, select, train, oversee, and develop Faculty and Business Advisors
• Understanding of the business advising process
• Ability to assist in building and sustaining a high functioning and performing curriculum delivery team
• Familiarity with basic technology (WORD, PowerPoint, e.g.) and a willingness to learn new tools (e.g., Basecamp, Canvas, LivePlan, Zoom, etc.)
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Experience with academic program design, implementation, and operations
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• High personal and professional ethical standards