Senior Director, KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink, UMKC’s Innovation Center

University of Missouri; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Missouri invites applications for a Senior Director position within the KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink programs. This role leads strategic direction, builds relationships with entrepreneurship support organizations, funders, and community partners to strengthen the regional entrepreneur ecosystem.

The Senior Director will oversee program operations, budgeting, marketing, and data management, while coordinating resources, events such as Global Entrepreneurship Week, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 6 years of experience is required.
• Strong program and project leadership skills are essential.
• Ability to build partnerships with diverse stakeholders and funders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction to KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink programs and staff.
• Manage operations and staff to connect entrepreneurs to support resources.
• Convene constituencies, including entrepreneur support organizations, entrepreneurs, funders and others to connect the ecosystem.
• Identify gaps within the network of support and lead cross-organization collaborations to grow the ecosystem.
• Seek and apply for grant opportunities, track progress and report to funders.
• Oversee budgets.
• Oversee marketing strategy and planning.
• Oversee presentations and program representation at community events and media engagements.
• Manage data and survey systems and regularly report progress toward goals.
• Manage annual Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Kansas City region.
• Provide guidance to constituencies concerning programs and projects offered across the state.
• Continually learn about entrepreneurship to best serve entrepreneurs and influence action.

Skills

Program management

People management

Relationship building

Fundraising

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

UMKC’s Innovation Center- KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink KCSourceLink is the connection to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kansas City. With a network of 250 business-building resources, KCSourceLink helps aspiring and existing business owners start, grow and accelerate businesses across the 18-county, bistate Kansas City region. KCSourceLink also identifies gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and then strategically works with partners to fill those gaps and strengthen support for businesses-all while measuring and reporting on the progress of the ecosystem. MOSourceLink connects a network of nearly 500 organizations across the state of Missouri that provide programs and services to help companies start and grow. Acting as a clearinghouse for information, MOSourceLink supports entrepr…?

Job Description

The Senior Director is primarily responsible for the strategic management of KCSoucreLink and MOSourceLink programs & staff. This role is critical to developing and fostering community relationships that connect entrepreneurs to support resources and grow the entrepreneur ecosystem.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide strategic direction to KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink programs; set short- and long-term goals and objectives; manage operations and staff to connect entrepreneurs to support resources and support the growth of the entrepreneur ecosystem.
• Understand and form relationships with entrepreneur support organizations and community organizations that support entrepreneurs; monitor and report on programs and services offered.
• Convene constituencies, including entrepreneur support organizations, entrepreneurs, funders and others to connect the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Identify gaps within the network of support and lead cross-organization collaborative efforts to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem – report on progress for the community.
• Seek and apply for grant opportunities. Track progress towards grant goals, report on goals toward grants and provide grant reports to funders. Develop and maintain funder relationships.
• Oversee budgets.
• Oversee marketing strategy and planning.
• Oversee presentations and program representation at community events, media engagements and partner programs.
• Manage data and survey systems (internal CRM system as well as outsourced research); document and regularly report on activities and progress toward goals.
• Manage annual Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Kansas City region.
• Provide guidance to constituencies concerning programs and projects offered across the state.
• Continually learn about entrepreneurship and opportunities to best serve entrepreneurs and influence others to take action to implement change.
• Serve as the main point of contact for programs and entrepreneurial information

The successful candidate must

• Have strong program, project and seasoned people management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with people and organizations in the community to achieve collaborative goals.
• Able to incite action from others that do not have a direct report to candidate.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with funders and raise funds.
• Have excellent customer service skills working with internal and external audiences.
• Able to use judgement to identify, troubleshoot and resolve technical and/or operational problems.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to participate in long-term planning and strategies for a program.
• Have an understanding of the needs of entrepreneurs (microenterprise, Main Street, innovation-led and second stage) and entrepreneurial infrastructure.
• Have demonstrated skill in working with partners, staff and funder .
• Possess strong skills in Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to coordinate resources and set priorities to meet objects and competing priorities.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work with a high degree of integrity and hold high ethical standards.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 6 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary