Advisor, Business (Grant Funded)

Houston Community College•Houston, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Advisor is committed to working with a designated client base in a facilitative and supportive manner to identify their business needs and provide or obtain appropriate assistance. This role plans, coordinates, and conducts market training seminars, workshops, conferences, and special training projects for the assigned area. The advisor works in a collaborative and supportive manner within the classroom and in advising sessions to help clients complete the program and program deliverables. Participation in measurement and evaluation activities, including validation, is expected, with a dedication to the program outcomes of job creation and revenue generation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship or related field required
5 years related work experience in Entrepreneurial Roles or Small Business Advising
Must have participated in or personally started up, a new business
MS Office Programs
Information Management Systems
Budget Management
Delivering High Quality Work
Accepting Responsibility
Serving Customers
Supporting Organizational Goals
Driving Continuous Improvement
Acting with Integrity
Thinking Critically
Managing Change
Communicating Effectively

Responsibilities

Meet with clients on an individual basis at least 6-8 times per program (target of approximately 1.5 – 2 hours per meeting through a combination of in-person and phone/on-line meetings) to guide business growth, with the final meeting dedicated to quality control of the growth plan.
Coordinate and market training seminars, workshops, conferences, and special training projects for the assigned program.
Assist clients in learning how to use professional services (advisors) appropriately.
Work with clients to connect them to external Business Support Services (local entrepreneurship ecosystem), as needed, for specialty services.
Work with clients to understand, collect and apply business metrics to support growth.
Assist within the classroom to coordinate group activities and support faculty.
Help clients apply course content to their businesses.
Participate in Client Support System meetings to support client business growth.
Attend all modules, clinics and program events at Houston Community College to support client learning.
Participate in a quarterly call for Business Advisors with national partners (exchange of updates, best practices, new challenges, etc.).
Network with business support services to enhance the local entrepreneurship ecosystem and to advance program recruitment.
Engage in client Alumni Program events as needed.
Assist in client recruiting as directed by the assigned program.
Participate in assessment of clients through measurement, evaluation activities, and though team debriefing and review process.
May work off hours, including evenings and weekends.
Perform other duties, tasks and assignments as required.