[Hiring] Associate Director, Small Business and Corporate Education @SDSU Research Foundation

Role Description

The Associate Director, Small Business & Corporate Education provides strategic and operational leadership for SDSU’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), corporate education initiatives, and related business programs. Reporting to the Executive Director of SDSU Career Services, the position oversees:

• Business advising
• Technical assistance
• Education and training
• Referrals
• Program delivery
• Outcome tracking

The Associate Director develops cross-organizational partnerships, referral protocols, service standards, shared programming, and performance systems to meet small business needs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of small business development, entrepreneurship, business advising, and economic development principles.
• Knowledge of SBDC, SBA, university, grant, and contractual compliance requirements.
• Skill in designing, launching, managing, and continuously improving complex programs and service models.
• Skill in providing individualized business advising and translating client needs into actionable strategies.
• Skill in recruiting, onboarding, coordinating, supervising, and evaluating consultants and subject-matter experts.
• Skill in building and maintaining partnerships with businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and community organizations.
• Skill in interpreting performance data and using metrics to improve programs and achieve contracted outcomes.
• Skill in managing budgets, expenditures, contracts, invoicing, and grant-related reporting.
• Ability to identify emerging business, workforce, technology, and market trends and translate them into new programming opportunities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, resources, and contractual requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training and administration work experience involving study, analysis, and/or evaluation leading to the development or improvement of administrative policies, procedures, practices, or programs.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in office or administrative environment.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $6,833.33 - $7,500.00 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.

Company Description

Established in 1943, the mission of the SDSU Research Foundation (SDSURF) is to support the research objectives of San Diego State University by helping faculty and staff find, obtain, and administer funding for their research and sponsored programs.

• SDSU achieved its strategic plan goal of becoming an R1, premier public research university in early 2025.
• SDSURF provides the full life cycle of grant services to faculty and staff to further their important work.