Director of Whitman Entrepreneurship Center
Director of Whitman Entrepreneurship Center
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The Director of the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center will lead the vision management and of innovative nonacademic entrepreneurship programs at the Whitman School of Management. This role will drive the development of nationally and globally recognized bestinclass programs that support student alumni staff faculty and the community entrepreneurs. The Director is expected to expand existing programming with a goal of reestablishing the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center as a national and global leader in entrepreneurship and as a role model for other university entrepreneurship centers with a emphasis on supporting local and oncampus community entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will have a broad network and professional visibility. They will possess multiple years of leadership experience. The candidate will have an outstanding grasp of what a thriving university entrepreneurship centers programming should be. They must have the ability to collaborate well with others and to leverage the talents of the academic and professional partners within Whitman and across Syracuse University to achieve excellence. The candidate should have the experience to identify and secure grants and other funding to ability to use data to evaluate program effectiveness and the drive to build and innovate within a highimpact entrepreneurship ecosystem that will raise the profile of Whitman and Syracuse University locally nationally and globally.This role is critical to the success of Whitman Schools entrepreneurship operations and central to Syracuse Universitys entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Leadership of community programs : Lead the development and further growth of communityoriented entrepreneurship programs including the WISE Womens Business Center the South Side Innovation Center the DAniello Internship program among others to include noncredit training and education of local entrepreneurs. This includes strategic foresight understanding of community entrepreneurs needs networking and relationship building as well as a collaborative ability to work with individual program managers and community stakeholders in regard to budget personnel and strategic oversight. Lead grant development and external funding efforts ensuring financial and impact goals are achieved and effectively communicated. Use data to evaluate program effectiveness. Provide professional visibility marketing and representation in the community regarding Whitmans entrepreneurship programming and secure industry and Leadership of oncampus entrepreneurship programs : Lead the oncampus studentfocused entrepreneurship programs including the Couri Hatchery the Panasci Business Plan Competition the Entrepreneurship Club Orange Tank the undergraduate capstone competition and other programs in collaboration with the Director of Experiential Programs and other oncampus leaders. Drive continuous innovation and new activities to create robust and cuttingedge programming that includes bestinclass mentoring coaching networking skills development incubation acceleration and funding programming. Build strategic partnerships with other key stakeholders on campus. Assist and participate in fundraising efforts to secure additional gifts and renew current gifts to support programming and awards. Student mentoring : Provide mentorship and guidance to student entrepreneurs within Whitman and across campus. Includes understanding of student goals and aspirations cultural competence empathy and technical abilities. Personnel management: Manage inspire and direct the Couri Hatchery staff South Side Innovation Center staff the WISE Womens Business Center staff and support for all consultants volunteers and student assistants working in entrepreneurshipaffiliated programs. Expand the volunteer network to support centers and programs. Responsible for hiring and staffing decisions. Develop and implement bestinclass entrepreneurship programming. Lead and innovate incubation and accelerator programs. Secure seed venture and grant funding. Deliver relevant and practical curriculum through seminars and workshops. Provide mentoring coaching and support services to entrepreneurs. Evaluate programmatic results strategically identify areas for programmatic improvement and oversee implementation of action plans for continuous improvement. Engage with industry leaders subject matter experts and internal partners to build a robust network of collaborators. Manage and expand the current portfolio of initiatives including the WISE Womens Business Center South Side Innovation Center Couri Hatchery Panasci Business Plan Competition Orange Tank Entrepreneurship Club and DAniello Internship Program. Management of staff program directors budgets fundraising and data analysis related to impact and assessment. Increase visibility and reputation of the Whitman School at local national and international levels. Collaborate with partners within Whitman and across Syracuse University campus to achieve program goals. Other positionrelated duties as assigned
The Director of the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center will lead the vision management and of innovative nonacademic entrepreneurship programs at the Whitman School of Management. This role will drive the development of nationally and globally recognized bestinclass programs that support student alumni staff faculty and the community entrepreneurs. The Director is expected to expand existing programming with a goal of reestablishing the Whitman Entrepreneurship Center as a national and global leader in entrepreneurship and as a role model for other university entrepreneurship centers with a emphasis on supporting local and oncampus community entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will have a broad network and professional visibility. They will possess multiple years of leadership experience. The candidate will have an outstanding grasp of what a thriving university entrepreneurship centers programming should be. They must have the ability to collaborate well with others and to leverage the talents of the academic and professional partners within Whitman and across Syracuse University to achieve excellence. The candidate should have the experience to identify and secure grants and other funding to ability to use data to evaluate program effectiveness and the drive to build and innovate within a highimpact entrepreneurship ecosystem that will raise the profile of Whitman and Syracuse University locally nationally and globally.This role is critical to the success of Whitman Schools entrepreneurship operations and central to Syracuse Universitys entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Leadership of community programs : Lead the development and further growth of communityoriented entrepreneurship programs including the WISE Womens Business Center the South Side Innovation Center the DAniello Internship program among others to include noncredit training and education of local entrepreneurs. This includes strategic foresight understanding of community entrepreneurs needs networking and relationship building as well as a collaborative ability to work with individual program managers and community stakeholders in regard to budget personnel and strategic oversight. Lead grant development and external funding efforts ensuring financial and impact goals are achieved and effectively communicated. Use data to evaluate program effectiveness. Provide professional visibility marketing and representation in the community regarding Whitmans entrepreneurship programming and secure industry and Leadership of oncampus entrepreneurship programs : Lead the oncampus studentfocused entrepreneurship programs including the Couri Hatchery the Panasci Business Plan Competition the Entrepreneurship Club Orange Tank the undergraduate capstone competition and other programs in collaboration with the Director of Experiential Programs and other oncampus leaders. Drive continuous innovation and new activities to create robust and cuttingedge programming that includes bestinclass mentoring coaching networking skills development incubation acceleration and funding programming. Build strategic partnerships with other key stakeholders on campus. Assist and participate in fundraising efforts to secure additional gifts and renew current gifts to support programming and awards. Student mentoring : Provide mentorship and guidance to student entrepreneurs within Whitman and across campus. Includes understanding of student goals and aspirations cultural competence empathy and technical abilities. Personnel management: Manage inspire and direct the Couri Hatchery staff South Side Innovation Center staff the WISE Womens Business Center staff and support for all consultants volunteers and student assistants working in entrepreneurshipaffiliated programs. Expand the volunteer network to support centers and programs. Responsible for hiring and staffing decisions. Develop and implement bestinclass entrepreneurship programming. Lead and innovate incubation and accelerator programs. Secure seed venture and grant funding. Deliver relevant and practical curriculum through seminars and workshops. Provide mentoring coaching and support services to entrepreneurs. Evaluate programmatic results strategically identify areas for programmatic improvement and oversee implementation of action plans for continuous improvement. Engage with industry leaders subject matter experts and internal partners to build a robust network of collaborators. Manage and expand the current portfolio of initiatives including the WISE Womens Business Center South Side Innovation Center Couri Hatchery Panasci Business Plan Competition Orange Tank Entrepreneurship Club and DAniello Internship Program. Management of staff program directors budgets fundraising and data analysis related to impact and assessment. Increase visibility and reputation of the Whitman School at local national and international levels. Collaborate with partners within Whitman and across Syracuse University campus to achieve program goals. Other positionrelated duties as assigned
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