Clean Energy Incubator - Business Advisor - Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY
This position meets with small business owners and prospective owners. Gathers and analyzes information to formulate specific recommendations, which would enhance the success of client's businesses; prepares written summaries of information, analysis and recommended actions. Conducts training and workshops on small business planning and operations. Tracks and reports on the progress of clients; promotes the start-up, growth and expansions of small businesses. Represents the college at community meetings as requested. All activities shall move towards growing clean energy in the regional and Illinois economy.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Execute coordination of clean energy entrepreneurial curriculum, participant workshops, seminars and advising.
2.Complete monthly programmatic reporting as directed by DCEO policies.
3.Source and lead subject manager experts.
4.Manage and coordinate all assessment activities for the program.
5.Collect, Interpret, and analyze data and make recommendations to the Grant Manager for program planning and improvement.
6.Maintain the security of records, both physical and electronic.
7.Collaborate with the staff to provide training and advising sessions.
8.Review and update curriculum to ensure compliance with DCEO guidelines and industry needs.
9.Coordinate consortium staff professional development on DCEO policies and programmatic performance.
10.Supervise and evaluate the performance of instruction and assessment staff.
11.Maintain consortium training master calendar of approved programs, start dates, and locations.
12.Support, monitor, and provide training and technical assistance to all subgrantees associated with the Consortium in the areas of instruction and assessment.
13.Perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1.Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Marketing, or related area.
2.Three (3) years of experience in, business process, banking, marketing or related field.
3.Knowledge of training and development, adult learning, or curriculum design.
4.Demonstrated experience professional communication skills, and related business acumen.
5.Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to coordinate multi-dimensional activities simultaneously; strong marketing orientation. Experience with marketing venues including web-based tools.
6.Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Good platform and instructional skills.
7.Ability to work well with clients and business customers; must be entrepreneurial, bottom-line performance driven, customer focused, and learner centered; able to "sell" and negotiate to achieve mutual goals.
8.Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
9.Demonstrated commitment to the college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1.Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Marketing or related area.
2.Experience in writing business plans and/or marketing plans.
3.English and Spanish verbal and written communication proficiency.
4.Demonstrated multicultural competence.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
1.Normal office physical demands.
2.Evening and/or weekends commensurate with demand.
3.Access to transportation for local travel required.
4.Ability to travel between campus locations and to and from community events.

WORKING CONDITIONS
*Duties are performed indoors in the usual office environment.