Operations Associate - Business Advisor (Part-Time)

Provide business advice, counseling, training, and other assistance to small businesses that are clients of the Utah Veteran Business Resource Center (VBRC) at Salt Lake Community College. Participate in events supporting the VBRC and efforts around veterans and veteran entrepreneurship in the State o Utah.

Benefits of working as a Business Advisor:

• Gain satisfaction in the mission to help veterans start and grow their businesses

• Expand your skillset and knowledge from training opportunities and opportunities to work with companies in various industries and in different stages and varying industries

• Expand your business networks as you meet with clients and make other important

contacts at various events

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide business counseling to veterans and individuals who are active duty, reserve, guard, and spouses as they start and/or grow their businesses

• Create and maintain accurate records of counseling

• Perform business research for clients

• Teach business classes developed by the VBRC

• Assist the manager in representing the VBRC at veteran events

• Other duties as assigned

Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued Minimum Qualifications

Veteran with better than dishonorable discharge

Bachelor's degree

Previous 3 years experience as a business owner or leadership role in a small to medium size business

Expert with substantial experience in one of the following:

• Finance and accounting (analysis, projections, systems (i.e., QuickBooks), funding and banking)
• Marketing (particularly strong in social media marketing, websites)
• Business operations

Trade off 2:1 Experience/Education Requirement

Preferred Qualifications

Familiar with the Veterans Administration rules and regulations regarding benefits offered to veterans

Familiar with the veteran & military cultural differences from that of others

Experience Working with the underrepresented & minority populations in the U.S.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Assessing needs of small business clients requesting assistance

• Matching the needs of the client(s) with most relevant VBRC services/trainings, and/or other services provided outside of the VBRC

• Counseling of business clients

• Training business clients on various business topics

• Representing the VBRC & Utah SBDC Network and The Mill Entrepreneurship Center at SLCC at meetings, conferences, seminars, and other events

• Making promotional and business-related presentations at various events and venues

• Achieving job-related goals and objectives

• Helping the VBRC achieve its goals and mission related to economic impact and

• Performance Financial Skills:

• Assess and monitor financial health of client businesses

• Prepare financial analyses and reports for clients

• Assist and educate clients to develop financial plans and projections

• Assist clients to find and apply for financing, both debt and investor funding

• Counsel clients on understanding and the use of financial statements, cash flow management and other financial tools in managing the financial aspects of their business

• Present on financial topics at workshops and other events

• Marketing Skills:

• Assess and analyze business clients' marketing capabilities and methods and make recommendations for improvement.

• Assist clients in developing their marketing plans

• Discover new ways for clients to engage with existing customers and attract new ones

• Suggest improvements in areas like SEO, social media, email marketing, and website design

• Recommend relevant content development strategies to websites and blogs

• Help clients improve branding so that it resonates better with customers and prospective customers

• Advise clients on managing and analyzing marketing campaigns to monitor success and ensure that optimal results are achieved

• Present on marketing topics at workshops and other events.

• Business Skills:

• Conduct operational assessments and identify risks/issues of business clients

• Advise and provide recommendations to clients on process improvement and best practices

• Advise on best business and industry practices

• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, ability, culture, ethnic background, to maintain good working relationships across the College. Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties Special Instructions SLCC Highlights

Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college with the most diverse student body in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 11 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new and diverse perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation come about when diverse voices can speak and collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving diverse students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

FLSA Non-Exempt SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check.