Job Details

The Assistant Director/Enterprise Center for Entrepreneurship and Training (ECET) position will support the development and ongoing management of a physical office center to support residents, small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in Chelsea, MA, Everett, MA, and adjacent communities. The Center will provide much needed small business guidance and assistance in multiple languages through online consultation, and workshops to address talent recruitment, career readiness, and business and innovation planning and strategy.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of Associate Dean of Workforce and Economic Development, the Assistant Director will manage the day-to-day operations of the Enterprise Center for Entrepreneurship and Training located in Chelsea, MA. This position is responsible for strategic planning, organizing, and directing all phases of the ECET including but not limited to business development, consulting, programming, and administration of policies, procedures, and processes in support of ECET. The Assistant Director will respond to inquiries and requests for service from internal BHCC departments, local small businesses, corporations, individuals, and external agencies. This position works closely with the City of Chelsea and Chelsea Chamber of Commerce for training and funding opportunities.

The ideal candidate will possess a hands-on attitude and will be energetic, collaborative, and forward-thinking who is able to manage daily operations and programming and can further the Center's strategic mission.

Responsibilities:

• Creates programs and innovative strategies to further the goals and mission of the ECET.
• Identifies and solicits additional ongoing funding support from governmental agencies, public and private corporations, and/or other potential funding sources.
• Develops relationships with community-based and social service organizations within the Chelsea area community to further collaborative entrepreneurial initiatives.
• Develops, recommends, and administers consulting, training, and operating policies, procedures, and processes in support of the local business community and determines types and levels of services to be provided and standards by which delivery will be evaluated.
• Monitors and measures the overall successes of program and program participants.
• Completes all reporting requirements to funders to meet deadlines and produce requested information in a timely manner.
• Cultivates and manages relationships with key stakeholders, external agencies, local businesses, and other business technical assistance providers.
• Coordinates and manages offerings and services consistent with the needs of the small business community by developing and offering integrated and comprehensive instructional training courses and business advising services to local entrepreneurs and the small business community. This includes the development of business plans, marketing plans, financial plans, access to capital, operations and HR management, and other applicable areas.
• Work to promote and market ECET programs and services to community organizations, local businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs and centers of influence.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, entrepreneurship, marketing, or a related field.
• Two years of program development experience related to small business development.

Knowledge of:

• Strategic planning, strategic management, budgeting, and small business planning.
• Organizational, personnel and administrative management skills.
• Entrepreneurial principles and practices.
• Writing, presentation, communications, and pedagogical skills.
• Working with diverse academic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the local business community.
• Working effectively with faculty, university administrators, advisory board members, and external stakeholders.
• Small business financing sources.
• Program marketing approaches and practices.
• Monitoring and evaluating instructional and counseling methods and modes of delivery.
• Fundraising, writing and administering grants, alongside capturing data and reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese and/or Haitian/Creole.
• Experience as a small business owner.

Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 (partially grant funded in year one). Non-Unit Professional position. Full State Benefits. Actual Salary Will Be Commensurate With Education and Experience.

Review Date: November 14, 2025

• Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above area encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience has prepared them with equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.
• Please note that as a condition of employment, the final candidate will undergo Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) background screenings in accordance with state regulations. The results of these screening may impact the hiring decision.

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