Business Advisor

Perform the work of a full-time business advisor, based in the Belknap/Grafton/Seacoast area of New Hampshire for the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC), an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics. The advisor will provide business management consulting to small and medium size businesses in these communities and apply practical and creative solutions to business problems through one-on-one counseling while promoting growth and sustainability measured through sales, profit, jobs, business startups and capital generation to NH companies.

Job Duties:

• Interview and assess client needs

• Provide in-depth, one-on-one confidential business advising and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses.

• Determine appropriate educational resources to share.

• Identify and analyze business issues, develop and implement solutions in a timely manner and conduct research using public and private sources.

• Assist clients with developing business, financing and marketing plans, as well as a full range of management issues that include personnel issues and understanding the state and regional business climate.

• Promote growth and sustainability measured through sales increases, job creation and capital formation.

• Understand network of professionals to which businesses may need to be referred

• Administrative work to include: Provide information on client stories. Support Lead Center requests (e.g., surveys, time-sensitive requests). Track, enter and manage client data in MIS and attend SBDC staff events.

• Identify opportunities to improve service through professional development.

• Promote the SBDC program and advocate for small businesses through presentations to communities and entities.

• Support the development of appropriate advertising, promotion and marketing materials.

• Attend state and regional meetings and conferences as required.

• Support area, state and federal projects concerning small businesses and disseminate results to community.

• Build and maintain relationships with community economic development organizations, lending institutions, private sector and other referral partners.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Ideal candidate will have a diverse business background including small business ownership or experience with management consulting to small businesses; be well versed in office/business technology applications, low-cost online business management apps, social media and best practices in e-commerce; have strong financial analysis, computer and data base management skills.

• This candidate should be able to create a strong network and work well in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA preferred.

• Equivalency by training and experience considered.

• A solid knowledge of how to integrate technology into small business operations.

• Experience working with rural small businesses.

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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