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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Director, KCSourcelink and MOSourceLink, UMKC's Innovation Center - **Company:** University of Missouri - **Location:** Kansas City, MO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft PowerPoint - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/candidate/trackback_apply?vacancyId=[vacid] ## About the Role The successful candidate must: * Have strong program, project and seasoned people management skills. * Demonstrated ability to build relationships with people and organizations in the community to achieve collaborative goals. * Able to incite action from others that do not have a direct report to candidate. * Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with funders and raise funds. * Have excellent customer service skills working with internal and external audiences. * Able to use judgement to identify, troubleshoot and resolve technical and/or operational problems. * Demonstrate a proven ability to participate in long-term planning and strategies for a program. * Have an understanding of the needs of entrepreneurs (microenterprise, Main Street, innovation-led and second stage) and entrepreneurial infrastructure. * Have demonstrated skill in working with partners, staff and funders. * Possess strong skills in Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. * Able to coordinate resources and set priorities to meet objects and competing priorities. * Maintain confidentiality. * Work with a high degree of integrity and hold high ethical standards., A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 6 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary ## Description The Senior Director is primarily responsible for the strategic management of KCSoucreLink and MOSourceLink programs & staff. This role is critical to developing and fostering community relationships that connect entrepreneurs to support resources and grow the entrepreneur ecosystem., * Provide strategic direction to KCSourceLink and MOSourceLink programs; set short- and long-term goals and objectives; manage operations and staff to connect entrepreneurs to support resources and support the growth of the entrepreneur ecosystem. * Understand and form relationships with entrepreneur support organizations and community organizations that support entrepreneurs; monitor and report on programs and services offered. * Convene constituencies, including entrepreneur support organizations, entrepreneurs, funders and others to connect the entrepreneurial ecosystem. * Identify gaps within the network of support and lead cross-organization collaborative efforts to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem - report on progress for the community. * Seek and apply for grant opportunities. Track progress towards grant goals, report on goals toward grants and provide grant reports to funders. Develop and maintain funder relationships. * Oversee budgets. * Oversee marketing strategy and planning. * Oversee presentations and program representation at community events, media engagements and partner programs. * Manage data and survey systems (internal CRM system as well as outsourced research); document and regularly report on activities and progress toward goals. * Manage annual Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Kansas City region. * Provide guidance to constituencies concerning programs and projects offered across the state. * Continually learn about entrepreneurship and opportunities to best serve entrepreneurs and influence others to take action to implement change. * Serve as the main point of contact for programs and entrepreneurial information ## Related Videos - [Developing the Rich Text Editor for DeepL.com](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1172-developing-the-rich-text-editor-for-deepl-com) - [In-depth .NET Azure Functions: Isolated mode, performance and durable AI agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100207-in-depth-net-azure-functions-isolated-mode-performance-and-durable-ai-agents) - [Fake or News: Translating Dog Barks, Notepad Gets an Upgrade and Michelin-Star Robots - Paul Tregoing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1802-fake-or-news-translating-dog-barks-notepad-gets-an-upgrade-and-michelin-star-robots-paul-tregoing) - [Hiring Technical Leaders: Promote from Within or Go External?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100167-hiring-technical-leaders-promote-from-within-or-go-external) - [Recruitment Reinvented: Bold strategies and the $10K signing incentive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1068-recruitment-reinvented-bold-strategies-and-the-10k-signing-incentive) - [From Syntax to Singularity: AI’s Impact on Developer Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/900-from-syntax-to-singularity-ai-s-impact-on-developer-roles) ## Related Articles - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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