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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

BUSINESS ADVISOR

🇺🇸 Edinburg, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ September 10th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring a Business Advisor. The role involves working directly with businesses and resource partners to provide business advising, support, and training to promote business development opportunities and assist small businesses. The Business Advisor develops and delivers business development content, coordinates outreach events, and tracks client progress to foster economic growth.

Highlights
  • Advise start-up and early-growth stage business clients on business planning, financing options, and compliance issues.
  • Provide research assistance, information, and referrals to enhance client business planning.
  • Develop and present business development topics such as marketing, operations, and management.
  • Maintain relationships with resource partners and coordinate training sessions and outreach events.
  • Track training results and client progress, providing reports to manage client development activities.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related field required; Master's preferred.
  • At least two years of experience in business, management, marketing, consulting, or training.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and use of standard office equipment.
  • Position involves up to 40% travel within South Texas.
  • Salary commensurate with experience; full-time, exempt position with supervision of assigned support staff.

BUSINESS ADVISOR Full Description

Office Location
 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
 1201 W. University Drive
 Human Resources
 MASS Building 2nd Floor
 Edinburg, TX  78539

 Edinburg: (956)665-2451
 Brownsville: (956) 882-8205
 
 Office hours:
 Monday-Friday
 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
  
Staff Recruitment: careers@utrgv.edu
School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers@utrgv.edu
Graduate Assistantships: assistantships@utrgv.edu
Faculty Recruitment:
 College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs@utrgv.edu
Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe@utrgv.edu
College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos@utrgv.edu
College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep@utrgv.edu
College of Fine Arts: cofa@utrgv.edu
College of Liberal Arts: liberalarts@utrgv.edu

BUSINESS ADVISOR
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Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Posting Details
 Position Information 
Posting Number  | SRGV8512
Working Title  | BUSINESS ADVISOR
Number of Vacancies  | 1
Location  | Edinburg, Texas
Department  | Business Development
FTE  | 1.0
FLSA  | Exempt
Scope of Job  | To work with businesses and collaborate with resource partners, providing business advising and related support, and assist in the implementation of outreach and training events to promote center services and offer business development opportunities. To provide technical business development skills to the department and work with resource partners to assist small businesses.
Description of Duties  | • Advises start-up and early-growth stage business clients, offering professional advising and planning assistance to develop their business ideas and increase awareness of financing options, compliance issues, and business topics.
• Provides business clients with related research assistance, information, and referrals to enhance their planning activities.
• Develops and presents content focused on business development such as marketing, operations, financing, management and other business related topics to complement advising discussions and planning.
• Maintains resource partner relationships to provide clients with appropriate referrals for additional assistance.
• Sets up training sessions with resource partners and staff and participates in event and project planning that includes speaker and topic selection to provide clients with additional, needed resources, and business growth opportunities.
• Presents center services at outreach events to attract small business clients.
• Works with other staff in teams to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness of the center(s) and individuals.
• Tracks training results and client progress, concluding in business impact and economic growth.
• Provides appropriate client and center reports and uses these to manage client development activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervision Received  | Specific supervision from assigned supervisor.
Supervision Given  | Direct supervision of assigned support staff.
Required Education  | Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University in Business, Public Administration or a closely related field.
Preferred Education  | Master’s in Business or Public Administration
Licenses/Certifications  | N/A
Required Experience  | Two (2) years of experience in business, management, marketing, consulting, training or a related field.
Preferred Experience  | N/A
Equipment  | Use of standard office equipment. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Working Conditions  | Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Primarily assigned to an Office environment. Position includes 40% travel within the South Texas area.
Other  | May be required to work night and/ or weekends. Some travel might be required. Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
Physical Capabilities  | N/A
Employment Category  | Full-Time
Minimum Salary  | Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary  | Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date  | 09/08/2025
Grant Funded Position  | Yes
If Yes, Provide Grant Expiration Date  | 12/31/2026
 Posting Detail Information 
EEO Statement  | It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Special Instructions to Applicants  | Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days. If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.
Additional Information  | UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .
Quick Link  | https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/48520
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Are you a current UTRGV employee? 
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions? 
    • Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
    • No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
  3. * Please select your highest level of completed education. 
    • 6th grade education
    • 10th grade education
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
    • Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
    • Masters Degree from an accredited university
    • Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
    • None of the above
  4. * Please provide the field of study for your education: 
    (Open Ended Question)
  5. * Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for: 
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    • 3 years
    • 4 years
    • 5 years
    • 6 years
    • 7 years
    • 8 years
    • 9 years
    • 10 years
    • Over 10 years
  6. * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position? 
    • Yes
    • No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Unofficial Transcripts
  4. Reference Letter 1
  5. Reference Letter 2
  6. Reference Letter 3
  7. Certifications and Licenses
  8. Training Certificates
  9. Other Document
  10. List of 3 References
  11. Unofficial Transcripts 2
  12. Unofficial Transcripts 3
  13. Letter of Interest
  14. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
  15. Additional Document
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