Recruitment and retention: 30%. Prospective-student outreach, collaboration with Admissions, recruitment events, campus visits, scholarships, and roster management.

Competition administration: 10%. Chapter advising, registration, travel, competition scheduling, budgets, and compliance.

School of Business events: 20%. Leadership of specifically assigned annual events and project support for additional events approved by the Dean.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with BCT Assistant Coaches BCT Student Executive Board, and additional students on the BCT roster on the creation, and continued movement of, a mission, vision, annual goals, and overall strategic plan for the BCT.
• Create and sustain a strong team culture that ensures retention and growth of BCT students.
• Develop and execute a Coaching Philosophy for the BCT in collaboration with Assistant Coaches that leads to empowerment, personal growth and success of BCT students.
• Manage the full schedule of competitions including Collegiate DECA, Collegiate FBLA, and other competitions that span across all areas of discipline within the RWPSOB.
• Serve as the Advisor for the Collegiate FBLA and DECA Chapters at Columbia College including registering members, coordinating entries into Collegiate DECA and FBLA events, and managing the travel and accommodations during those competitive events.
• Develop and execute a plan for recruitment at high schools and community colleges within a 120-mile radius of Columbia College.
• Coordinate the work of the BCT Assistant Coaches and lead and manage the BCT Student Executive Board and student assistants to accomplish the following:
• Scheduling and planning Team practices, mock competitions, and team-bonding events.
• Developing relationships with DECA, FBLA, CCLA, and FFA advisors at high schools and community colleges within a 120-mile radius of Columbia College to seek out opportunities to serve as a guest instructor or guest speaker at chapter meetings, for the purpose of finding students to recruit for the BCT roster.
• Identifying potential BCT members through state and international High School and Collegiate DECA, FBLA, and FFA competition results research, and visiting targeted BCT recruits at their respective high schools.
• Presenting and managing a booth at events related to high school FBLA and DECA, the Missouri Business Educators Association, Marketing Cooperative Education Association, and other similar organizations in surrounding states.
• Maintaining contact with all recruits in that territory with the goal of getting them on campus for a visit and signing a Letter of Intent to be part of the BCT.
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets for the BCT and assigned RWPSOB events.
• Collaborate with the Dean to administer BCT scholarships and manage scholarship allocations.
• Establish and maintain student eligibility and participation expectations and practice, travel, conduct, and participation policies.
• Assess recruitment, retention, competitive performance, program outcomes, and event outcomes and use the results to inform annual planning.
• Maintain accurate program and event records and develop continuity procedures for recurring responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Career Services to connect BCT students with career-readiness and employer-development opportunities.

Duties of the Director of RWPSOB Events include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the planning and execution of the annual Voices of Business Summer Camp that includes strong collaborations with applicable campus departments, scheduling, securing speakers, procuring external sponsorships, hiring of camp facilitators and counselors, promotion of the camp to families and students within at least a 120-mile radius, and managing all communication to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the Co-Chair of the Black Business Expo in partnership with the James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation.
• Assist the Director of the Steve & Barbara Fishman Center for Entrepreneurship on the planning and execution of the annual Fish Tank Pitch Competition
• Lead the planning and execution of RWPSOB New Student Orientation activities and annual RWPSOB awards ceremonies.
• Collaborate with RWPSOB Faculty and Staff on additional events that can further develop RWPSOB students, provide support to the Business community in Boone County, or provide positive awareness of Columbia College to potential students and parents. These may include additional camps, recruitment events, alumni events, community or employer events, and other faculty-sponsored activities. Additional events will be assigned based on available capacity and the Dean’s priorities.

Qualifications:

• Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree earned from an accredited college or university.
  • Experience planning and executing successful events.
  • Proven success in leadership roles for organizations.
  • Experience in recruiting or sales.
  • Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication.
  • Experience with budget management.
  • Experience with project management.
  • Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends and travel overnight and out of state as required.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to meet institutional driving requirements.
• Preferences:
  • Master’s degree earned from an accredited college or university
  • Two years of combined experience planning and executing successful events.
  • Experience working directly with high school or college students.
  • Experience supervising employees, volunteers, or student leaders.
  • Leadership experience in a high school or college setting that specifically entails building and nurturing a positive team culture, developing team members to be successful in their roles.
  • Recruiting or sales experience for a college or university for either Admissions or Advancement.
  • Two years of experience serving as an Advisor for a High School or Collegiate Chapter of DECA, FBLA, or CCLA is preferred, but not required.
  • Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Individuals seeking accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department without delay. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, talk, and hear. The employee is required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crawl. Employee must be able to type on a computer keyboard and use a computer monitor on a regular basis.

Work Conditions: The work environment conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions; however, possible exposure to hazards and physical risks to personal safety may occur while operating certain equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty and responsibility required by the employee in the position.

The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Columbia College is an equal opportunity employer.

Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.

In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.

Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy.

https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats

Recruitment and retention: 30%. Prospective-student outreach, collaboration with Admissions, recruitment events, campus visits, scholarships, and roster management.

Competition administration: 10%. Chapter advising, registration, travel, competition scheduling, budgets, and compliance.

School of Business events: 20%. Leadership of specifically assigned annual events and project support for additional events approved by the Dean.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with BCT Assistant Coaches BCT Student Executive Board, and additional students on the BCT roster on the creation, and continued movement of, a mission, vision, annual goals, and overall strategic plan for the BCT.
• Create and sustain a strong team culture that ensures retention and growth of BCT students.
• Develop and execute a Coaching Philosophy for the BCT in collaboration with Assistant Coaches that leads to empowerment, personal growth and success of BCT students.
• Manage the full schedule of competitions including Collegiate DECA, Collegiate FBLA, and other competitions that span across all areas of discipline within the RWPSOB.
• Serve as the Advisor for the Collegiate FBLA and DECA Chapters at Columbia College including registering members, coordinating entries into Collegiate DECA and FBLA events, and managing the travel and accommodations during those competitive events.
• Develop and execute a plan for recruitment at high schools and community colleges within a 120-mile radius of Columbia College.
• Coordinate the work of the BCT Assistant Coaches and lead and manage the BCT Student Executive Board and student assistants to accomplish the following:
• Scheduling and planning Team practices, mock competitions, and team-bonding events.
• Developing relationships with DECA, FBLA, CCLA, and FFA advisors at high schools and community colleges within a 120-mile radius of Columbia College to seek out opportunities to serve as a guest instructor or guest speaker at chapter meetings, for the purpose of finding students to recruit for the BCT roster.
• Identifying potential BCT members through state and international High School and Collegiate DECA, FBLA, and FFA competition results research, and visiting targeted BCT recruits at their respective high schools.
• Presenting and managing a booth at events related to high school FBLA and DECA, the Missouri Business Educators Association, Marketing Cooperative Education Association, and other similar organizations in surrounding states.
• Maintaining contact with all recruits in that territory with the goal of getting them on campus for a visit and signing a Letter of Intent to be part of the BCT.
• Develop and manage annual operating budgets for the BCT and assigned RWPSOB events.
• Collaborate with the Dean to administer BCT scholarships and manage scholarship allocations.
• Establish and maintain student eligibility and participation expectations and practice, travel, conduct, and participation policies.
• Assess recruitment, retention, competitive performance, program outcomes, and event outcomes and use the results to inform annual planning.
• Maintain accurate program and event records and develop continuity procedures for recurring responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Career Services to connect BCT students with career-readiness and employer-development opportunities.

Duties of the Director of RWPSOB Events include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the planning and execution of the annual Voices of Business Summer Camp that includes strong collaborations with applicable campus departments, scheduling, securing speakers, procuring external sponsorships, hiring of camp facilitators and counselors, promotion of the camp to families and students within at least a 120-mile radius, and managing all communication to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as the Co-Chair of the Black Business Expo in partnership with the James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation.
• Assist the Director of the Steve & Barbara Fishman Center for Entrepreneurship on the planning and execution of the annual Fish Tank Pitch Competition
• Lead the planning and execution of RWPSOB New Student Orientation activities and annual RWPSOB awards ceremonies.
• Collaborate with RWPSOB Faculty and Staff on additional events that can further develop RWPSOB students, provide support to the Business community in Boone County, or provide positive awareness of Columbia College to potential students and parents. These may include additional camps, recruitment events, alumni events, community or employer events, and other faculty-sponsored activities. Additional events will be assigned based on available capacity and the Dean’s priorities.

Qualifications:

• Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree earned from an accredited college or university.
  • Experience planning and executing successful events.
  • Proven success in leadership roles for organizations.
  • Experience in recruiting or sales.
  • Demonstrated excellence in written and oral communication.
  • Experience with budget management.
  • Experience with project management.
  • Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends and travel overnight and out of state as required.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to meet institutional driving requirements.
• Preferences:
  • Master’s degree earned from an accredited college or university
  • Two years of combined experience planning and executing successful events.
  • Experience working directly with high school or college students.
  • Experience supervising employees, volunteers, or student leaders.
  • Leadership experience in a high school or college setting that specifically entails building and nurturing a positive team culture, developing team members to be successful in their roles.
  • Recruiting or sales experience for a college or university for either Admissions or Advancement.
  • Two years of experience serving as an Advisor for a High School or Collegiate Chapter of DECA, FBLA, or CCLA is preferred, but not required.
  • Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Individuals seeking accommodation should contact the Human Resources Department without delay. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, talk, and hear. The employee is required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crawl. Employee must be able to type on a computer keyboard and use a computer monitor on a regular basis.

Work Conditions: The work environment conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions; however, possible exposure to hazards and physical risks to personal safety may occur while operating certain equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty and responsibility required by the employee in the position.

The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Columbia College is an equal opportunity employer.

Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.

In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.

Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy.

https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats