"Senior Executive Director, Business Relations & Workforce Strategies"

Senior Executive Director, Business Relations & Workforce Strategies

Company: Aims Community College

Job Location: Greeley, 80632

Category: Economic and Business Development

Type: Full-Time

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: R1746

Location: Greeley, CO

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary: $113,362.00

Job Description:

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

Reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Senior Executive Director of Business Relations and Workforce Strategies is responsible for effective planning, vision, and leadership for the assigned strategic plan tactics and academic plan initiatives. The Senior Executive Director will provide oversight and coordination for workforce development initiatives, The Aims Workforce Innovation Center and related Innovation Laboratory projects, and effective operation of the satellite campuses with a focus on developing and enhancing strong partnerships with the industries, businesses, and communities we serve. Continuing education, The American Heart Association Training Center, and CDL also fall within the purview of the satellite campuses and this position. The Senior Executive Director may also represent Aims Community College at state and local meetings. Occasional travel is required.

• Coordination of Academic Affairs Operations including Satellite Campuses: 45%
• Plans and implements assigned Academic Affairs strategic plan and Academic Plan initiatives and other key Academic Affairs projects.
• Leads the development and implementation of Academic Affairs standard operating processes (SOP's), and policy reformation process and procedures.
• Ensure satellite campuses have the resources, structure, and support to provide services to students, programs, and the communities served.
• Supervises Executive Campus Directors, Executive Director, Corporate Solutions and Staff Executive which includes, but is not limited too; recommendations on hiring/terminations, performance evaluations, leave & time approvals, reviewing & assigning work, etc...
• Utilizes surveys/assessments and makes improvements based on results.
• Attends college/community/statewide meetings to support academic areas.
• Attends Advisory Committee meetings for programs (as needed).
• Leads the development of budgets and coordinates oversight of areas of responsibility within academic affairs fiscal matters. Serves as Cost Center Manager for respective areas.
• Provides advice and/or recommendations pertinent to areas of expertise.
• Serves as a resource for college departments.
• Responds to complicated and/or sensitive/confidential inquiries and situations relative to the work of the Vice President of Academic Affairs.
• Represent Aims Community College at state and local meetings.
• Workforce Development & Innovation: 50%
• Directs the workforce development strategic and operational community planning and initiatives at the college and collaborates with college leadership to ensure meaningful linkage among planning, budgeting, and documentation of workforce relationships and the institution's effectiveness in expanding these relationships and meeting these needs.
• Provides leadership and support to the Aims Workforce Innovation Center and associated Innovation Laboratory and projects.
• Builds growth in workforce development and continuing education; develops strategic public, private and governmental partnerships to capitalize on new and emerging opportunities and markets trends.
• Develop and maintain a revenue generating workforce development entity that serves the needs of businesses and industries of northern Colorado.
• Provide leadership to develop regional workforce strategic needs and effective partnerships among the local workforce leadership, governmental leaders and agencies, trade associations, economic development agencies, and community-based organizations to provide quality training/retraining programs.
• Designs, develops and implements community strategic and operational planning activities that will expand the college's external community stakeholder relationships and programming to increase enrollment in training markets that align with regional economic growth.
• In conjunction with college leadership, manages and supervises aspects of external community relationships and community stakeholders; executes improved community relationships, and community accountability and functionality.
• Develops processes to determine institutional effectiveness related to community relationships, provides leadership in documenting how the college makes a positive difference for students and in the collective community.
• Supervises Executive Director, Corporate Solutions and other associated positions with Aims Workforce Innovation Center which includes, but is not limited too; recommendations on hiring/terminations, performance evaluations, leave & time approvals, reviewing & assigning work, etc...
• Other Duties as Assigned: 5%

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (must be demonstrated in applicant materials):

• Use of business intelligence to drive performance, efficiency, and agility.
• Ability to orchestrate distributed leadership and leverage talent within and outside of the College to achieve mission and goals.
• Practiced in interest-based versus position-based negotiation/communication.
• Experience working with a variety of boards, agencies, politics, and personalities.
• Ability to communicate expectations and goals clearly.
• Experience leading, supervising and managing high performing, dynamic teams.
• Facilitate organizational development and change with effective collaboration of participants.
• Continuously monitor changes in regulations, policies and technology related to the area of management.
• Knowledge of data analytics and application of information to assist in data-informed decision-making.
• Creative mindset and forward thinking, staying current in community college best practices and strategies for transformation.
• Excellent professional and respectful verbal, non-verbal and written/email communications.
• Successful experience working in diverse and multicultural communities; supporting student equity and inclusion.
• Successful experience with participatory leadership governance.
• Superb interpersonal skills, ability to listen, collaborate and inspire others to come together in order to achieve common goals.
• Offer feedback in a timely manner that promotes growth and maintains dignity.
• Commitment to/experience with creating, designing, supporting innovation, transformation and emerging/disruptive technologies.
• Successful working as part of a team in addition to being individually motivated.

Character (must be demonstrated in applicant materials):

• Real world thinker with a broad, innovative perspective
• Thoughtful risk-taker/problem solver.
• Collaborative, creative problem-solver.
• Seeks out feedback and practices self-reflection that promotes continual growth.
• Demonstrates passion for student success and the community college mission.
• Embraces, practices, and encourages principles of inclusive leadership that encourages a sense of belonging, and equity, and empowerment for all employees and students.
• Practices authenticity while maintaining professional decorum and respect for others.
• Commitment to creating and practicing a culture of transparency, integrity, collaboration, communication, and ethical behavior.
• Committed to employing transparent practices of leadership resulting in a positive cultural tone, accountability, and trust throughout all levels of the college.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate Degree in a related field such as Higher Education Administration or Non-profit Administration or other related field; plus, Five (5) years senior level leadership and supervisory experience in higher education and/or other relevant public sector organization related to the duties, roles and responsibilities outlined in this profile, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Previous experience must include a successful record of overseeing multiple departments/divisions, budgets, personnel, and other appropriate administrative duties.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial and innovative skillset applied to public and/or private sector initiatives.
• Higher education experience.
• Experience working with business and/or government entities to collaborate on common goals.
• Demonstrates passion for student success and the community college mission.
• Successful experience working in a diverse and multicultural community.
• Advocate for inclusion and student equity.
• Successful experience with participatory leadership.
• Commitment to transparency, integrity, collaboration, communication, and ethical behavior.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, with experience in making public presentations.
• This position requires the use of a company vehicle for business travel. The selected candidate must successfully pass an MVR and be insurable under Aims insurance.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral or Terminal Degree in a related field such as Higher Education Administration or Non-profit Administration or other related field; plus, Five (5) years executive level experience in building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in the public, private, corporate, and government sectors to meet workforce needs.