Job Summary
Provides leadership to and direct oversight of all aspects of the Workforce Solutions unit at West Kentucky Community
& Technical College.
Job Duties:
1. Establishes and maintains partnerships with regional trade associations,
economic development agencies, and business and industry to identify emerging workforce needs.
- Develops and delivers customized
- training and programs, administers business and industry assessments, and provides continuing education classes to address employer needs,
- facilitate optimal employment outcomes for students, and strengthen the region's overall workforce.
- Creates sales and enrollment
- goals for the Workforce Solutions unit and regularly monitors progress and contributes to the achievement of these goals.
- Reporting
- to the Chancellor, collaborates with academic leadership and faculty to identify opportunities for innovation in
- programming.
- Directly supervises and evaluates 5-7 full-time employees and indirectly supervises and evaluates up to 50 part-time
- training staff across the Workforce Solutions unit.
- Serves as a liaison between the college and community industrial boards and
- local chambers of commerce on regional economic development initiatives.
- Assists in generating revenue and student enrollment that
- impacts the level of state funding and overall budget of the College.
- Develops a budget that matches campus resources and the goals
- and operational needs of the Workforce Solutions unit. Monitors department expenditures to ensure they align with the goals and needs of the
- unit and the College.
- Serve as a member of the WKCTC Chancellor's Cabinet.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities
- assigned by the Chancellor.
- Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field, or equivalent
- degree + experience
- 3-4 years of related experience (sales, business, marketing, economic development, etc.)
- Strong
- research, analysis, writing, facilitation, public speaking and project management skills.
- Demonstrated experience setting and
- attaining goals with a high degree of accountability.
- Dedication to customer service and serving as a champion of student success
- for all populations by providing a welcoming and friendly environment
- Willingness to learn about and embrace all aspects of the
- college to better serve our students and our community
- Commitment to the mission of the comprehensive community and technical
- college and to flexible, customer-oriented community and economic development services
- Demonstrated collaborative leadership style
- and the communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with College and community members
- Professional and
- personal integrity