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Mohawk Valley Community College

Director of Community and Workforce Development

Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York, United States,


Director of Community and Workforce Development

Salary:

$75,494

Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.

The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a full-time

Director of Community and Workforce Development

in our Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCED) department. The Director provides oversight of workforce development efforts at the College in collaboration with Academic Affairs administrators and others. They work closely with the Executive Dean of Community and Workforce Development and others to develop community partnerships that lead to inter-agency collaborations and strategic community development efforts. The Director will be responsible for directing programs, activities, personnel, mission, and overall effective operation of the Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCED).

Key responsibilities for this position include:

Responsible for the objectives, operation, and accountability of all functions in the CCED;

Develops and supports a culture that prioritizes student completion, success, and career placement;

Provides for a sound and business-like approach to market analysis, proposal development, proposal closure, and quality maintenance;

Provides quality service to the community based on an assessment of need and a well-conceived and well-executed means of meeting identified needs of businesses, agencies, and community groups;

Maintains a credible and reliable presence in the College and in the community for community and workforce development;

Leads the CCED in developing a Business Plan, including specific objectives for CCED activity each semester or other appropriate interval;

Serves as CCED’s major contact person representing the College;

Responsible for the development and management of multiple funding streams through complex budgetary systems to support credit and non-credit community and workforce development programming;

Supervises, schedules, and evaluates CCED personnel;

Works closely with academic deans, faculty, and staff to facilitate cooperation, participation, and effective communication in the interest of meeting common goals;

Works closely with the College’s institutional advancement office to obtain grants on behalf of the MVCC Foundation to provide funding for CCED programming, as well as coordinate efforts to maximize relationships with the intersection of workforce development and donor cultivation;

Performs such other appropriate duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Dean of Community and Workforce Development.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field

Five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree or program in process

Experience in developing continuing education programs at the college level

Skill in planning, budgeting, marketing, scheduling, and client-centered management

Skill in writing and closing proposals

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Official academic transcripts required upon hire.

Review Start Date:

10/7/2024

Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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