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Assistant Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement

Employer
Community College of Philadelphia
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Mar 16, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Professional Fields, Other Professional Fields
Employment Level
Executive
Employment Type
Full Time

Community College of Philadelphia

Community College of Philadelphia is dedicated to promoting a work environment that attracts and retains talented and diverse faculty and staff, and which challenges each of us to achieve at the highest level while contributing to the mission of the College. We value and support a culturally diverse and intellectually dynamic community to prepare our students for global citizenship. Join us as we transition from our first 50 years into the next and build upon a legacy that will impact the city of Philadelphia and beyond.

Community College of Philadelphia is seeking to fill an Assistant Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement position. The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Strategic Initiatives, and Community Engagement serves as a member of the Vice President's Leadership Team and provides direction and oversight in the VP's absence. The AVP provides programmatic leadership and directs daily operations, supervision, and oversight for the College's diverse portfolio of programs in the Division of Access and Community Engagement (DACE), particularly K-16 and grant-funded initiatives (dual enrollment, summer and afterschool early college experience programs, Gateway to College, TRiO Upward Bound) and leads the design and development of new partnerships and special projects to advance the strategic direction of the division. The AVP provides leadership and guidance to staff and consultants in grant writing, management and compliance; budget planning and management; and program data review and analysis and serves as an appointed representative of the Vice President to the School District of Philadelphia, K-12 partners, 4-year post-secondary partners, and related community organizations.

For a complete position description, and to apply online, please visit our career site at jobs.ccp.edu, or click the “Apply” button.

Community College of Philadelphia recognizes that our employees are important and vital to our success. We offer a high-quality, comprehensive program of benefits, which represents an important component of total compensation.

Our benefits include:

  • Medical, dental, and prescription drug plans for employee and all of their eligible family members
  • College-paid life and disability insurance
  • College closes for Winter Break the week between Christmas and New Years and for a week in March for Spring Break
  • Tuition remission (for classes at the College)
  • Forgivable tuition loan (for classes at any accredited academic institution)
  • 403(b) retirement plan with 10% College contribution
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care flexible spending accounts
  • College operates on a 4-day work week during the summer months
  • Paid vacation plus holiday and personal time off

Community College of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education Administration, Higher Education Leadership, Organizational Development/Leadership, or related field required.

• Five (5) years of administrative leadership experience in higher education or K-12 administration at the secondary or central office level required.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution and negotiation skills and ability to work collaboratively leading or serving as part of a team required.

• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of assessment, program development, and evaluation, budgeting, legal/ethical issues required.

• Documented success in using and understanding data to drive decision-making, problem-solving, and working productively and collaboratively with others required.

• Creativity, initiative, attention to detail, organization, and excellent proofreading, writing, and editing skills required.

• Technology proficiency utilizing MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint and experience using an enterprise-wide information and reporting system required.

• Ability to maintain sensitivity, understanding, and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds required.


Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate preferred. Any and all degree(s) must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

• Seven (7) years progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education administration preferred.

• Evidence of active participation in an academic enterprise and evidence of developing and leading new initiatives preferred.

• Banner preferred.

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