Executive Director, Division of Access and Community Engagement

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 Executive Director, Division of Access and Community Engagement position. The Executive Director, Division of Access and Community Engagement (DACE) fosters, leads and implements the strategic direction, design, and operation of the College's Office of Adult and Community Education which includes non-credit adult basic education (ABE), high school equivalency (GED/HiSET) programs, the English as a Second Language (ESL) Institute and DACE's non-credit lifelong learning programs as well as provides general oversight of the College's grant-funded KEYS Program. This individual serves on the Vice President's leadership team and co-creates the vision and provides leadership in the development, innovation, coordination, planning, implementation, assessment, and growth of adult and community education programs and initiatives, and other non-credit and lifelong learning/personal enrichment offerings within the division. The Executive Director collaborates with other College departments and external partners to lead the design and implementation of programs that bridge non-credit students to credit and workforce programs, works with other leaders within the division to oversee special projects, and takes a lead in the coordination and implementation of assessment processes to enhance program and student outcomes.

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 is required. Any and all degrees must be from a recognized institutional accreditor.

• Three (3) years college/university level experience in academic/student affairs/workforce administration required.

• Experience supervising staff and managing budgets required.

• Excellent organizational and leadership skills required.

• Demonstrated proficiency using MS Word and Excel required.

• Demonstrated ability to manage projects and work collaboratively with others in meeting project deliverables required.

• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills required.

• Previous experience using an enterprise-wide system required.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 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

• Master's degree in Education, Higher Education, Organizational Leadership, or a related field preferred.

• Banner preferred.

• Prior experience in a leadership role within higher education (preferably an urban community college) preferred.

• Experience developing and implementing student and program-level outcomes assessments preferred.

• Experience working with grant-funded educational and workforce programs (i.e. ABE, GED, ESL KEYS, etc.) preferred.

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