Director (V) of Degree Planning Initiatives

Posting Details

Job Posting Title Director (V) of Degree Planning Initiatives Location Los Rios Community College District (District Office) Department Location Chancellor's Office Posting Number AE00494P The Institution
About
The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District’s 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges – American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.

The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country – Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.

Strengths
The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.

Our Vision
Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associates degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields. Position Summary
Under general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Instruction, the Director of Degree Planning Initiatives has primary responsibility for the successful implementation of Los Rios degree planning projects.

Assignment Responsibilities

• Leading the four College Los Rios effort to successfully implement the Highpoint Degree Planner tool, by ensuring full integration of Degree Planner at the District and College level.
• Providing leadership and oversight to implementation efforts including planning and prioritizating of enhancements and fixes in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Prioritizing and optimizing legacy system configurations within the PeopleSoft SIS, including but not limited to Degree Audit configurations for the Colleges; and course configurations at the College and District level.
• Providing leadership and oversight to system design, testing, and release processes.
• Facilitating assessment and analysis of decisions to support the successful implementation of the degree planning tools.
• Leading Organizational Change Management activities to facilitate adoption of the tool by students, faculty, and staff.
• Addressing legacy configuration priorities within the PeopleSoft SIS, including but not limited to Degree Audit configurations at the College; and course configurations at the College and District level.
• Reconciling system issues within all degree instructional planning platforms in real time, to ensure accuracy and alignment.
• Aligning local College and District system configuration norms, business practices and timelines to ensure accuracy and alignment.
• Developing consistent training guidelines, user manuals, professional development opportunities and quality assurance guidelines to ensure end user competency in and accuracy with all degree instructional planning platforms (e.g. Degree Audit, Degree Planner).
• Negotiating and continuously improving relationships with Los Rios stakeholders, product vendors, and other stakeholders through facilitation of regular workgroup meetings, planning sessions, forums, etc.
• Ensuring compliance with project requirements; creating effective and practical project work plan.
• Solving operational problems as they arise and documenting best practices.
• Identifying opportunities for program improvement.
• Collecting data needed to determine effectiveness of projects in order to ensure meeting of project goals.
• Creating, reviewing, and submitting required reports; participating in the creation of tactical and strategic plans for future projects aligned with the project’s mission.
• Supervising where appropriate project staff, including; clerical, administrative, student, and technical professional staff.
• Producing additional written and oral reports as needed.
• Creating and managing budgets; managing expenditures to ensure project is completed within budget. Identifying and implementing best administrative and budget practices.
• Administering and overseeing all activities related to the Degree Planner project in conjunction with other responsible staff and the district’s IT division for successful roll-out and completion of the project.
• Solving operational problems and communicating verbally and in written form on progress and solutions to the Associate Vice Chancellor of Instruction.
• Monitoring and consolidating data related to the performance of colleges and partners as identified through project planning processes.
• Collaborating with faculty, deans, program managers, and others, from the Los Rios Community College District and campuses.
• Producing narrative and budget reports as required Los Rios Community College District and the CCCCO .
• Representing Los Rios Community College District and colleges in meetings and conference calls as required.
• Working independently and under limited supervision.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Student Information Systems (e.g. PeopleSoft); College course/program planning systems (e.g. Highpoint Degree Planner)
• Project management; coordination with diverse stakeholders
• General program fiscal management practices
• Practices and principles of effective fiscal management, supervision, team-building, and employee motivation
• Budget development and tracking
• Continuous improvement
• Interpret policies and procedures applicable to management of special programs in the District.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate programs and services.

Administrative assignment may include day, evening, weekend, and/or off campus work and/or hours.

Work Year 12 month Work Schedule Total Hrs per Week/Day Special Requirements Minimum Qualifications

1. Have a master’s degree in a discipline at the college from an accredited institution completed by August 2021.
2. Have two years of successful experience in apprenticeship programs, grant, and/or contract management experience in an educational environment or similar setting.
3. Have one year formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment.
4. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.
   
   

NOTES :

• Applicant must meet the minimum qualifications of a faculty discipline at the college.

• To review the minimum qualifications for faculty disciplines, refer to Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators’ in California Community Colleges which can be found on our website under CCCCO Handbook .

Application Instructions
Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete fully and submit:

1. Los Rios Community College District Administrative Application
2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of Interest
4. Unofficial transcripts of college/university work
   
   

NOTES :
● Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
● Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as unofficial transcripts.
● Los Rios employees are also required to submit unofficial copies of transcripts.
● Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees and other relevant documents.
● A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
● Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information of Foreign Degree Transcript Evaluations click here

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Physical Demands Salary $111,103 to $120,261 annually. LRCCD Salary Schedules Additional Salary Information Additional stipend for an earned doctorate from an accredited university.
Posting Date 08/03/2021 Closing Date 09/15/2021 Open Continuously Beginning and/or Ending Dates
Full-Time, Categorically Funded, Educational Administrative Position
Beginning on or about September 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023 How and where to apply
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for complete information on how to apply online with our District. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

After hours inquiries should be emailed to HR@losrios.edu. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m. of the posting closing date. Conditions
Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur during this recruitment/selection process. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited college/university must be submitted within 60 days of hire.

Contingent on funding and eligibility, successful candidates selected for a face-to-face interview may be eligible to apply for partial reimbursement of travel expenses, up to a maximum of $450. Candidate Travel Reimbursement

Administrative positions may be subject to the District’s Conflict of Interest Code, and a statement of economic interest is required within thirty (30) days following appointment to the position. Management/Executive positions are exempt from overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Quicklink https://jobs.losrios.edu/postings/16033 Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * I acknowledge and agree that I understand that by answering the question below, I certify that the information provided by me is true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I authorize investigation of all statements contained herein, and on the P-881 (if applicable and submitted), and I release from liability all persons and organizations furnishing such information. I understand that any misstatements, omissions or misrepresentation of facts on this form, my application, and, if applicable, the P-881 or attachment(s) may be cause for disqualification or dismissal. If you have ever been convicted of an offense other than a minor traffic violation you are required to complete the form 'Arrests Which Led to Convictions for Crime', P-881 (you must disclose convictions that have been dismissed pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4; Ed. Code 87008). If needed click on the link and download the form https://losrios.edu/lrccd/shared/doc/hr/forms/p-881.pdf and attach the completed form to your application.
   • Yes, I acknowledge and agree
   • No, I do not acknowledge or agree
   • No answer
2. * Can you perform the essential functions of this position?
   • Yes
   • No
3. * Considering this specific position that you are applying to – where/how did you learn about this position?
   • College Department
   • CareerBuilder
   • Chronicle of Higher Ed (Vitea.com)
   • Community College Registry Job Fair: Oakland
   • Community College Registry Job Fair: Los Angeles
   • Community College Registry Online Job Board
   • Community Outreach (ex. Festivals, etc.)
   • CommunityCollegeJobs
   • Comunidad
   • Craigslist
   • Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
   • D'Primeramano Magazine
   • EdJoin
   • Facebook (Campaign)
   • Facebook (Los Rios Page)
   • Glassdoor
   • Greater Sacramento Urban League
   • Handshake (CSU, UC Job Boards)
   • HigheredJobs
   • Indeed
   • Instagram
   • Job Sites
   • Job Journal
   • Latina Leadership Network of the California Community Colleges
   • LinkedIn
   • Los Rios Community College District Employee
   • Los Rios Community College District Human Resources Email
   • Los Rios Community College District Website
   • LRCCD Resource Group - API (Asian Pacific Islander Legacy)
   • LRCCD Resource Group - Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA)
   • LRCCD Resource Group Native American Collaborative (NAC)
   • LRCCD Resource Group - Spectrum (LGBTQIA+)
   • Professional Networks
   • Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Builders Exchange
   • Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
   • SacramentoWorks
   • The HUB
   • Twitter
   • YouTube
   • ZipRecruiter

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of Interest
3. Letter of Recommendation 1
4. Letter of Recommendation 2
5. Unofficial Transcript 1

Optional Documents

1. Unofficial Transcript 2
2. Unofficial Transcript 3
3. Unofficial Transcript 4
4. Unofficial Transcript 5
5. P-881 Report of Arrests Which Led To Convictions For Crime Document
6. Foreign Transcript Evaluation
7. Employee Request for Transfer Form