Chancellor

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Peralta/College Information

District Office

The Peralta Community College District is a two-year college system, dedicated to providing comprehensive educational and community services to the communities it serves, including the cities of Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Piedmont California. The District enrolls over 25,000 students in a broad range of transfer and occupational curricula. The colleges in the District include College of Alameda, Laney College, Merritt College and Berkeley City College, which operate under the governance of a seven- member Board of Trustees and are administered by a Chancellor/Superintendent.

Position Information

Job Title
Chancellor

Time Base
40 Hours/Week

Compensation
$357,542 - $402,553 - Negotiable

Position Type
Management

Department
Chancellor's Office (112)

City
Oakland

State
CA

Job Description Summary

The Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District is responsible for improving access to higher education in the many communities served by the four colleges while creating a quality learning environment designed to ensure student success. The Chancellor will also lead and oversee all operations of the District to ensure that the colleges are administered in accordance with federal and California laws and regulations, as well as the policies adopted by the seven-member elected Board of Trustees.

INSTITITIONAL PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW CHANCELLOR

1. Ensure that student access, equity, and success are the primary foci of the District.

2. Implement fiscal and organizational reforms to sustain the District’s fiscal stability and effectiveness for the short- and long-term.

3. Improve District morale by demonstrating respect, enthusiasm, and commitment to the
work and success of the Peralta Community College District and empowering employees to
succeed in accordance with their skills and job requirements.

4. Cultivate a strong, positive CEO /Board relationship that promotes the success of students,
the Colleges, and the District as a whole.

5. Develop and implement a system in which inequalities of gender, race, sexuality, ability,
religion, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and other cultural and demographic
indicators among students and employees are identified, discussed, addressed, and assessed.

6. Develop partnerships with local entities to ensure successful transition into the Peralta Colleges
from District high schools as well as local communities.

7. Provide leadership in financial management and budget planning, facilities construction and maintenance, and bond financing programs.

8. Serve as a leader in the community to advance the long-term economic vitality of the region.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES FOR THE NEW CHANCELLOR

1. A strong set of core values based on ethical principles that model integrity, honesty, candor,
fairness, humility, persistence, and flexibility.

2. A communication style that includes listening as well as effective open, accurate and timely
written, interpersonal, and formal presentation skills.

3. Strong skills in recruiting and appointing outstanding staff, delegating to them responsibility for accomplishing the work of the District and evaluating their performance in achieving clearly defined, measurable goals.

4. A commitment to collective bargaining and participatory governance processes at the District and College levels.

5. Positivity and excitement to lead the Peralta Community Colleges.

6. Ability to strengthen the Peralta brand and prestige.

7. An appreciation for the unique mission of the comprehensive community college.


Duties & Responsibilities

OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

In leading the Peralta Community College District, the next chancellor will:

Demonstrate a deep commitment to student access and success for currently enrolled students, former students and those who have not yet arrived;

Demonstrate a passion for, and sensitivity to, the wonderful diversity of the District’s service area and relentlessly support that diversity through actions designed to enhance student access and success;

Provide leadership District-wide to align expenditures with strategies for student access and success, while achieving defined financial goals and maintaining financial stability;

Embraces a style of leadership that respects shared governance and a transparent environment of decision making designed to include those who will ultimately implement the decisions;

Fully engage and work with the elected Board of Trustees to understand their priorities and to support their responsibility for leadership and oversight of the District;

Work with the Board, faculty, staff students and community to develop and articulate a vision for the future of the Peralta District in a clear and compelling manner;

Bring together leaders of the faculty, staff, students and administration from across the district as a team working to enhance student access and success;

Lead the District in the revision of systems in support of the work of the colleges, including the areas of finance, information technology, facilities, and human resources;

Communicate effectively with the Board, staff and community in ways that ensure a clear understanding of the District’s reality, create a passion for the mission and encourage everyone to achieve the goals of student access and success;

Be entrepreneurial in working to attract sources of funding to support the outstanding programs and services of the District designed to improve student access and success;

Increase reliance on data-driven information in making informed decisions at all levels of governance designed to enhance student access and success;

Respond to changing demographics within the community and ensure that District programs and services are reflective of the current needs of the service area;

Aggressively advocate for the District with the state legislature, as well as local and federal governments and agencies;

Be responsible for ensuring that board policies, applicable bargaining agreements and state and federal education statues are consistently adhered to in the District by holding accountable those responsible for their implementation;

Be committed to a District-wide curriculum that addresses civic engagement and justice issues;

Be committed to staff development of the district’s talented and diverse faculty, staff and administrators;

Foster mutual respect and democratic values, which have historically created a unique esprit de corps among the students, faculty and staff of the Peralta District.

Leadership/Management Characteristics and Expectations

In leading the Peralta Community College District, the next chancellor will:

Put the access of citizens and community members to the colleges and the success of students enrolled as the driving priority in everything undertaken in the District;

Demonstrate a strong set of core values based on ethical principles that value integrity, honesty, candor, fairness, humility and flexibility;

Embrace a communication style that includes listening as well as effective written, interpersonal and formal presentation;

Include strong skills in team-building, recruiting and appointing outstanding staff, delegating to them responsibility for accomplishing the work of the District, and evaluating their performance in achieving clearly defined, measurable goals;

Demonstrate an appreciation of the unique mission of the comprehensive community college; That demonstrates experience in and a commitment to the collective bargaining process for all employee groups as mandated for the California Community College;

Demonstrate knowledge of and success in fulfilling accreditation and compliance demands;

Demonstrate experience with planning, development and the construction of educational facilities, and bond financing programs;

Demonstrate an ability to work productively with an elected seven-member Board of Trustees;

Demonstrate commitment to the integration of environmental sustainability;

Demonstrate a history of successful implementation of student equity and success initiatives;

Respect and utilizes the District’s Planning and Budgeting Integration Model ( PBIM ), which is based on a shared/participatory system of governance that relies on transparency, open communication and listening in dealing with District employees, students, the community and the Board of Trustees;

Invite all college constituencies to work together in creating a shared vision and governance process for accomplishing the District Strategic Plan and the Educational Master Plans of the colleges; and

Work to strengthen the Peralta brand and prestige while articulating the uniqueness of the colleges through vigorous community involvement with local organizations, groups and activities.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A Master’s Degree from an accredited institution or equivalent.

Demonstrated commitment to, and evidence of, leading a college or district to achieve higher levels of student access and success.

Documented successful experience at the senior administrative level in a complex organization, preferably within a community college setting or another institution of higher education.

Demonstrated understanding of, promotion of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, disability and ethnic backgrounds of Peralta Colleges’ students, faculty, staff and community.

Desirable Qualifications

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of five years demonstrated experience as a successful senior administrator. Postsecondary teaching experience, preferably in community colleges.

Experience in a multi-college district.

Experience in supporting and providing technical assistance to individual colleges within a multi-college district.

Experience in shared governance and collective bargaining within a college environment and demonstrated respect for the process.

Knowledge of the role of community colleges in economic development.

Earned Doctorate strongly preferred.

Environmental Demands

Occasional work performed alone. Constant work around and with other people.

Other Requirements

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Typical physical abilities for this position are:

Prolonged and frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting and stooping.

Moderate to heavy usage of hands in grasping, repetitive hand movement and finger coordination in keeping records and preparing reports using a computer keyboard.

Speech and hearing to communicate effectively in group settings and by telephone to students, faculty, staff, and others.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

For full consideration, applications should be received by Monday, July 31, 2023, and include the following :

• A cover letter of no more than 5 pages addressing the Minimum and Desirable Qualifications, as well as Institutional Priorities 1-4 and Demonstrated Leadership Attributes 1-4.

• Current resume, including educational background, professional experience, achievements, and professional activities, and

• 10-12 current professional references (names, mobile and business telephone numbers, email addresses) that include a trustee, current supervisor, previous supervisor, 2 direct reports, 2 faculty members, 2 classified professionals, and 2 community leaders who have worked with you, preferably in the last 5 years.

• Copies of transcripts from fully accredited college or university institutions.

(Copies of diplomas will not substitute for transcripts.) (If hired, it will be required to submit official transcripts from fully accredited college or university.)

Information on transcripts must include degree awarded and confer date. Transcripts without this information and online applications without transcripts will be disqualified. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IF YOUR DEGREE WILL NOT BE CONFERRED UNTIL A LATER DATE .

Note: A written evaluation by an official foreign credentials/transcripts evaluation and translation service must be submitted for Foreign Degree(s)(non-U.S. degrees) by the application deadline date.

2. Applications and attachments (resume, cover letter, copies of transcripts, letters of recommendations, etc.) will ONLY be accepted through the online process. WE DO NOT ACCEPT MAILED OR FAXED APPLICATIONS OR ITS ATTACHMENTS .

3. Travel expenses for the interview and selection process will be borne by the candidates.

4. Skype and phone interviews are not permitted.

Appointment to the position is conditional upon the approval of the Chancellor.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Employees must satisfy all pre-employment requirements to work for the District which include, but are not limited to, the following items:

REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

Tuberculosis Examination: Prior to employment, the successful candidate will be required to submit evidence (either skin test or X-ray report) of being free of tuberculosis within the past sixty (60) days. The TB test is a condition of employment and any expense must be borne by the successful candidate.

Fingerprinting Requirement:

As a condition of employment, all employees working for community colleges in the State of California are required to be fingerprinted within the first ten (10) working days of the date of employment pursuant to Education Code Section 88024. The District Office of Human Resources processes fingerprints electronically. During the employment intake process, new employees will be given information to have their fingerprints taken at another location.

Immigration Requirement: According to the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Peralta Community College District is required to verify that all new employees are:

1) A citizen or national of the United States;

2) An alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

3) An alien authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service to work in the United States.

All new employees are required to complete and sign a verification form and provide documentation attesting that he/she is a United States citizen, national, or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

District Policy: A Social Security Card will be required following selection and prior to completion of the hiring process. The employment process cannot be completed without a copy of the Social Security Card on file in the Office of Human Resources.

MAY BE REQUIRED

Medical Examination: Under state regulations and as a condition of employment, certain positions may require a medical examination prior to employment. Expenses incurred will be borne by the employee.



Tools & Equipment Used

Application Deadline Date
July 31, 2023

Open Date
06/01/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants

Benefits Information

Benefits Information

Benefits Information

FRINGE BENEFITS

The Peralta Colleges proudly offers a competitive and comprehensive core of work-life benefits. Benefit-eligible employees have access to coverage for themselves and eligible dependents:

• Medical coverage. Depending on choice of coverage, you may be required to make a contribution.

• Dental coverage. Depending on choice of coverage, you may be required to make a contribution.

• Life insurance of 150% of your income up to $100,000.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• 22 days/year vacation leave, 12 days/year sick leave, and 18 holidays/year

In addition to your contribution, Peralta pays 19.10%* of your salary to the State Teachers Retirement System ( STRS ). Effective January 1, 2013, the PEPRA went into effect. Changes have been implemented as a result of the adoption of this legislation that impact new and existing employees enrolled in CalSTRS. Specific information regarding the changes can be found at http://www.calstrs.com/post/frequently-asked-questions-ab-340-public-employees-pension-reform-act-2013. For further up to date information on CalSTRS retirement eligibility and PEPRA, please visit the website at www.calstrs.com. The CalSTRS member handbook is available at http://www.calstrs.com/calstrs-member-handbook. After 10 years of creditable service, medical benefits in retirement are extended until age 65.

Other voluntary benefits include:

• Flexible benefit plan participation in the Medical Reimbursement Plan, Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan (under tax code 125)

• Pre-tax commuting expenses (under IRS code 132)

• Tax-deferred plan participation in the 403(b) and 457 plans

• Credit union membership

• Prepaid legal plan participation

• Additional Life Insurance for yourself, spouse or children

• Kaiser and United Health Care Dental are fully paid by the District. Other plans require employee contribution.

• Subject to change.

Mission Statement

The Peralta Community College District is a collaborative of colleges advancing social and economic transformation for students and the community through quality education, rooted in equity, social justice, environmental sustainability, and partnerships.

The Peralta Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or genetic information, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veterans status, status with regards to public assistance, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.

In conformance with the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests for Reasonable Accommodations may be made to the Office of Human Resources by calling (510) 466-7283.

The Peralta Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.



Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. List of References
2. Resume
3. Cover Letter
4. Transcripts

Optional Documents

1. Other Document
2. Letter of Recommendation 1
3. Letter of Recommendation 2
4. Letter of Recommendation 3