Director of Educational Opportunity Center

• Bachelor's degree in a related field to assigned area;
• 3 years academic, career or technical management experience.

• Masters Degree preferred

• Cover letter and resume are required and must be attached to the online application in order to receive any consideration.
• Interviews will be conducted by a hiring committee.

• Supervises staff, to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Ensures the program is in compliance with the Department of Education regulations and policies for TRIO Educational Opportunity Programs.
• Manages an assigned budget; work may involve monitoring and authorizing program expenditures, and making and implementing recommendations related to budget processes and procedures. Manages and monitors the grant budget to ensure compliance.
• Manages the TRIO program's outreach efforts consisting of marketing and recruitment.
• Assists in developing strategy, processes, and procedures for assigned programs, departments, or functional areas; and manages and participates in directing the implementation of internal operations for academic development programs, which includes: planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings; ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; coordinating activities between multiple service areas; and working to integrate and coordinate service areas.
• Serves as a liaison and primary contact for an assigned area to facilitate program and departmental public relations, communications, and outreach efforts; represents the department and/or College at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, and/or other related events.
• Seeks and manages collaborative efforts with business and industry, community agencies, community organizations, educational institutions, internal departments, and/or other interested parties.
• Prepares, reviews, interprets, and analyzes a variety of complex and multi-faceted information, data, forms, schedules, calendars, surveys, reports, and other communications; makes recommendations based on findings; conducts research, needs assessment, and academic program development activities.
• Coordinates activities in order to facilitate the maximum effectiveness and utilization of academic development and/or program resources.

• Knowledge of recruitment and community outreach strategies
• Knowledge of federal, state and local college funding resources
• Knowledge of management principles;
• Knowledge of advanced principles and practices in assigned area of responsibility;
• Knowledge of public relations principles;
• Knowledge of community agencies and resources;
• Knowledge of academic development principles and practices;
• Knowledge of instructional methods and techniques;
• Knowledge of program development, planning, and administration principles and practices;
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, regulations, and/or standards;
• Knowledge of policy and procedure development practices;

• Skilled in grant writing
• Skilled in prioritizing and assigning work;
• Skilled in making program decisions based on financial considerations;
• Skilled in adapting to rapidly changing environments;
• Skilled in interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations;
• Skilled in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and making recommendations in support of goals;
• Skilled in handling multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Skilled in providing customer service;
• Skilled in monitoring and evaluating programs;
• Skilled in collaborating with internal departments and external agencies;
• Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.

• Counselors
• Senior Secretary

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