Job Opening - Vice President for Workforce Development and Training

Organization: Edmonds Community College
Salary: $104,100 - $108,306 annually
Opening Date: February 6, 2012
Closing Date: March 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm

DESCRIPTION:
This position is the college’s designated vocational director and the second senior administrative official responsible for the direction of the professional technical instructional programs at the college. The person in this position provides leadership and direction related to the college’s role and function in training and educating students for employment opportunities within the community. Responsibilities include:
• Serving as the college’s liaison with the Workforce Development program staff of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Workforce Education Council.
• Preparing annual reports for continued vocational funding.
• Assisting in developing new instructional programs through grants, contracts and special funds.
• Assisting the Executive Vice President of Instruction in managing the instructional program of the institution; coordinating the professional technical programs of the college to comply with State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and federal regulations.
• Preparing or assisting in the preparation of grant and contract proposals.
• Overseeing the development of the college’s WorkFirst, Worker Retraining, Tech Prep and Perkins grants, and administering resulting programs.
• Managing the following departments: Worker Retraining, WorkFirst, Tech Prep, the Career Action Center, the Business and Training Center, Arts Now, Materials Science NSF MatEd Resource Center, the Edmonds Conference Center and Continuing Education program, Prior Learning Assessment, College in the High School, Opportunity Grant, Internships, Job Development, Black Box Theater, Catering Services, and Sustainability Research.
• Second-level supervisor for the following departments: Basic Food Employment and Training, the Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center, and the Creative Retirement Institute.
• Serving as a major representative for the college to the community for collaboration with government, business and education.
• Creating and implementing entrepreneurial and innovative revenue sources for the college through education, industry, and government partnerships.
• Serving as a member of the President’s Cabinet.

This is an exempt position reporting to the President of the College.

QUALIFICATIONS:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s degree.
• Experience as an administrator in a post-secondary institution or equivalent experience in a business setting.
• Experience teaching at a post-secondary level.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s degree or equivalent in Education, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated ability to collaboratively implement initiatives that foster student success.
• Ability to collaborate well with community groups.
• Knowledge of instructional programs.
• Ability to be vocationally certified.
• Ability to work effectively with populations representing diverse backgrounds, life experiences and abilities.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem solving skills.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES:
• Demonstrated high standards of integrity, discretion, and service.
• Strong interpersonal skills as evidenced by successful experience working cooperatively and effectively with students, faculty, support staff, administrators and business leaders of various political, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Commitment to providing leadership and support for college diversity goals and initiatives.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATON:

PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Ability to use a telephone, personal computer, and other electronic technology is required. There is occasional travel to sites within the Puget Sound region and occasionally to other parts of the country. The ability to speak, hear, and write effectively, provide reasoned judgments, and make public presentations is essential.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE:
Edmonds Community College, founded in 1967, is a public, two-year, coeducational state community college which each year welcomes some 11,500 academic and vocational students, including approximately 1,200 international students who come here from as many as 79 countries.

The college is located in the center of the growing south Snohomish County communities of Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Brier, Mill Creek and Woodway. Situated in Washington State’s Puget Sound region, the College is just north of Seattle and a short distance from the scenic beauty and recreation of the San Juan Islands, British Columbia, and the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. For more information, see the college web site at www.edcc.edu.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Your online-application must include the following documents in order to be complete. They can either be attached as separate documents, or pasted into the online application itself:
1) Current resume
2) Names and contact information for three additional references
3) Two current letters of recommendation. (If you have these letters, please attach them to your online application. If they are presently unavailable, do not send them to us. Bring them with you if you are contacted for an interview.)

All applicants must apply online. No paper submissions will be accepted. To apply, please go to www.edcc.edu/hr and click on Current Job Openings.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• You must document your citizenship or employment authorization within three days of hire.

EEO/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:
Edmonds Community College is an equal opportunity employer and assures equality of treatment in educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (gender), disability, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with disabilities who require assistance with the recruitment process may call 425-640-1470 or email jobs@edcc.edu and accommodations will be made to the extent reasonably possible. The Human Resources Office is accessible to persons with disabilities.