<p>Position Description</p> <p>Pay Grade: Manager 9</p> <p>This position provides innovative leadership and vision to annual and adjunct faculty and staff who are committed to helping students meet their educational and employment goals. This position fosters teamwork, open communication, and sets accountability standards within the division to ensure annual federal and state performance measures are met.</p> <p>#IDHP</p> <p>Responsibilities and Duties (*Essential Functions)</p> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.</p> <ul> <li>Plans, organizes, and directs the personnel, resources, services, and administrative activities of the division to ensure alignment with the college's mission, standards, policies, and procedures, and compliance with the requirements of appropriate state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies assuring adherence to college, North Carolina Community College System, and federal compliance/regulatory requirements </li><li>Develops relevant institutional effectiveness goals and strategic plans that align with the expectations set by the grant. This includes exceeding student performance measures, increasing employment opportunities for students, monitoring emerging trends within adult literacy, promoting the use of technology, and collaborating with other divisions to enhance career pathways </li><li>Provides innovative leadership and vision to all onsite and remote faculty and staff that is focused on helping students meet their educational and employment goals </li><li>Writes, reviews, and approves grant applications and supporting documentation, ensuring that documents are submitted accurately and in a timely manner </li><li>Oversees planning, scheduling, and marketing of instructional courses and programs that align with federal and state guidelines for recruitment, enrollment, retention, and promotion of students </li><li>Provides oversight and quality control for the daily operations of the division, including student outreach and enrollment, employee contracts, payroll, and records and registration paperwork </li><li>Recruits, hires, supervises and evaluates the performance of directors, supervisors, and administrative staff </li><li>Develops annual budgets, prioritizing and monitoring spending to ensure that the division's expenses are in line with available funds and within grant spending guidelines </li><li>Mitigates risks to the division and the college through effective internal controls </li></ul> <p>Responds to students and the public concerning issues relating to courses and programs within the division</p> <p>Confers with and provides assistance and advice to higher level management staff on instructional and administrative matters</p> <p>Oversees and participates in CCR graduation exercises</p> <p>Represents the division at internal and external meetings, advisory committees, conferences, and other events</p> <p>Maintains strong, collaborative working relationships with external partners, including the NCCCS and regional CCR Directors, as well as various interest groups, civic clubs, agencies, businesses, and industries</p> <p>Partners with curriculum programs which provide instruction in math and reading for pre-developmental level curriculum students</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:</p> <p>Ability to foster teamwork and communication and set standards of accountability within the division</p> <p>Working knowledge and understanding of the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)</p> <p>Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal program performance measures</p> <p>Broad based working knowledge of Basic Skills in a community college setting</p> <p>Demonstrated leadership, administrative and managerial abilities</p> <p>Demonstrated experience creating, overseeing, and managing a department or division budget</p> <p>Proficient with MS Office products including MS Word and Excel</p> <p>Able to maintain records accurately and be able to meet deadlines consistently</p> <p>Excellent human relations, interpersonal, and organizational skills</p> <p>Strong verbal and written communication skills</p> <p>Ability to work successfully with diverse populations</p> <p>Requirements:</p> <p>Master's degree</p> <p>Three years of experience teaching adults in a classroom setting</p> <p>Five years of supervisory experience in educational administration, business/nonprofit operations, career services and/or project management</p> <p>Experience working in an adult literacy, basic skills, or college and career readiness program in an educational institution</p> <p>Experience creating and overseeing budgets</p> <p>Preferences:</p> <p>Grant writing and/or grant management experience</p> <p>Five years of supervisory experience in an educational setting</p> <p>Demonstrated experience leading a division or department through a period of growth and change</p> <p>Two years of experience supervising teams of at least 30 employees</p> <p>Experience working in an adult literacy, basic skills, or college and career readiness program in an educational institution</p> <p>As an equal employment opportunity employer, Wake Tech values our workforce. Wake Tech is committed to reaching students in every part of Wake County and rallying around them to go as far as their dreams, talents and resilience will take them. As an institution of higher education, we are committed to valuing the unique experiences of the Wake Tech community. We strive to be self-reflective of the kind of student body we represent and the culture we are building, and we care deeply about supporting each employee's professional growth.</p>