Vice President for Community Engagement

Overview

Welcome to Grayson College. Grayson College is in the heart of Grayson County and provides a vital link for higher education.  GC offers small classes for personalized instruction, affordable tuition, caring, professional faculty, and the convenience of day, evening or online classes. The college serves approximately 5,000 students annually. Grayson’s reputation is highly respected by surrounding universities and industries as an excellent source of quality graduates who bring specialized, skilled and much-needed talents to the workplace.

Serves as the Chief Community Engagement Officer for the College and provides supervision for the Grayson College Foundation, Marketing and Communications, Strategic Communications, South Campus, Grant Acquisition, and the Small Business Development Center.

The salary range for this position is $118,273.59 to $197,122.65 .

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short & Long-term disability insurances available
• Medical premiums covered by Grayson College for FT employee only
• Vacation Accrual- 2 weeks per year
• Sick Leave Accrual- 2 weeks per year
• Personal Leave- 2 days for FT employees per year
• Holidays- Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Independence Day
• Tuition-FT employees, their spouse & dependents are eligible for coverage of full Grayson College tuition amount.  

Responsibilities

• 30%  Provides strategic leadership to the Grayson College Foundation, Marketing, Strategic Enrollment, South Campus, SBDC, and Grants; maintains a highly trained and motivated staff to achieve departmental goals and promote student success.
• 15%  Serves as a member of the executive leadership team and advises the President on policy development and other issues pertaining to Community Engagement at the college. Collaborates with Instructional Services, Business Services, Student Services, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services to ensure and promote a total student experience.
• 15% Recommends, develops, and implements strategic goals, policies, procedures, and practices which foster and promote the College. Oversees the development and implementation of a college-wide marketing and advancement plan including community outreach.
• 10% Resolves and investigates community relations issues and FOIA requests.
• 10% Manages compliance for success in divisional area and ensures the accurate and timely reporting of public data for college programs and activities in area.
• 10% Ensures development and management of the divisional budget.
• 5%   Represents the college by participating in various state and local councils, committees, boards, professional organizations and community groups.
• 5%   Performs other job related duties as assigned. 

Performance Measurements:

This Job Description is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities comprising the position.

Qualifications

• Experience:  Five years to ten years of similar or related experience.
• Education:  A Master's degree or a specialized certification program taking one year or more of coursework beyond a Bachelor's degree.
• Interpersonal Skills:  The ability to motivate or influence others is a material part of the job, requiring a significant level of diplomacy and trust. Obtaining cooperation (internally and/or externally) is an important part of the job and a high level of interpersonal skills is critical to the success of this position. Work frequently involves contacts requiring considerable discussion of problems, material presentations, and resolving issues impacting departments or divisions
• Other Skills:  Excellent leadership, management, and communication skills
• Physical Requirements:  The work is typically sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to do the work.
• Work Environment: Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a typical office.

Please submit unofficial transcripts or e-copies for each institution of higher education attended with your application (If selected, official transcripts from each degree-granting institution will be required upon date of hire).  Be sure to include three professional references with your application.  This position is considered a security sensitive position and will require a criminal background check.

GRAYSON COLLEGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE BASIS OF MERIT AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, GENDER, AGE, DISABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The employer actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations. For more information, please contact the human resources office at 903-463-8770 or gcjobs@grayson.edu.