Dean, Workforce and Regional Partnership Development

Mohave Community College is seeking an innovative, collaborative and dedicated individual to coordinate talent pipeline development between Mohave Community College and communities within the region.  The Dean of Workforce and Regional Partnership Development will lead efforts to cultivate regional partnerships that help contribute toward fulfillment of the College’s strategic plan and intent of the mission, vision, and B.I.G (Bighorn Intrepid Goal) statements.

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What you'll love about us:

• We create the future by cultivating relentless curiosity in our students and each other to unlock new opportunities and break barriers. We take risks, adapt to oncoming challenges and opportunities, and engineer new ideas as we learn together from our mistakes and successes. 
• We engage fearlessly, bringing passion and energy to our work by dreaming big, being bold, having fun, and fostering a caring environment. Celebrating each other and our results with enthusiasm makes our work meaningful and exciting.
• We build together. Our individual differences and backgrounds strengthen our teams, where we seek input and ensure every voice is heard. We amplify our impact when we empower each other to take ownership and work together toward common vision.
• We live authentically, being our best when we share information openly, create clarity, invite stakeholders to participate in decision-making, and communicate with utmost respect.
• We care! We care about our students, our communities and each other, finding ways to actively engage and invest in the success of those we serve.

What we'll love about you:

• Your record of excellence in leadership, working with others in the spirit of partnership, transparency and care, to inspire action.
• Your unwavering commitment to the academic, emotional, and social development of all students.
• Your ability to plan for change in ways that ensure broad buy-in and action that, in turn, significantly improves student success.
• Your ability to build long-lasting, engaged, and collaborative relationships, paving the way for ongoing student success by forging partnerships with outside entities, including state agencies, regional employers and community-based organizations.
• Your strong ethical orientation and ability to make discerning, evidence-based decisions.
• Your ability to build effective and cohesive teams with a common commitment to and focus on student success.

1. Establish annual workforce, CTE, and regional partnership goals, strategies, and tactics that align with and support the College's strategic plan and executive priorities. Ensure these plans are implemented in a timely and consistent manner and allocates necessary human and fiscal resources to do so.
2. Identify areas for growth and improvement within workforce development and CTE program by staying current with national research and best practices; leveraging internal and external data on related MCC outcomes, trends and labor market projections; and by continually evaluating internal practices and changes in the environment and student needs.
3. Directly supervise the Associate Dean and offer them the responsibility for hiring and training CTE faculty and curriculum development staff and for providing ongoing training, development, and support for these individuals.
4. With the assistance of the Associate Dean; lead the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the continuous improvement of all CTE programs, including a continuous review of competency-based education initiatives; develop and enhance CTE programs in cooperation with external constituents, advisory boards, and College leadership; ensure CTE faculty and staff are participating in all learning and program assessment that meets the goals of the College and the Higher Learning Commission; and work with Dean of Enrollment & Student Services to investigate new enrollment initiatives that meet the goals of the College, which would include recruitment and retention strategies. 
5. Support the Associate Dean on the development of new curriculum for courses and programs.
6. Identify grant opportunities that will help deliver new services, academic support, and workforce development programs as related to career and technical and community education. To build strong CTE programs, work with other state officials and community college partners on efforts to receive state or federal grants and other potential external funding opportunities through consortium models and regional partnerships.
7. Provide leadership and strategic direction for all non-credit community and corporate education. 
8. Supervise the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director and staff.
9. Advise and make detailed presentations and recommendations to the President and other internal constituents and community members on workforce and CTE issues, current grants and new grant opportunities, and current and potential regional partnerships.
10. Provide input, feedback, and assistance to other areas of the College when growth opportunities extend beyond Career & Technical Education.
11. Collaborate with direct reports and other College administrators to manage the full range of Career & Technical Education programs and assess workforce, grant, and regional partnership needs. 
12. Facilitate clear communication throughout the area and with other College stakeholders and participate in all assigned committees.
13. Foster cross-functional collaboration and cooperation.
14. Ensure that activities and events originating in Career & Technical Education are coordinated with other College units and included on the master calendar and other publications.
15. Responsible for efficient and effective management and appropriate use of all funds to include developing, monitoring, and approving budgetary expenditures.
16. Comply with College, state, and federal requirements in purchasing and other fund expenditures.
17. Uphold and foster standards for shared governance, assessment, collegiality, professionalism, confidentiality, and service.
18. Represent the College on relevant local, statewide, and national education and industry associations, committees and boards such as the Arizona Occupational Administrators' Council (AOAC), articulation task forces, state and regional Career & Technical Education organizations and other groups related to division goals and objectives.
19. Lead and coordinate efforts to cultivate, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve other regional (i.e.- multi-campus/multi-community) partnerships that help contribute toward fulfillment of the College’s strategic plan and executive priorities. 
20. Create multiple work-based learning opportunities for students as well as partner with regional and state leaders on the advancement of apprenticeship style programs that bridge on-the-job training with MCC educational opportunities. 

Minimum:

• Master's Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or an equivalent combination of academic credentials, industry certifications, and professional experience that would qualify candidate for teaching at a community college.
• Seven years of full-time postsecondary administrative experience, and five years of experience with workforce development and career and technical education initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience with successfully developing and implementing regional partnerships.
• Perkins V and/or other grant writing and management experience.
• Any combination of education and experience that results in possession of skills, knowledge and behaviors as outlined in the position’s core competencies below: 

Preferred:

• Terminal degree
• Postsecondary teaching experience
• Experience with apprenticeship and other work-based learning development

Core Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking: Successful candidate has ability to extract key information from data from different sources and analyze, sort, and synthesizes data with careful attention to detail. Identifies action to prevent the problem from occurring partially or totally. Identifies a number of solutions to complex problems integrating findings from several different disciplines, identifies and evaluates the various options developed and selects the most effective solution.
• Effective Communication: Successful candidate models clear and timely messages that positively influence the thoughts and actions of others and invites participation and future dialogue. Actively seeks perspectives from others to ensure inclusiveness and understanding. Refrains from immediate judgment and criticism of others' ideas and delivers criticism in a way that demonstrates sensitivity to the feelings of others and waits for others to finish their intended message before responding.
• Customer Focus: Successful candidate develops strategic approaches to various client groups now and in the future. Effectively de-escalates a situation when tempers flare. Obtains and examines all relevant information to assess validity of complaints and to determine possible causes. Shows appreciation and provides final assurances to the customer in the problem-solving process by engaging them and providing options of how to resolve concern and letting them decide.
• Decision Making and Judgment: Successful candidate models the use of sound judgment and integrity to make clear, transparent decisions regarding complex and or sensitive issues or materials. Makes independent, critical decisions based on relevant information, considering the total organization. Strikes a balance between being participative and being directive, depending on the needs of the team and the situation. Consistently and effectively seeks input from unit and campus partners; is nimble and decisive.
• Influence: Successful candidate uses all available information appropriately to guide decisions and negotiations to meet objectives, while acting with integrity. Effectively explores alternatives to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties, interacting in a manner that is controlled, planned and well-thought-out. Maintains an awareness of goals and objectives and navigates solutions towards desired ends, while maintaining relationships and supporting consensus.
• Initiative: Successful candidate plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action. Applies perseverance and energy to improving performance. Generates commitment and enthusiasm from others to set and achieve challenging objectives.  Completes even unfamiliar tasks independently by adapting his or her previously gained knowledge. Provides advice and direction to others on how to recognize and take appropriate action on problems and opportunities.
• Innovation and Creative Thinking: Successful candidate generates high-quality ideas and solutions alone or collaboratively. Searches for new and more effective methods, making connections between previously unrelated ideas. Injects originality into daily work through research, personal knowledge and networking relationships. Encourages new ideas, and motivates others to be proactive and resourceful.
• Organization Acumen: Successful candidate understands the relationship between internal climate and external environment. Knows the reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures, and seeks exceptions when needed to achieve goals. Uses knowledge and understanding of the organizational and political climate to make decisions and take actions that satisfy diverse interests and contributes effectively to organizational goals.
• Planning and Organizing: Successful candidate taps into the resources of other work-units, employing methods such as cross-functional teams to achieve results. Utilizes all departmental tools and “best practices” to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. Shows persistence in overcoming obstacles that might impact deadlines or timelines. Develops contingency plans for potential problems. Identifies and acts on opportunities to partner with other departments to achieve desired results.
• Problem Solving: Successful candidate strikes a balance between being participative, i.e., involving team members in decisions and being directive, depending on the needs of the team and the situation. Seeks involvement from diverse perspectives and areas of the department and or college to solve problems. Proactively anticipates and addresses concerns of employees, peers, upper management and customers.
• Project and Program Management: Successful candidate organizes and governs project team. Integrates business goals into the scope and deliverables. Mentors project team members. Monitors and tracks project plan implementation to ensure timely completion. Determines the validity of project progress. Integrates the project with cross-functional objectives.
• Relationship Building: Successful candidate facilitates dialogue to gain agreement using sound rationale to explain value of actions. Uses diplomacy to build partnerships. Promotes and models collegiality. Consistently promotes and maintains a harmonious and productive work environment. Is respected and trusted and often viewed as a role model.
• Tact and Diplomacy: Successful candidate understands emotional components and underlying meaning behind complex situations or issues. Uses appropriate discretion in every situation. Works to build understanding with employees and colleagues. Delivers a difficult message with sensitivity to minimize negative impact on others.
• Teamwork: Successful candidate actively works to remove barriers to team effectiveness. Is flexible and can work with a wide variety of different people on different tasks. Encourages other team members to participate and facilitates team activities that promote effective peer and work relationships. Fosters team communication and dialogue, identifies opportunities to gain consensus. Builds effective teams across organizations and levels, inside and outside own organization.
• Vision: Successful candidate combines various social trends and developments into an integrated vision of the future. Sees chances and opportunities for the organization before others do and acts accordingly. Recognizes national and international trends early on and oversees their consequences for the organization. Integrates developments in different disciplines into a new concept. Able to imagine possibilities other people think are impossible. Able to think ahead on the basis of limited information.

It is the responsibility of each applicant to have all the following documents on file in the Human Resources office by the deadline date in order to continue in the application process for this position. Application materials will not be returned. Important Note: If any of the below listed materials are missing or incomplete, the application will not be considered.

• A complete online employment application form. Please do not state "See Resume" on any part of the application. Blank spaces may be cause for rejection of the application.
• Cover letter addressing the criteria listed in the job announcement and your qualifications for this position.
• Resume or curriculum vitae. Optional, but encouraged.
• Transcripts of all college work. (Unofficial transcripts or photocopies will be accepted to establish the application file. Official transcripts will be required if the candidate is offered the position.)

Items 2-4 may either be attached electronically to the application or mailed to the address below (position number must be included on all documents):

Salary : $100,000 - $142,000