Job Abstract

• Equal Employment Opportunity Plan
• Strategic Plan
• Office of the Superintendent President

The College seeks candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the educational pipeline our students experience moving from Long Beach Unified School District to Long Beach City College, and/or California State University, Long Beach. The candidate should also understand the community college mission, and have a passion for and a commitment to student success. This position encompasses the following professional responsibilities and competencies (this summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification but is not exhaustive):
Collaboration & Initiatives

• Provide leadership for the implementation of priorities, and equity efforts connected to the College Promise partnership
• Work with the Long Beach College Promise Steering Committee and all CEOs to implement (activate?) priorities and initiatives for the College Promise forward
• Engage in strategic thinking, planning, and strengthen institutional operations through innovation and collaboration with a focus on equity
• Oversee historical and current institutional knowledge management for each partner and its priorities (including the Port of Long Beach and the City of Long Beach in relation to the College Promise) including documentation and record keeping
• Research best practices and bring forward recommendations to insure the LB College Promise is on the cutting edge of strengthening partnerships for student success and equity
• Bring partners together, including with external and internal stakeholders to inform operationalization of key initiatives and priorities of the College Promise
• nform and oversee College Promise evaluation
• Establish onboarding process for new Steering Committee members
• Attend critical meetings with each College Promise partner and work among priority groups

• Serve as point of contact for external inquiries related to the College Promise
• Coordinate with each partners’ communications offices to convey cohesive and consistent messaging
• Analyze, coordinate, and update partners’ LB College websites to convey cohesive messaging while allowing for focus of each individual partner
• Plan, coordinate and direct a variety of internal and external public and private events including fundraising activities

• Identify grant and foundation opportunities in collaboration with institutional partners
• Collaborate with institutional grant writers

• Collaborate with all partnering institutions to update and operationalize data sharing agreement
• Collect and synthesize data across partners/institutions to inform annual metric outcomes and day to day operations
• Identify data gaps to strengthen data collection needs necessary to inform future of the College Promise
• Analyze areas of disproportionate impact among student participants and communicate with partners to implement intentional interventions
• Develop template for annual report and data reporting
• Generate reports and submit reports as needed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possession of a master’s degree; AND
• One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator’s administrative assignment; AND
• Evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

• Three or more years of experience providing leadership in education and/or higher education leadership
• Effective oral and written communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of Federal, State and institutional programs
• Demonstrated ability to manage financial resources with a record of fiscal responsibility and accountability
• Evidence of experience in the areas of organization, planning, development, staffing, budget management, evaluation, and supervision reasonably related to the administrative assignment
• Practical and operational understanding of the Long Beach College Promise and components of the Promise
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve and make timely, fair, and equitable decisions
• Demonstrated advocacy for students and student needs.
• Evidence of experience working with partners to drive initiatives and innovations with a focus on equity.

• Collaborative leadership theory and techniques.
• Public education concerns, issues and legislation.
• Strategic planning and project management techniques.
• Fundraising activities and grant acquisition methods.
• Marketing techniques and strategies including online resources.
• Applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
• Assessment and data management techniques.
• Budget preparation and control.
• Public speaking techniques.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Principles and practices of administration, supervision and training.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
• Operation of a computer and assigned software.

• Serve as a collaborative leader and work across the LB College Promise partners.
• Strengthen LB College Promise partnerships and build external partnerships in order to support programming and initiatives.
• Interweave core values of social justice, social mobility and inclusivity into the LB College Promise programming and initiatives.
• Work successfully with a diverse student population and serve students of color and other historically underrepresented students.
• Work with a variety of partner constituents including managers, faculty and staff.
• Develop and monitor budgets.
• Prepare and deliver effective oral presentations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Plan and organize work.
• Assure compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules and regulations.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff.
• Develop and implement long-term strategic plans.
• Accept and carry out responsibility for direction, control and planning.
• Maintain current knowledge of educational reforms, initiatives and trends. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Direct the maintenance of a variety of reports and files related to assigned activities.
• Operate a computer and assigned software.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Long Beach City College only considers complete applications for employment. All application materials must be electronically submitted and uploaded by the applicant by the application deadline. Applications are initially screened for completeness and State Minimum Qualifications. Complete applications are forwarded to the Department hiring committee for further review.

A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

• A Long Beach Community College District Online Application
• A cover letter outlining your education and experience relevant to this position.
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.
• A list of three references, including current addresses and telephone numbers of both colleagues and supervisors.
• ALL graduate and undergraduate transcripts, showing school name, all college coursework, degree title and conferral date. This includes transcripts for any and all for the following degrees BA/BS, MA/MS and above (Ed.D, Ph.D., etc.) and courses used for transfer credit. Transcripts can be official or unofficial and must be submitted as an attachment. The conferral date must be on or before the application deadline in order to meet Minimum Qualifications.
• Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc (AICE).
• Applicants who do not meet the Statewide Minimum Qualifications for this discipline verbatim are required to submit a Supplemental Equivalency Application.