INTERIM CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
SELECTION PROCESS AND SCHEDULE:
Application deadline: 6/30/2024
Application screening: 7/01/2024
Applications are initially screened for completeness and Minimum Qualifications.
Complete applications are forwarded to the Department hiring committee for further review.
Final interview: 7/08/2024
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE
Long Beach City College is committed to providing equitable student learning and achievement, academic excellence, and workforce development by delivering high quality educational programs and support services to our diverse communities. Long Beach City College currently has the privilege of serving approximately 35,000 students, the majority of whom are students of color. Long Beach City College is a Hispanic serving institution, and of our student population 53% are Hispanic/Latinx, 14% are White, 13% are African American, 11% are Asian & Filipino. An ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving the diverse academic, socio economic, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial, and cultural backgrounds of community college student populations, including students with differing abilities (physical and/or learning). For more information on our College demographics please click here: https://www.lbcc.edu/pod/lbcc-college-facts
ABOUT THE POSITION
Under the direction of the President-Superintendent, the Chief Innovation Officer will strategically develop and achieve equity goals of the college through internal collaboration, external partnership cultivation, and activating data-driven innovations that further campus-wide goals surrounding equity, as set forth in the 5-year strategic plan.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Chief Innovation Officer will be responsible for setting a future-looking course for the school that supports the equity-driven mission and vision; garner professional growth of internal teams; recruit partners who will help implement work or bring new solutions to the college; build an internal and external understanding of the college’s innovation work; and track and refine the work as it progresses. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver, researcher, exemplary communicator, deeply knowledgeable about systems and transformational change, believes in the power of public education, and is committed to achieving equity goals as defined in the college’s strategic plan.