Director, Grant Program - Chula Vista, United States - Southwestern Community College District

Southwestern Community College District
Southwestern Community College District
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Chula Vista, United States

4 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Hours Per Week:
40


Funding Source:

Categorical/Project-Funded District Values:

Incumbents in District positions are expected to exhibit an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, and employees, including those with physical or learning disabilities, and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.


Job Description:


Responsibilities:

The role of this Academic Grant Director will be to focus on workforce development initiatives at Southwestern College, including, but not limited to regional and local Strong Workforce Programs, Perkins and other local, state and federally funded grants.

Responsibilities will include grant writing, grant management implementation, and evaluation.

Knowledge of labor market trends and information, in addition to work experience with California Community College Career Technical Education is important.

The annual working budget is approximately $8 million/year that supports existing programs (60+), development of new programs to meet industry needs, and evaluation of current programs related to labor market and living wages.


Under general direction, plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs activities of a program that receives extramural funding; ensures program compliance with funder's guidelines and regulations; gathers a variety of program data and prepares all reports required by funders.

Directly or in collaboration with other administrators, develops and implements program services as described in grant objectives, and develops plans for program sustainability after term of award has ended.

Performs related work as required.


REPRESENTATIVE
DUTIES:


  • Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job._
  • Assumes management responsibility for a grantfunded initiative, function, program, or service, and its related activities.
  • Develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the grantfunded program; within program policy, recommends appropriate service levels and resources; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
  • Develops and standardizes procedures and methods to improve and continuously monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of the program, service delivery methods, and procedures; assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations to appropriate administrators.
  • Manages and participates in the development, administration, and oversight of the grant budget; monitors program expenditures to ensure compliance with established laws and regulations, as well as funder requirements.
  • Provides leadership, consulting, and technical support to faculty, staff, and administrators in the management of grant funded activities.
  • Collaborates with District leaders to develop plans, goals, priorities, and strategies for grantfunded programs; coordinates efforts with other departments that receive external funding opportunities in order to create synergies, avoid duplication or conflict, and clarify roles and responsibilities.
  • Identifies and pursues extramural funding opportunities aligned with District goals and priorities.
  • Participates in the selection of, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned classified staff; coaches employees toward improved performance; recommends discipline as needed.
  • Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Abilities:

Knowledge of:


  • Administrative principles and practices, including goal setting, budget development, program development, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of projects, programs, policies, procedures, and operational needs.
  • Theories, principles, and practices associated with higher education curricula and instruction, student support services, student learning, and student success.
  • Development, implementation, and assessment of student learning and/or service area outcomes.
  • Principles and practices of employee supervision, including work planning, assignment, review, and evaluation, and the training of staff in work methods and procedures.
  • Methods and techniques for the development of presentations, business correspondence, research and reporting, and information distribution.
  • English usage, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Principles and practices of record keeping.
  • Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively interacting with students, staff, faculty, representatives of outside organizations, and members of the public, in
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