Ideal Candidate:

Gavilan College seeks a culturally competent leader who will be dedicated to and deeply invested in the future of our community.  Operating within a flat organizational structure in a multi-campus, single-college district, the ideal candidate thrives on being accessible and providing strong, hands-on, direct support to our academic services, programs, and daily operations. We are looking for an individual who embodies our Principles of Community by:

• Embracing Diversity & Cultural Competence: Actively celebrating diverse perspectives and promoting cultural competency across the curriculum, staffing, and campus services.
• Fostering Collaboration: Committed to transparent communication, inclusive governance, and building strong cross-disciplinary relationships in a respectful, trusting environment.
• Engaging the Community: Demonstrating a deep commitment to purposeful service and active engagement with faculty, staff, students, and the local community.
• Prioritizing Student Success: Supporting equitable and student-centered practices to effectively close achievement gaps.

The ideal candidate is an approachable, responsive leader with demonstrated experience managing academic affairs across multiple programs and locations. They possess proven expertise in strategic enrollment management, student learning outcomes, and ensuring class schedules meet student needs while aligning efficiently with the state's Student-Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).

Navigating the unique balance of a mid-sized community college, this leader balances competing priorities with a high level of organizational agility. They view student success and inclusion as a collective responsibility, working side by side with campus and community stakeholders to cultivate an environment where all students thrive.

The following duties are typical of those performed by employees in this job title; however, employees may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each employee in the job title. 

? Provide direction and leadership to all academic and classified staff assigned to instructional programs, functions and activities; formulate, develop, implement and review a broad variety of policies, standards and outcomes to assure that students are afforded optimum curricular alternatives and supportive services while pursuing academic and vocational fields of study.
? Serve as a member of the Superintendent/President's leadership team and participate in establishing and achieving institutional goals in accordance with the district's educational master plan; direct the development of short- and long-range plans for all academic affairs in coordination with the leadership of other district entities.
? Promote cultural competency across the curriculum and provide leadership and direction in the development, implementation, interpretation and evaluation of the district curriculum and curricular activities to assure that current, balanced, and innovative instructional programs, activities and opportunities are available for students in a wide variety of fields of endeavor.
? Lead the district's enrollment management efforts to ensure funding and resources are utilized efficiently to develop a class schedule that meets the needs of students and aligns with the state's Student-Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).
? Create a work environment that is inclusive and values the diverse backgrounds of all employees with authentic efforts to create a more just and equitable institution.
? Utilize data to make quality instructional decisions to increase institutional effectiveness and provide opportunities for faculty engagement in a variety of learning environments.
? Serve as the Accreditation Liaison Officer and provide overall leadership for the College's accreditation efforts.
? Responsible for fostering and maintaining a supportive environment characterized by trust and respect for the dignity and creative potential of the individual.
? Utilize the participatory governance processes to involve all constituent groups in goal setting, problem-solving, and decision-reaching to develop attitudes of partnership and shared responsibility;
? Lead and direct systematic processes for evaluating new and continuing courses and curricula; assess needs for programs and services and facilitate development and implementation; provide comprehensive reports to the Superintendent/President and other district administrators regarding the academic affairs.
? In a quality and service-oriented environment, supervise and evaluate the performance of academic personnel including department chairs and classified support staff; develop, implement and review expectations for performance and standards of excellence consistent with established district goals and objectives.
? Plan and direct effective instructional programming including room utilization, instructor load, student enrollment, retention, and completion. Direct and monitor preparation and publication of the district's schedule of classes; review and approve instructor assignments as well as the use and assignment of classrooms, laboratories and other instructional facilities.
? Confer with district administrators and others regarding management issues involving academic affairs and programs of the district including recommendations for new or revised policies and procedures; assure that all areas of the instructional program interface effectively and are appropriately integrated with student services programs.
? Work closely with academic staff in regard to developing, modifying and enhancing instructional and supportive services for students including distance education and learning resources; expand and provide academic and vocational programs to meet the diverse needs of community college students including new, transfer, re-entry and high school advanced placement students.
? Develop, analyze and prepare annual budgets for the district's instructional program; prepare and submit recommendations and justifications as requested for specific requests; recommend and oversee hiring of academic personnel; evaluate instructional equipment and facilities and recommend improvements, enhancements and the purchase of new equipment and materials as appropriate.
? Represent the district to local, State and federal governmental bodies and agencies involved in creating, developing, modifying and evaluating instructional programs and services for community college students; represent the district to the community including other educational institutions, business interests and service organizations.
? Assure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and restrictions related to instructional programs, services and activities; assure that the highest legal and ethical standards are maintained and clearly communicated to subordinate personnel.
? Review and evaluate effectiveness of key personnel, programs and services; assure development and implementation of supplemental programs and services which are efficient, effective and responsive to the needs of the community and district; recommend operational changes and improvements as appropriate.
? Provide leadership, mentoring, appropriate delegation, and professional development to the Deans, Directors, and department chairs. Support and foster professional growth and development of faculty, administrators, and professional support staff. Direct staff development functions to assure faculty understanding of curriculum standards and requirements and instructional strategies and related materials; coordinate and direct the development, implementation, and conducting of training sessions to facilitate and enhance faculty and support staff understanding of related principles, standards, guidelines, requirements, practices, procedures, and techniques.
? Direct and participate in the efforts and activities of assigned committees, task forces and work groups; delegate responsibility to subordinates for representing the district's interests in the local community and at State or national meetings; review and evaluate information, factual summaries and recommendations from work groups and team leaders.
? Review reports related to the financial resources of assigned programs and services; assure that human and financial resources are allocated efficiently and effectively; direct the timely and accurate preparation of records, reports, summaries and projections of data related to academic affairs, funding and implementation of short- and long-range plans.
? Select, assign, orient, train, supervise, advise, discipline and annually evaluate the performance of direct subordinates; delegate the responsibility for supervision of indirect subordinates to subordinate supervisors to assure efficient and effective performance; develop expectations for performance and standards of excellence.
? May be assigned to lead or participate in district committees, initiatives, teams or ad hoc groups; responsible and accountable for completion of assigned tasks when assigned to such a group; when chairing such a group, evaluate the performance of committee members and forward input to members' supervisors for consideration during the performance evaluation process.
? Perform related duties as assigned.

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