Essential Job Functions

Strategic Leadership

• Develops and implements a three-year strategic plan for the department and its individual programs based on the College's overall strategic priorities.

• Establishes and implements goals and their outcome measures and communicates them to the team.

• Participates in college-wide conversations focused on the continual quality improvement of the staff and student experiences.

• Represents the College as a representative for the department, team, and students. Establishes key relationships, both internal and external, to communicate strategies and leverage partnerships to further enhance the development of innovative and impactful practice.

• Participates in on-going community outreach and recruiting events to promote post-secondary education and career opportunities to potential K-12 and non-traditional students.

Department Leadership

• Provides daily oversight and leadership of department staff including recruiting and hiring, assigning, and delegating tasks, providing direction, resolving work problems, communicating job expectations, training employees, and developing professional growth opportunities.

• Recommends pay increases, promotions, and other personnel actions.

• Develops and manages a detailed budget for all fiscal matters related to the department, including both annual operating and capital budgets.

• Provides written reports and presentations capturing the progress and work of the department, including reports that will be used for the College and other public audiences as directed.

• Partners with the Foundation to identify and secure external funding of program needs and student support.

Operational Leadership

• Collects, evaluates and reports data on department services in partnership with Institutional Effectiveness Office, program advisory committees, and other audiences as directed.

• Tracks and utilizes data to make suggestions and deliver insight into the development/maintenance of the department's strategic plan.

• Administers ongoing systematic evaluation of services and programs needed.

• Keeps accurate records, complete and maintain required documentation, including recruitment statistics, visit requests and reports, and other admissions and enrollment reports.

Culture of Respect

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

• Other duties as required.

*Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages multiple assignments of varying complexity and meets tight timelines and deadlines, with the ability to adapt to changing needs of the College and business partners.

• Ensures College name and image is perceived positively by external as well as internal audience/stakeholders.

• Attends all required departments meetings and trainings.

About Columbus State Community College

Columbus State Community College has been meeting the diverse educational needs of the Central Ohio community for more than 50 years. The college is proud to be an important contributor to the growth and progress of the region and to serve as the front door to higher education in Central Ohio. From the first graduating class in 1965 through this year, 50,000 students have earned associate degrees in 50-plus technical fields and academic transfer programs. Columbus State also offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree programs whose coursework fulfills the freshman and sophomore year requirements for bachelor’s degree programs offered by four-year colleges and universities throughout the state. Specific transfer agreements with more than 40 colleges and universities are in place at Columbus State, and new direct-to degree partnership programs are being developed all the time. Columbus State now has two campuses serving Central Ohio educational needs. The Columbus Campus is located on 85 acres in downtown Columbus. The 108-acre, full-service Delaware Campus welcomed its first students in 2010. Additionally, Columbus State offers classes at nine convenient regional learning centers throughout Central Ohio.

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