Primary Purpose
The Board of Trustees of the North Orange County Community College District NOCCCD invites applications for the position of Vice Chancellor of Educational Services and Institutional Effectiveness. NOCCCD is seeking an experienced dynamic and visionary leader to serve as the next Vice Chancellor for our multicollege District. The Vice Chancellor will build upon the Districts strong legacy of achievement and leadership in the diverse and evolving communities we serve. Under the direction of the Chancellor working with administrators faculty and staff and in accordance with provisions of the Education Code the rules and regulations of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the policies of the District the Vice Chancellor serves as the Districts chief instructional and student services officer and District accreditation liaison officer. The Vice Chancellor is a member of Chancellors Cabinet works in collaboration with college leadership to plan implement and evaluate instructional and student services programs and provides facilitative leadership of DistrictWide planning workforce development enrollment management curriculum development and delivery. The Vice Chancellor is responsible for institutional effectiveness initiatives and ensures student access and success in the areas of educational programs student support services and career technical education. Further the Vice Chancellor oversees the grants and resource development efforts plan and deliver educational technology and coordinate DistrictWide special projects on behalf of the Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor utilizes collegiality integrity and good judgment to foster beneficial and innovative change within the District by attending and participating in community and civic programs events and meetings.
Job Description
The position calls for an individual with a record of proven leadership skills combined with a passionate commitment to a 21st century comprehensive community college mission and the ability to plan resource allocation to meet these goals during a period of dynamic change. The ideal candidate is an innovative and proven leader who provides strong institutional stewardship champions faculty and staff excellence and student success and further strengthens NOCCCDs commitment to studentcentered experiences. The next Vice Chancellor is someone who advocates for diversity equity inclusion accessibility and antiracism DEIAA to support a culturally responsive environment that provides exemplary educational opportunities for all students. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direction of the Chancellor the Vice Chancellor will: Maintain communication with District and college personnel and various agencies to exchange information resolve conflicts and issues and coordinate program services; maintain current knowledge of pertinent legislation rules regulations and technology related to programs and services. Develop and prepare the annual preliminary budget for assigned programs; monitor and control budget expenditures; direct the preparation and maintenance of the detailed and comprehensive reports records and files regarding personnel programs operations and activities. Prepare reports correspondence and Board of Trustees agenda items on business matters functions and projects and make necessary presentations. Organize attend or chair a variety of meetings as required; serve on committees and special projects as assigned; coordinate programs and services as appropriate with other District and college personnel. Train supervise evaluate and direct the work of personnel as assigned. Learn and apply emerging technologies and advances as necessary to perform duties in an efficient organized and timely manner. Diversity Equity Inclusion Accessibility and AntiRacism DEIAA Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural ethnic and disability backgrounds of community college students and staff. Demonstrate achievement in promoting student enrollment engagement success equity retention and wellbeing. Focus on serving the whole student and facilitate the development of systems and structures that assist students in successfully reaching their academic goals. Demonstrate experience effectively leading and fostering DEIAA environment for students and employees. Demonstrate experience advocating for the success and support of disproportionately impacted students and employees including Black/African Americans Latinx Indigenous/Native Americans Asian/Pacific Islanders LGBTQIA community persons with disabilities Veterans and other groups. Educational Services Serve as the chief advisor to the Chancellor on strategic matters related to DistrictWide planning and educational services. Oversee the development and implementation of District instructional and student services policies and procedures; ensure consistent application of objectives policies and procedures; ensure that instructional programs and student services are in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations and accreditation standards. Facilitate collaboration among the colleges and North Orange Continuing Education with respect to academic career technical education feebased community services and contract education programs; provide oversight and coordination of the Districts international education and study abroad programs; coordinate the development and implementation of curriculum articulation agreements with private and public colleges and universities and local high schools. Coordinate the Districts enrollment management efforts including development of annual FTES (fulltime equivalent students) targets; coordinate the preparation of District enrollment management reporting pertaining to admissions enrollment and attendance accounting; coordinate completion of reports for federal state and local agencies relating to instructional programs and student services. Be responsible for visioning planning and directing workforce education programming; establish liaisons with business organizations community and regional groups other community colleges and fouryear colleges and universities; analyze business and industry trends to identify key workforce needs; promote and market workforce development through presentations brochures correspondence and other materials. Implement processes strategies and feasibility planning to ensure resource development needs are appropriate to achieve the Districts instructional and student services goals and objectives. Provide overall leadership and coordination of District curriculum planning and development including new program development distance learning and program review; develop and implement plans to facilitate improve and promote the curriculum and educational programs (e.g. dual enrollment) and maintain instructional standards of quality. Provide overall leadership and coordination of District student services programs including admissions and records counseling financial aid EOPS and DSPS ; develop and implement plans to facilitate improve and promote student services programs and maintain service standards of quality. Provide leadership to the Vice President group (Instruction and Student Services) in the planning and implementation and coordination of academic programs and student support services DistrictWide. Institutional Effectiveness Provide oversight and coordination of the District strategic planning processes; serve as a resource to the colleges and North Orange Continuing Education for educational planning research outcomes assessment and accreditation processes; coordinate the District and college accreditation selfstudies reports and team visits. Coordinate research functions within the District with a focus on student success. Provide leadership of District Director of Research Planning and Data Management DDRPDM to the development of a DistrictWide data warehouse and research to validate student success and institutional effectiveness. Oversee through the District Director DDRPDM the development of measurements and accountability strategies for major District programs and services and coordinates program outcomes. With the assistance of the District Director DDRPDM provide leadership for the master and strategic planning efforts and collaboratively develop and maintain a DistrictWide educational and facilities master plan as well as a DistrictWide strategic plan. Actively participate in the budgeting process; ensure that the budget development process is responsive to the objectives developed during strategic planning and in alignment with the StudentCentered Funding Formula. Maintain overall leadership with the assistance of the District Director DDRPDM in the collection of data and the preparation and submission of a wide variety of state and federal student and staff reports (i.e. Management Information System 320 Strong Workforce Program Perkins funds and financial aid). Grants and Resource Development Provide direction and support the Director of Grants in administering DistrictWide grant writing initiatives including development of proposals implementation of grants and identification of special funding opportunities. Identify grant opportunities and administer grant initiatives within the District facilitate collaboration within and among the colleges/ NOCE and coordinate the development of grant applications within the District; review grant applications for legal compliance; serve as the District signatory for all District and college grants; monitor the operations and activities of grant and special programs including reporting requirements and program audits. Workforce and Economic Development Provide leadership in planning organizing directing and administering career technical education programs and the workforce development programs DistrictWide with the assistance of administration faculty and staff. Provide directions to and supervise the District Director of Workforce and Economic Development in initiating and maintaining effective partnerships and linkages with K12 business industry government agencies and other postsecondary institutions to enhance the acquisition access and sharing of resources to support student success DistrictWide. Support and coordinate DistrictWide efforts in entrepreneurship workbased learning and credit for prior learning. Provide leadership for and oversight of the development management assessment and quality improvement of the Districts workforce development programs and services based on local community and workforce needs for ultimate benefit within the Districts service area. Provide leadership at the local state and national levels by participating in workforce related workshops conferences and initiatives and by serving on boards and committees. Educational Technology Planning and Deployment Provide leadership in planning and delivering a consistent and aligned infrastructure for online teaching and learning DistrictWide. Promote best practices in online teaching and learning that ensure student success and equity. DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS The screening committee Chancellor and Board of Trustees will consider the following desirable characteristics in their selection of the next Vice Chancellor. Demonstrates integrity thereby building the trust and confidence of the campus community. Communicates effectively orally and in writing in a positive and collaborative manner; is flexible a good listener open to suggestions and constructive feedback. Respects values and demonstrates a commitment to participatory governance. Fosters an environment that encourages teamwork. Balances the mission of the District with economic realities. Values and actively advances DEIAA . Acts as consensus builder committed to faculty and staff diversity who uses and promotes an open approachable management style that is inclusive collaborative and enthusiastic and who values and supports staff development motivates employees and acknowledges their contributions. Becomes actively involved in the community and in so doing maintains NOCCCDs positive image. Continues to enhance relationships with nearby postsecondary institutions and local school Districts private enterprise and public organizations. Works to understand the needs of NOCCCD and its community and assists the District in meeting those needs. Commits to identifying gaps in student outcomes on the basis of factors such as race ethnicity and gender and then mobilizing the District to improve results. Understands the complexity of credit noncredit and contract education programs and services; supports the comprehensive community college and understands the competing multiple priorities of transfer career technical collegereadiness skills noncredit education and community education; and understands the role of technology as it relates to all areas of the District and its application to teaching and learning. Effectively and sensitively connects the institutional strategy of achieving high levels of student achievement with the operations of administrative and academic units. Demonstrates commitment to student access and success with implemented changes in institutional strategies and policies that resulted in improved student achievement. Uses an integrated planning process to ensure that the Districts master plans strategic plans and student equity plans significantly improve student access and success. Follows an integrated planning process that complies with accreditation standards by including effective implementation of plans routine assessment of progress and continuous data informed improvement. Promotes a culture of inquiry and evidence leads the District to agreedupon student outcomes and aligns plans and implementation efforts to measurable objectives.
Essential Functions
Examples of essential functions are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature.
Desirable Qualifications
Earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution. Five years of increasingly responsible experience in instructional and/or student services preferably in a postsecondary educational environment. Administrative experience in a key position with decisionmaking responsibility preferably in a postsecondary educational environment. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with curriculum development educational program planning student services research strategic planning and grants. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with educational technology in the higher educational learning environment. Exhibits a thorough understanding of and commitment to the mission vision and nuances of the California community colleges. Demonstrated achievement in promoting student enrollment success retention and outcomes. Demonstrated ability to work collegially in a participatory governance environment. Demonstrated knowledge and experience implementing legislation and regional accreditation standards and practices.
Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a masters degree from a regionally accredited institution. Oneyear formal training internship or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrators administrative assignment. Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students faculty and staff. The applicant must be able to demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position.