Campus CEO

Campus CEO - Gateway Campus - CT State Community
College

New Haven, CT, United States

Job Summary:
Reporting to the President of CT State Community College (CSCC) or
designee, the Campus CEO is the lead campus administrator. The
Campus CEO serves as a key member of the CT State senior management
team, and functions as an on-site operational excellence leader,
providing guidance on developing and implementing strategic
business plans, as well as providing input on budgetary,
enrollment, target-setting, related matters.

The incumbent is expected to focus on institutional continuous
improvement in all identified areas of performance, operational
oversight of campus functions (such as staffing, academic
programming, and student affairs), maintenance of a sound
infrastructure, and promotion of a safe and comfortable
environment. In addition, the Campus CEO must be knowledgeable of
all facets of campus functions, adept at influence and
collaboration skills in a highly matrixed organization, and be able
to identify opportunities for improving operational excellence
across all departments.

Supervision Exercised:
Direct reports include the Campus Dean of Academic Affairs, the
Dean of Student Affairs, and the Director of Finance, and the
Director of Administrative services. Supervises other staff as
assigned.

Essential Duties:

• The Campus CEO ensures that the campus has the proper

operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and
people systems in place to effectively execute.

• Supports the fundraising efforts of the campus foundations

acting as spokesperson for campus, donor liaison, and helps
identify needs for foundation investment.

• Assures adequate resources are in place for faculty, students,

and staff to perform to their potential.

• Develops the operational strategy and guides development and

implementation of operational excellence initiatives.

• Works with stakeholders to identify, define, and execute

significant process improvement projects; engages with campus
leadership to understand their concerns and issues to discern
opportunities for improvements.

• Ensures that the campus has staff that is qualified, trained,

and motivated to perform the responsibilities set forth in their
respective position descriptions; ensures the efficient and
effective performance of all campus employees.

• Establishes strategies and specific measurable goals to increase

enrollment, attendance, and persistence at the campus.

• Establishes strategies and specific measurable goals to increase

graduation rates and success at the campus.

• Motivates, coaches, and develops those individuals across the

organization involved in leading or executing operational
excellence or continuous improvement objectives.

• Assesses, analyzes, and implements solutions across the campus

to identify and eliminate waste, reduce costs, promote educational
excellence, and improve the student experience.

• Monitor performance and, in particular, provide in-depth and

timely management commentary on operational excellence results and
lead the debate on any corrective measures and other control
processes.

• Oversee general management and leadership of campus operations

to achieve overall plans and objectives

• Identify new processes and/or systems to improve capital

efficiency, productivity, and automation/digitization, and thereby
make the business more efficient and simpler.

• Related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated business and financial acumen; strong data analysis

and interpretation skills.

• Strong working knowledge and depth of understanding of most

areas in a college or university, specifically of the factors that
affect net revenues.

• Expertise of processes design and understanding of all types of

continuous improvement approaches.

• Outstanding and proven leadership and interpersonal

capabilities; ability to collaborate broadly across all levels of
the organization to achieve results.

• Team player and self-motivated with the ability to handle

multiple work-streams and ad-hoc tasks simultaneously.

• Critical thinker, ability to understand complex processes and

willing to ask tough questions and challenge status quo.

• Acts as a change leader who is able to lead by example to

enhance business performance.

• Knowledge of organizational structure, workflow, and operating

procedures.

• Knowledge and understanding of institutional policies and

procedures and the regulatory environment within which they
operate.

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the strategic needs of

the community.

• Ability to raise funds from private, state, and national

sources and to articulate to external audiences the value of
supporting CSCU.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact

effectively with academic leadership, faculty, community
leadership, and funding agencies


Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications include an advanced degree plus five (5)
years' experience leading multi-functional teams in higher
education setting or an organization of similar complexity. Also
required is a well-rounded understanding of methods and ways to
increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve the quality of
education and student experience in a higher education or
comparable environment.

Substitute education and experience that meets the minimum
qualifications for the position may be considered.

Preferred

Qualifications:

• Preference for candidates with executive level experience in

community colleges, particularly in multi campus unionized
environments similar to CT State Community College.

• Preference for candidates with experience fundraising for a

college/university or community-based organization

• Preference for candidates that have demonstrated experience

leading workforce development initiatives that involve employers,
state agencies and/or workforce investment boards

• Preference for candidates that have significant experience

acquiring and overseeing large federal, state and/or philanthropic
grants.

• Preference for candidates with experience managing large scale

budgets ($10 million+) and with experience developing mitigation
strategies that limit impact on educational quality and student
support.

• Demonstrated experience implementing equity programs and

initiatives that increase educational outcomes for historically
underrepresented and underserved communities.

Work Environment:
Incumbents typically perform their work in offices. The work
involves extensive use of personal computers, but does not,
normally, involve any significant physical effort. Reasonable
accommodation will be made for incumbents and candidates with
physical limitations.

CT STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Posted:
Thursday, July 18, 2024

To Apply:
jeid-d3fc294acab0de459bbceb5380a5b3e1
Hartford CT United States

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