Manager

1 month ago

Grayslake, Illinois, United States College of Lake County Full time
Manager

Internal Position Title: Manager*Posting Number: S02719

Department:: Community & Workforce P'ships

Position Type: Staff

Job Family: Professional

Summary:


The College of Lake County is actively seeking a visionary leader to fill the role of
Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) Manager at its Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan, IL.

This leadership level position will spearhead CEJA grant initiatives, providing strategic oversight and management of the CEJA Workforce Network Programs grant.

The Manager will drive the collaboration needed to ensure the seamless delivery of CEJA services, including high-level recruitment of participants, strategic implementation of essential employability and technical training, facilitation of impactful work-based learning experiences, and the creation of robust career placement opportunities to ensure client success.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Workforce Initiatives, the Manager will provide strategic leadership in managing, coordinating, and implementing the CEJA grant in collaboration with external partners and college staff.

This position will oversee the delivery of the CEJA Workforce Network Program across Lake County's service areas, ensuring a high level of engagement with external partners and CLC staff to foster seamless coordination and collaboration in achieving program objectives.


Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity? The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part-time employees (ex: health insurance).

CLC is a comprehensive community college located in northeastern Illinois committed to being an innovative educational institution providing life-changing paths for our students by offering exceptional learning experiences.

CLC achieved a milestone in 2023 with its designation as a Leader College.

This national recognition awarded by the Achieving the Dream Network is the result of improved student outcomes through the CLC's relentless commitment to transformational change and the implementation of innovative practices within the student success model over the past few years.

CLC aspires to be a place where every student succeeds, every employee thrives, so that every business achieves and every community grows.

Our mission is to be innovative and value-driven in supporting student success through developing and encouraging employees of all backgrounds on their journey toward achieving personal and professional growth.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree and a minimum of five (5) years professional experience in workforce initiative programs with a minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience
    OR Masters degree a minimum of five (5) years professional experience in workforce initiative programs.
  • Demonstrated successful experience managing a federal, state or private foundation grant
  • Demonstrated recent collaborative leadership experience
  • Possess excellent organizational and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Possess strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills and acumen.
  • Demonstrated abilities as an effective and exceptionally skilled communicator, specifically as it relates to verbal, written communication, and active listening.
  • Demonstrated strong personal integrity, ability to form effective partnerships, ability to collaborate with others and work in a team environment consistent with the College of Lake County values.
  • Demonstrated success using inquiry and evidence to inform decision-making, short- and long-term planning.
  • Proven commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion proactively demonstrated through the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, identities and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Desired Qualifications:

Posting Date: 07/01/2024

Closing Date:

Expected Start Date:

Special Instructions Summary: *This is a grant funded position; continued employment in this position is based on external funding sources.

Pay Rate: $63,731/yr

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time

Location Lakeshore

Total Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule:

Hours per week between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Nights and weekends, as needed. Hours will vary based on the needs of the college and department.

Software Testing Required:

Interview Process Requirements: None

EEO Statement:

The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Summary of Essential Functions:

Strategic Leadership and Project Management: 45%1. Manage key career program projects for the CEJA Grant, including the implementation of all components of the grant and participating programs.2. Provide strategic direction in financial management, contract management with third-party providers, grant management, and other contracted services.3. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of programs included in the grant and all policies and procedures that may affect career-bound students.4. Prepare strategic reports on recruitment progress and recommend evaluation ideas for improvement.5. Oversee the strategic development and implementation of essential employability and technical training programs.6. Assist in the development and deployment of strategic marketing plans.7. Support the grant with all required reporting to maintain assessments and evaluation processes, ensuring they are current and complete.8. Analyze and define needs for market research and coordinate research with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research, and other sources of market intelligence.9. Coordinate with program department chairs with the development of strategic marketing plans.10. Survey partners, clients, students, employers, and faculty/instructors to identify areas for continuous improvement of grant operations.11. Create surveys for stakeholders to identify current trends and employment information for the continuous improvement of CEJA grant services.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement: 30%1. In collaboration with external partners, coordinate CEJA programs, expansions, and revisions to better serve participants.2. Serve as the grants liaison with key college departments for initiatives related to managing the grant.3. Actively engage with local business, industry, government, community-based organizations, and community leaders to implement the grant and to understand current and future trends relating to workforce training.4. Collaborate with organizations that promote Lake County economic development to learn about economic trends and their impact on the grants offerings.5. Coordinate and lead meetings between partners, the executive director, and other CLC departments.6. Serve as a liaison between program faculty and key departments in Educational Affairs and Community and Workforce Partnerships (CWP) regarding grant-related programs, implementation, and initiatives.7. Coordinate grant disbursements in partnership with external partners and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to ensure smooth operations.8. Coordinate with grant partners in meeting grant goals and objectives while also staying within budget guidelines.9. Engage with community partners to enhance outreach efforts and increase program visibility.10. Collaborate with community partners to assess and address client needs, ensuring programs are tailored to meet those needs effectively.11. Provide resources, training, and support to partners, enhancing their capacity to deliver high-quality program services.12. Monitor and analyze client feedback and program impact, using this information to make informed decisions for continuous program enhancement.

Financial Oversight and Reporting: 10% 1. Oversee and ensure the accurate monitoring of budgetary items through the stages of approval to purchase to implementation, ensuring alignment with grant objectives and compliance with policies.2. Compile a detailed quarterly financial reports to CLC management and external partners.3. Maintain accurate records of projects, department activities, and financials associated with the grant.4. Track expenses and ensure expenses are appropriately recorded and processed with a high level of accuracy and integrity.5. Analyze budget vs. actual expenses regularly to determine necessary budget modifications, providing strategic recommendations to optimize resource allocation.6. Create and submit comprehensive financial reports and documentation as required, ensuring transparency and accountability.7. Monitor purchase orders and requisitions, ensuring timely and efficient processing and adherence to financial policies and procedures.

Personnel Management: 10% 1. Coach, mentor and develop employees across all departments, divisions and units of the College in collaboration with leaders throughout the College.2. Directly hire, lead, manage, support and empower employees on the CEJA team to job success at the College.3. Encourage and support personal and professional development and learning, well-being and work-life integration.4. Provide information, resources, and support to project staff to assist them in carrying out their responsibilities.

Other: 5%1. Attend conferences, seminars and workshops to promote professional development and gain information/knowledge to better serve employees, students and stakeholders.2. Participate in professional associations/organizations and educational activities that enhance subject matter expertise and leadership competencies, knowledge, understanding and interpersonal skills.3. Participate on strategic and/or functional cross-departmental teams, committees and councils at the request of the division or unit leaders.4. Remain knowledgeable of current state and federal laws, regulations, and best practices in the field of appointment ensuring the Colleges policies, procedures, practices and programs conform to laws and regulations and align with the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of the College.5. Perform other related functions and projects as determined by the needs of the Executive Director of Workforce Initiatives.6. Perform other duties assigned

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