Director of the Werth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDetails:

Posted: March 26, 2024
Level: Community College Professional 18, 12-month, tenure track position.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Location:

CT State Housatonic
900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, CT  06604
**This position is not remote**
For more information, please click on the campus to be directed to their website.

CT State Community College Mission:

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated Start Date: 

June 2024

Position Summary:

The Director is responsible for developing and implementing strategy and programming and assessing and maintaining the Werth Center. This position will create an entrepreneurship eco-system to bring resources and social capital into the Werth Center to benefit students. The Director will help realize the Werth Center’s vision of becoming a state hub of entrepreneurial activity for students and community members- acting as a pipeline for new, potential community college students. The fundamental responsibility of this position is to plan, develop, manage, and coordinate the entrepreneurship and innovation center and activities across the CT State-Housatonic campus, as well as create accessibility to the Center for other CT State campus students and the greater community.

Example of Job Duties:

Under the direction of the CT State Housatonic CEO, Executive Director of the HCC Foundation, or other
administrator, the Director of the Werth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is responsible for developing and implementing strategy and programming and assessing and maintaining the Werth Center through effective performance in these essential duties:

• Administration and Budget Management
• Entrepreneurship Coaching and Mentoring
• Campus, Regional and State Entrepreneurship Connector and Liaison
• Event and Competition Management
• Fundraising and Marketing

In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings.  These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Incumbents must possess proven ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and student. They are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.).

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in an appropriately related field together with1-4 years of related experience that includes up to two (2) years of supervisory experience, or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Experience managing a business or owning and operating an entrepreneurial venture.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Demonstrated supervisory experience, including hiring, goal setting and mentoring.
• Budget management experience.
• Experience collaborating and building partnerships with students, business/industry, government and community representatives/citizens, faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Experience creating plans and reports for strategic analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to fundraise with successful outcomes in raising grant dollars.
• Knowledge of legal aspects of business formation and intellectual property.
• Experience with proven outcomes in building community partners/relationships.

Substitutions Allowed:

Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in managing a Center or major program in a higher education environment, preferably community college, with multiple entities, functions, and staff.
• Operational management background, experience in either commercial or social entrepreneurship.

Starting Salary:

Anticipated Salary; $72,784 approximate annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits. 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance. You also have access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits. Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable. 

Application Instructions:

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.  

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable.

Selection Procedure:

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants who are best qualified based on the minimum and preferred qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Candidates who have been selected and approved to interview will be contacted, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the Hiring Manager for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises (i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates' qualifications.

Background Screening:

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CSCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, PhD, MSW, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, (jchaisson-cardenas@commnet.edu).

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F

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