Chief Executive Officer and President

1 week ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States InsideHigherEd Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced President and Chief Executive Officer to lead our organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for representing and promoting our community colleges in state, national, and international venues, providing leadership and information to promote their continued growth, and assisting in defining and establishing the objectives and policies of the Commission.

Key Responsibilities
  • Implement and guide the organization's collaborative vision, mission, and overall direction by representing the voice of community colleges in Pennsylvania, visibly promoting their agenda and creating/fostering an alignment with higher education systems/sectors.
  • Maintain relationships with appropriate state governmental entities, to ensure responsiveness to community college recommendations, needs and goals.
  • Create an evidence-based culture to guide the work of the Commission.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously evaluate the Commission's strategic advocacy plan at the local, state, national and international levels.
  • Establish and maintain a working relationship with the Commission lobbyist to ensure that advocacy activity is appropriate, reviewed, tracked, and communicated to commission members.
  • Support and develop the operating budget request and capital funding program for member colleges.
  • Provide executive oversight to ongoing efforts to seek and submit statewide grants and proposals to develop and provide educational programs, workshops, etc. for the presidents and trustees.
  • Implement a public relations and communications program to promote Pennsylvania's community colleges to the state legislature.
  • Develop and implement a program of research necessary to analyze issues, provide an information base for decision-making, promote the student success agenda, and respond to requests for information about community colleges.
  • Establish and maintain the liaisons necessary to monitor legislative developments, inform the colleges of these developments, and work with the colleges to develop organized efforts on legislative issues.
  • Continuously monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress of the PACCC.
  • Cultivate a strong and transparent working relationship with the Board of Directors.
  • Represent the interests of the community colleges at the state, national, and international levels and maintain liaisons necessary at the state, national, and international levels to provide information and service to the colleges.
  • Provide service to individual colleges on issues and questions affecting the total sector of community colleges.
  • Recommend to the Board of Directors all employment-related decisions including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, separation, and general staff supervision.
  • Participate in the formulation and recommendations of policies for approval by the Board of Directors.
  • Lead, with the elected officers' official meetings of the Commission, the Council of Presidents, and Board of Directors.
  • Attend, as appropriate and necessary, the meetings of other committees and/or affinity groups.
  • Oversee the planning and implementation and/or contracting for special projects with appropriate approvals or by established policies.
  • Oversee the secretarial function of the Commission, including the maintenance and security of all official minutes, legal and historic documents, and other records.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Board of Directors, as directed by the Chair and Vice Chair.


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