MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHAIR ACADEMY

GRADE: SPF/21

JOB CODE: 9928

FLSA: MANAGEMENT

Job Summary

Plans and administers the chair academy’s leadership program and services offered to community and technical colleges worldwide.

Scope

This position works in the area of the Chair Academy. Work contacts include administrators, faculty and staff from educational institutions worldwide, as well as professional organizations and associations. Equipment used includes standard office equipment, various visual equipment including digital, video cameras, and data projectors.

Supervision Received

This position reports to a College President and receives broad direction related to the Chair Academy goals and objectives.

Supervision Exercised

This position supervises administrators, faculty, and staff.

Representative Duties

Directs the implementation of policies, programs and services in the operational and educational activities of the Chair Academy; creates, plans, organizes, evaluates, and administers the programs, activities, and services to meet a variety of instructional and administrative leadership needs (includes providing programs and services in multiple locations throughout the world and through diverse technologies); develops and recommends long and short range goals and objectives; supervises assigned staff; develops and recommends the Academy’s budget to the College President; administers the budget; coordinates management and staff professional development efforts; administers and oversees the development of a wide variety of leadership programs, services, and membership journal; oversees an International Exchange Program for Leaders in Education; conducts an annual international conference; implements leadership training programs worldwide; participates on a variety of local college committees and national boards; develops and maintains liaison relationships with Academy partners worldwide; administers and oversees the development of a comprehensive marketing and strategic plan; identifies, coordinates, trains, and supervises internal and external personnel worldwide to serve as leadership program facilitators; serves as a member of the college senior management team; performs related duties as assigned or delegated by the College President or Academy’s International Board of College Chief Executive Officers.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of: current practices and theories in educational leadership; administration of community college management, administrative practices and polices; college instructional programs, and related support services and activities; curriculum program and organizational development policies and practices; publishing a juried journal; designing and coordinating an International Exchange Program for Leaders in Education; the use of technology in teaching and learning; strategic planning; performance management.

Ability to: assess changing community and technical college educational leadership training needs; develops responsive training programs and practices; hire, train, and supervise faculty and administrators from colleges worldwide; make decisions in cooperation with a College President and International Board of College Chief Executive Officers; direct all activities of assigned organizational operations through subordinate faculty and administrators; prepare and monitor budgets; strategic organizational plans; research, develop and implement marketing and assessment plans; communicate effectively orally and in writing; make effective public presentations; establish cooperative working relationship with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned studies.

Training and Experience

Any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge and abilities. An example of this would be a college degree in Education and/or experience in community college teaching, curriculum development and management.

Special Conditions of Employment

Ability to travel frequently both within and outside the United States. Some positions may require a Class D Driver’s License.

Working Conditions

This class specification is intended to indicate the basic nature of positions allocated to the class and examples of typical duties that may be assigned. It does not imply that all positions within the call perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned.