Chief of Student Services & Community Partnerships

Carteret Community College; Atlantic Beach (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Carteret Community College invites a dynamic leader to guide Student Services & Community Partnerships, advancing student life, athletics, and workforce connections across the region.

Seeking a visionary executive with a track record of developing partnerships, managing budgets, and supervising high-performing teams to meet evolving educational and economic needs. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role reporting to the President on the Executive Leadership Committee.

Qualifications

• At least ten years of progressive leadership experience in higher education or a closely related educational or workforce organization, including at least five years supervising personnel and managing budgets.
• Demonstrated success leading student support or enrollment initiatives and developing effective educational, employer, or community partnerships.
• Experience using data to assess performance, improve services, and guide strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Select, supervise, train, motivate, and evaluate a team of professionals aligned with the College mission and strategic direction.
• Provide leadership for planning, development, and delivery of student engagement and support services to promote a student- and learning-centered environment (Student Life, Student Government, Athletics).
• Lead workforce access and community programs, including NCWorks, WIOA initiatives, adult learner reengagement, reentry, and military business engagement.
• Develop and sustain partnerships with employers, school districts, colleges, universities, government agencies, workforce boards, and economic development organizations.
• Establish a coordinated employer engagement process to identify talent needs and connect partners with college programs and services.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supervising personnel

Budget management

Partnership development

Data-driven decision making

Education

Master's degree in higher education or closely related field

Doctorate preferred

Tools

Student information systems

CRM systems

Job description

Carteret Community College invites a dynamic leader to guide Student Services & Community Partnerships, advancing student life, athletics, and workforce connections across the region.

Seeking a visionary executive with a track record of developing partnerships, managing budgets, and supervising high-performing teams to meet evolving educational and economic needs. This is a full-time, on-site leadership role reporting to the President on the Executive Leadership Committee.