Director for Veterans Upward Bound

Redlands Community College; El Reno (OK); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Redlands Community College in El Reno, OK seeks a Full-Time Director of the Veterans Upward Bound grant to lead strategic planning, administration, and evaluation of a federal program. The role reports to the Executive Vice President and requires strong budget management and compliance with federal regulations.

Responsibilities include overseeing staff, developing annual budgets, maintaining records, analyzing performance data, and coordinating outreach, marketing, and recruitment while ensuring

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in education, counseling or related field.
• Excellent budget-management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to work with diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong time-management, multitasking, organizational, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration, implementation, supervision and evaluation of the US Department of Education–funded Veterans Upward Bound grant at Redlands Community College.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, grant requirements, state directives and college policies.
• Supervise and evaluate program personnel.
• Develop and manage the annual budget.
• Authorize and monitor expenditures.
• Maintain participant records and databases.
• Collect and analyze program data.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports including the Annual Performance Report.
• Oversee academic and support services, participant progress, staff development and performance evaluations, program policies, short- and long-range goals, outreach, marketing and recruitment activities.
• Maintain confidentiality and represent Veterans Upward Bound to internal and external constituencies.

Skills

Budget management

Oral and written communication

Diversity & inclusion

Microsoft Office 365

Excel

Time management

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Education

Postgraduate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Compensation: $48,000-$49,500, Yearly
Required Education Level: Postgraduate Degree

Job Description

This is a Full Time, 12-month, federally-funded grant position with excellent benefits.Position will report to the Executive Vice President of Redlands Community College.

The Director is responsible for the strategic planning, overall administration, implementation,supervision, and evaluation of the U.S. Department of Education–funded Veterans UpwardBound grant project.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Overall administration, implementation, supervision, and evaluation of the U.S. Departmentof Education–funded Veterans Upward Bound grant at Redlands Community College.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, grant requirements, state directives,and college policies.
• Supervise and evaluate program personnel.
• Develop and manage the annual budget.
• Authorize and monitor expenditures.
• Maintain participant records and databases.
• Collect and analyze program data.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports, including the Annual Performance Report.
• Oversee academic and support services, participant progress, staff professional developmentand performance evaluations, program policies and procedures, short- and long-rangegoals, and outreach, marketing, and recruitment activities.
• Maintain confidentiality, complying with applicable privacy requirements, demonstratingknowledge of veterans’ benefits and service organizations, and representing VeteransUpward Bound to internal and external constituencies.
• Additional travel required to serve veterans in other counties of the target areaas required.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree required in education, counseling or related field.
• Applicant must have excellent budget-management skills.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Teams, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong time-management, multitasking, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solvingskills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.

Preference will be given to applicants who served in the military and received anHonorable Discharge or General Discharge under Honorable Conditions, have been awardeda VA disability rating, have used VA education benefits, and/or have successfullyovercome barriers similar to those faced by the Veterans Upward Bound target population.

All Faculty must meet our Standard of Practice - Minimally Qualified Faculty degreequalifications.

Any applicant selected for an interview will be required to complete a BackgroundScreening Authorization form, along with their personal Background Check Information.A background check will not be run on you unless you are recommended for the position.For a summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Report Act, any background checkdisclosure statements, an authorization for background check, and a form to list yourpersonal background check information, please see the links listed below:

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibilityof all persons hired to work in the United States. Redlands Community College willprovide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Departmentof Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 toconfirm work authorization.

Redlands Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationalorigin, sex, disability, age, religion, or status as a veteran, in any of its educationalprograms, activities, policies, practices, or procedures, including, but is not limitedto, admissions, employment, eligibility for financial aid, and educational services,in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of theRehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age DiscriminationAct of 1975, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and other federal laws and regulations.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College'snondiscrimination policies: Compliance Officer, Redlands Community College, 1300 S.Country Club Road, El Reno, OK 73036-5304, 405.262.2552.

Clery Statement

Redlands Community College is committed to providing a safe place to live, work, studyand visit. Part of this effort includes sharing information regarding the safety andsecurity of our campuses.

Redlands provides email notifications to all students, faculty and staff when a CleryCrime occurs in or near Redlands Community College campus or any of its sites. Thesenotifications are primarily sent if the incident poses an ongoing safety threat asdetermined by the President of the College or his designee. The act requires collegesand universities to make “timely warnings,” known as “Safety Alerts” at Redlands,to campus community members about specific types of crime if an ongoing threat isbelieved to exist.

Information regarding our recent three-year period Annual Security and Fire SafetyReport, as well as the Emergency Preparedness Guide, can be found on the Campus Securitypage.