Director of Student Success & Engagement

Virginia's Community College System; Richmond (VA); Sur place; USD 93 000 - 117 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Germanna Community College in Virginia seeks a Director of Student Engagement and Success to lead a portfolio including Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, the Academic Center of Excellence, and Career and Transfer Services, with budget and staffing oversight.

The role emphasizes measurable student engagement, persistence, and success, data-driven assessment, collaboration across divisions, and ongoing program improvement; travel among campus locations is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, education, leadership, counseling, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in higher education, student affairs, student success, academic support, or a related field.
• At least three (3) years of experience supervising professional staff, leading teams, or providing leadership for a department, program, or functional area.
• Demonstrated experience providing leadership for student programs or services.
• Experience collaborating across departments or functional areas.
• Experience using data, assessment, or performance measures to inform decision-making.

Responsabilités

• Provide leadership and portfolio-level oversight for Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, the Academic Center of Excellence, and Career and Transfer Services, including budgets, staffing, resources, and operations.
• Establish clear goals, expectations, and accountability while empowering department supervisors to lead the day-to-day operations of their respective areas.
• Coach and support department leaders in staff development, resource management, assessment, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Foster collaboration, innovation, responsible stewardship of College resources, and shared accountability for student engagement and success across the portfolio.
• Promote coordination among departments within the portfolio to connect students with opportunities, resources, and services that support their engagement and success.
• Work with department leaders to identify opportunities for shared initiatives, coordinated communication, effective referrals, and collaboration.
• Support implementation of College and divisional priorities related to student engagement, academic achievement, persistence, completion, career readiness, and transfer.
• Identify service gaps and barriers that may affect students’ ability to access or engage with programs and resources.
• Ensure programs and services remain responsive to evolving student needs across College locations and learning modalities.
• Lead the collaborative development and implementation of a comprehensive new student orientation program that connects students to the College, its resources, expectations, and opportunities for engagement and success.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Partnership building

Formation

Master’s degree in higher education or related field

Description du poste

Germanna Community College in Virginia seeks a Director of Student Engagement and Success to lead a portfolio including Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, the Academic Center of Excellence, and Career and Transfer Services, with budget and staffing oversight.

The role emphasizes measurable student engagement, persistence, and success, data-driven assessment, collaboration across divisions, and ongoing program improvement; travel among campus locations is required.