Director, Student Engagement & Success

BlackRomance; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, VA is seeking a Director of Student Engagement and Success. You will lead a portfolio including Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, the Academic Center of Excellence, and Career and Transfer Services, aligning resources and staff toward student success.

You will report to the Dean of Students and drive collaboration, assessment, and continuous improvement across locations and modalities to advance engagement and outcomes for diverse

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education, student affairs, education, leadership, counseling, or related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in higher education, student affairs, student success, or a related field.
• At least three (3) years 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
• Knowledge of contemporary student affairs and student success practices in higher education.
• Understanding of the mission and student populations of community colleges.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, and develop professional staff and department leaders.
• Ability to provide leadership across multiple functional areas while empowering supervisors to manage their respective departments.
• Ability to foster collaboration, alignment, and shared accountability among teams with distinct functions and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership 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.
• 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.
• 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 development and implementation of a comprehensive new student orientation program.

Skills

Leadership

Data analytics

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication

Budget management

Change management

Higher ed experience

Education

Master’s degree

5+ years higher education experience

Supervisory experience

Job description

Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, VA is seeking a Director of Student Engagement and Success. You will lead a portfolio including Student Life and Leadership, Testing Services, the Academic Center of Excellence, and Career and Transfer Services, aligning resources and staff toward student success.

You will report to the Dean of Students and drive collaboration, assessment, and continuous improvement across locations and modalities to advance engagement and outcomes for diverse