Student Engagement Manager

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City is seeking an experienced administrator to direct student engagement, campus life and career services functions. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and coordinate assessment and retention initiatives to support holistic student success.

As part of a leadership team, you will collaborate with college stakeholders, implement program plans, and ensure records and reports meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Three (3) years of experience in administrative management, student support services or related area.

Responsibilities

• Supervises staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducts performance evaluations; coordinates staff training; provides ongoing professional development for staff; and implements hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.
• Develops and monitors an assigned budget; analyzes expenditures, trends, and approves purchases; ensures compliance with budgetary guidelines.
• Prepares, maintains, reviews, updates, and coordinates records, reports, and documentation; analyzes data and makes recommendations; ensures reporting complies with policies.
• Coordinate components of a student engagement plan, collaborating with college stakeholders to support student success.
• Coordinate retention and engagement initiatives for all students and targeted groups (military-affiliated, diverse backgrounds, international, scholars, at-risk, honors, student athletes, adult students).
• Assist with district co-curricular assessment by coordinating campus deployment of assessment instruments and analyzing results.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Supervisory principles

Budgeting principles

Program management

Data analysis

Research methods

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent judgement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

About MCC

Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs.

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

***MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

Incumbents provide direction and supervision of student engagement, campus life and leadership, and career services functions.

Essential Functions

• Supervises staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; coordinating staff training; providing ongoing professional development for staff; and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.
• Develops and monitors an assigned budget; work may involve monitoring expenditures, analyzing financial information to determine trends, and approving purchase and other financial requests; monitors fiscal records and processes to ensure compliance with budget and other applicable guidelines.
• Prepares, maintains, reviews, updates, and/or coordinates the preparation and maintenance of records, reports, and other documentation; work may involve researching and analyzing data, making recommendations based on findings, and ensuring that reporting complies with applicable policies and procedures.
• Coordinate components of a student engagement plan, working collaboratively with college stakeholders to reinforce a holistic approach to student success.
• Coordinate retention and engagement initiatives for all students, plus specific student cohorts including military-affiliated students, students from diverse backgrounds, international students, scholarship recipients, at-risk students, honors students, student athletes, adult students and other targeted groups.
• Assist with district co-curricular assessment by coordinating the campus deployment of assessment instruments and the analysis of the results.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Three (3) years of experience in administrative management, student support services or related area

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree with related experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of supervisory principles
• Knowledge of applicable academic programs
• Knowledge of program management principles and practices
• Knowledge of research and statistical methods
• Knowledge of budgeting principles
• Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes
• Knowledge of advanced principles and practices in assigned area of responsibility
• Skilled in monitoring and evaluating subordinates
• Skilled in delegating and prioritizing work
• Skilled in developing, organizing, and implementing program plans
• Skilled in preparing and maintaining records, reports, and related data
• Skilled in conducting research
• Skilled in analyzing complex data and providing recommendations to improve processes and operations, based on findings
• Skilled in monitoring budgets
• Skilled in interpreting and applying applicable standards, laws, rules, and regulations
• Skilled in exercising independent judgment and discretion
• Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Incumbents may be exposed to environmental conditions, such as challenging behaviors, imminent danger, and threatening environments.

Supplemental Information

Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth, ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled Accommodations: MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.