Student Engagement Manager

Metropolitan Community College; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Community College is seeking a seasoned administrator to direct student engagement, campus life and leadership, and career services. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and coordinate documentation and reporting to align with MCC policies.

Higher-level collaboration with college stakeholders will reinforce student success across diverse cohorts, including military-affiliated and international students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum three years of administrative management or student services experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise student engagement, campus life and leadership, and career services functions.
• Develop and monitor budgets, analyze expenditures, and ensure financial compliance.
• Prepare and coordinate records, reports, and data; support assessment and program planning.
• Coordinate a holistic student success plan with college stakeholders.

Skills

Staff supervision

Budget management

Program management

Data analysis

Staff development

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

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.

EEO Statement:

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.