Executive Director of Strategy (0089341)

University of Hawaii • Honolulu, HI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant to Senior Executive (working title: Executive Director of Strategy) is a critical member of the Kapi‘olani Community College Chancellor’s team, working closely with the campus’s leadership—Vice Chancellors, Deans, Kapi‘olani Grants Office, Principal Investigators, Assessment Coordinator, Office of Institutional Effectiveness and others—to ensure the campus-wide work toward our strategic plan goals is coordinated in order to; 1) enhance student success and career preparation; 2) implement dynamic and integrated resource management; 3) heighten our institutional capacity as an indigenous-serving institution.

Requirements

• Master's degree and 5 years professional experience or comparable demonstrated professional experience.
• Successful experience as an administrator or manager that reflects knowledge of organization and administrative/management principles, theories, and practices.
• Knowledge of programs, policies, and operations of postsecondary higher education institutions.
• Successful track record of supporting Native Hawaiian students and programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and responsible working relationships with faculty; staff; university officials; community groups; businesses; legislators; private individuals; and county, state and federal officials.
• Ability to prepare speeches, conduct research, and prepare reports.
• Ability to exercise extreme tact, diplomacy, initiative, and sound judgment in authentically inclusive frameworks.
• Considerable skill in effectively communicating both orally and in writing with a wide range of individuals who come from diverse backgrounds and worldviews.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate degree in an academic discipline from a college or university of recognized standing.
• Familiarity with University of Hawai`i Community College programs and policies related to academics, student services, research and scholarship, and administrative affairs.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating strategic action plans in a postsecondary institution.
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with postsecondary accreditation agencies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Campus-wide Work Toward Strategic Plan Goals: Strengthens Kapi‘olani Community College's ability to achieve its vision and strategic plan goals. To do so, this position develops and implements processes to measure strategic outcomes by developing and implementing success metric indicators that help the campus understand what will enable the campus to achieve its strategic directions and overall outcomes; monitors, evaluates, and reports the tactical progress of the strategic plan goals; works with leadership to ensure that current and future campus work is aligned with the strategic plan goals; reports to constituents the forward progress of the campus in achieving its strategic outcomes; works with internal units to align unit strategic plans to the campus strategic plan goals; and prepares and co-facilitates future strategic action planning endeavors.
• Designs, implements, evaluates, continually refines, and reports assessment methods and procedures to improve campus academic, student life, and administrative programming by collaboratively designing metrics for programming that advance student learning, growth, and success; monitors and evaluates student learning, growth, and success outcomes; develops measurement instruments to analyze outcomes; and fosters the development of a campus-wide culture of assessment that results in continuous improvement of student learning, growth, and success while meeting accreditation expectations and requirements. The position will also provide training and professional development opportunities to enhance assessment capacity among Kapi‘olani CC faculty and staff; such training would include but is not limited to: identification and assessment of student success outcomes and creation of measurements and rubrics for assessment and program evaluation.
• Ensures regular programmatic assessment reporting and supports the efforts of academic programs to meet disciplinary accreditation requirements through designing, implementing, and reporting progress toward maintaining accreditation for the campus; serves as the institution’s Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)--the primary point of contact to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC); oversees and maintains all preparations for accreditation inspections and site visits, assists with program-specific accreditation efforts; guides the preparation and execution of state compliance and national accreditation reports; collaborates with Kapi‘olani CC Office of Institutional Effectiveness, UHCC and UH System counterparts to collect data and perform data analysis to promote a culture of evidence where indicators of performance show the meeting of accreditation standards.
• Lead Institutional Capacity Building Efforts: Serves as liaison for the Chancellor on matters which require independent judgment, high-level decision-making, initiative, and discretion on subjects not aligned to a specific academic/administrative/student/community service program area or for assigned programs. Communicate on behalf of the Chancellor to all campus constituencies and system wide administrators regarding matters pertaining to the position's primary responsibilities. Manages working relationship with the Chancellor's Advisory Council (CAC) and other groups as assigned. Exercises judgment and independent initiative in bringing information or problems to the Chancellor's attention. Filters and summarizes critical and key points and suggests follow up and resolution. Troubleshoots, suggests, initiates, and oversees the resolution of unusual and complex problems and issues as well as confidential academic and administrative matters that directly impact the campus, and provides assistance to other campus personnel as needed. Manages, plans, coordinates, and promotes activities for rebuilding the campus cohesion and other special events such as receptions, campus tours, protocol visits. Works with campus constituents, strategically develops communication plans to rebuild campus identity while maximizing access to education at Kapi‘olani CC. Leads the campus-wide coordination of institutional capacity building grants, such as Title III, and initiatives as an indigenous-serving institution. Works with all grant Principal Investigators and Program Managers to facilitate regular and frequent communication and effective collaboration. Analyzes collective impact of grant-funded activities to identify best practices and gaps for future activities. Coordinates campus-wide efforts in supporting Native Hawaiian students by establishing common goals; ensures that internal and external funds support current programs and innovation of new services in alignment with common goals; centralizes campus data for Native Hawaiian students; supports the implementation for the strategic plan goals in the area of “Kuleana to Native Hawaiians and Hawai‘i” identified as a priority in the University of Hawai‘i System Strategic Plan. Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive