Vice President for Workforce, Public Safety, and Continuing Education

Bucks County Community College•Newtown, PA

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About The Position

Bucks County Community College seeks an entrepreneurial, revenue-driven executive to lead its Workforce, Public Safety, and Continuing Education division. Reporting directly to the President & CEO and serving on the College’s Cabinet, the Vice President provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and financial and operational oversight for the division. The role develops and expands education and training services for individuals, employers, organizations, and government agencies, with an emphasis on workforce programming, talent pipelines, public safety training, revenue-generating partnerships, and regional employer needs. The Vice President leads a diverse, fast-paced division and collaborates with College colleagues, regional education and workforce consortia, business leaders, government officials, and community partners. Directly reporting offices include the Center for Workforce Development, Continuing Education, Police Academy, Fire School, and Corporate & Customized Training. The position will guide the expansion of programs in areas such as the digital economy and healthcare, and identify other offerings responsive to changing workforce and community needs. The role also generates income by putting College facilities, specialized assets, and instructor expertise to use through community, government, corporate, and industry partnerships. The division includes administrative and business-management support, five departments, and more than 500 contract instructors. Its programs span workforce development and trades, allied health, corporate training, professional certification, community education, fire and emergency-response training, and a developing Municipal Police Academy. The division operates specialized instructional facilities and serves learners, employers, and public safety agencies across the region and beyond. Employment requires successful completion of background checks in accordance with College policies. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Requirements

Master’s degree in business or a related field, including relevant work experience.
Seven to ten years of progressive administrative experience in higher education or business development environments, including P&L responsibility.
Demonstrated success generating revenue and increasing profitability.
Experience developing and assessing high-performing teams.
Experience building lasting relationships within an organization and externally with business and government leaders.
Understanding of adult learning, corporate training, and workforce needs.
Experience with educational programs and services.

Responsibilities

Develop and shape non-credit offerings, in consultation with the President and College partners, as a data-informed and market-responsive portfolio complementary to credit-bearing programs and responsive to regional employer and community needs.
Lead and mentor division professionals, support their development, and help teams and individuals achieve their goals.
Build and maintain relationships with business and industry officials, state and local government officials, workforce and economic development agencies, and community partners.
Participate in relevant state and national workforce training programs and organizations.
Serve as the College’s primary contact for business recruitment and workforce training initiatives led by economic development agencies.
Ensure the College fulfills partnership commitments through cross-functional accountability and reliable internal execution.
Own division P&L accountability and drive revenue growth, cost optimization, and margin expansion.
Provide fiscal oversight; establish systems and processes for profitable program delivery; set revenue targets, performance metrics, and accountability measures; and report on forecasts, variances, progress, pipeline, and return on investment.
Secure external funding through partnership agreements and grants.
Generate revenue from College assets, facilities, and instructor expertise through partnerships, collaborations, sponsored use, and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Identify market opportunities and create or expand programs aligned with employer and prospective-student needs in an evolving labor market.
Build a pipeline of organizational partners and clients, and negotiate partnership agreements, service contracts, sponsorships, and other revenue-generating arrangements.
Design and execute data-driven recruitment strategies for adult learners, career changers, corporate cohorts, and underrepresented populations entering non-credit, certificate, apprenticeship, and stackable-credential pathways.
Grow student recruitment and program enrollment to maximize facility use and College revenue.
Integrate career coaching, resume building, and job-placement support into recruitment and training to improve certification completion and employment outcomes.
Collaborate with the Vice President for Academic Affairs to align eligible non-credit workforce certificates with credit-bearing associate degree programs.
Analyze financial and performance metrics, assess operational effectiveness and sustainability, and make strategic decisions about program improvement, restructuring, or discontinuation.