Director Of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium

Director Of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium

Part-Time Position

24 hours per week with no District benefits

This position is contingent upon continued annual grant funding.

Under the general direction of the Dean of Career Education and Workforce, the Director of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium provides leadership in the development, implementation, expansion, and continuous improvement of regional educational programs and partnerships. This position dedicated to adult education grant and program expansion opportunities designed to support student success and regional workforce needs.

The Director serves as the primary liaison with strategic partners, including the Gavilan Regional Adult Education Consortium, employers, community organizations, educational institutions, and public agencies. The position is responsible for grant application, management and support consortium board members in meeting the grant requirements.

The Director reports to the Consortium Board and is responsible for ensuring compliance with consortium bylaws, state requirements, reporting protocols, and applicable regulations. The position provides leadership, guidance, technical assistance, and operational support to consortium members to ensure effective program implementation and regional collaboration.

The following duties are typical of those performed by employees in this job title; however, employees may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each employee in the job title.

• Provide strategic leadership, planning, administration, and oversight for Gavilan Regional Adult & Career Education Services (ACES), including adult education, workforce development, internships, apprenticeships, cooperative education, and other work-based learning initiatives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison for the Consortium, building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with consortium members, educational institutions, workforce development boards, employers, labor organizations, community organizations, governmental agencies, and industry stakeholders.
• Monitor consortium member compliance with California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Certification of Assurances, state requirements, consortium bylaws, and reporting protocols; provide technical assistance, guidance, and interventions as needed.
• Serve as the Primary Contact in NOVA and oversee consortium reporting, fiscal management, data collection, and submission of all required state plans, budgets, updates, grant deliverables, and student outcome reports in a timely manner.
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of consortium strategic plans, annual plans, three-year plans, grant applications, budgets, and program reports.
• Monitor progress toward program goals, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and performance outcomes; prepare and present regular progress and State of the Consortium reports to leadership and stakeholders.
• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and document consortium meetings, leadership meetings, board meetings, stakeholder convenings, and related activities, including agendas, minutes, calendars, notices, and supporting materials.
• Manage and oversee CAEP and related grant budgets, ensuring compliance with all applicable fiscal, regulatory, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and support member institutions in collecting, tracking, analyzing, and reporting required program and student data, including enrollment, employment outcomes, earnings, and performance metrics.
• Represent consortium and department programs within the community and maintain strong working relationships with internal departments, educational partners, economic development organizations, governmental entities, business leaders, and industry representatives.
• Remain current on CAEP initiatives, policies, best practices, trainings, webinars, and conferences; communicate relevant updates and recommendations to consortium leadership and members.
• Assess organizational effectiveness, operational processes, and consortium capacity; recommend improvements and strategies that support continuous growth, innovation, and achievement of consortium goals.
• Attend and participate in consortium committees, leadership teams, work groups, and related meetings, providing leadership, guidance, coordination, and administrative support.
• Perform other related administrative and professional duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the California Adult Education Program (CAEP), apprenticeships, workforce development, and California Community College Chancellor's Office grant compliance and reporting requirements.
• Principles and practices of program administration, project management, strategic planning, organizational development, and continuous improvement.
• Grant development, management, budgeting, fiscal oversight, public sector fund accounting, auditing, data collection, evaluation, and performance…