Director, Transfer ; Grant-Funded

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Administrator Range E05

$95,388.00 Annually

United States of America (Exempt)

• All positions are considered on-site roles.
• After six months of employment, some positions may be eligible to apply for a hybrid work arrangement based on job responsibilities, operational needs, supervisor approval, and Dallas College policy.
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Administrator

This position is funded by external grant resources. Employment is contingent upon the availability of funding and program needs. Continued employment is not guaranteed and may be impacted if funding is reduced, modified, or discontinued.

This role is critical to advancing Dallas College's mission of helping students persist, graduate, and successfully transfer to a four-year university. The Director leads a transformative, grant-funded initiative focused on supporting full-time, Pell-eligible students through comprehensive academic, career, financial, and transfer services, helping remove barriers and improve long-term student success.

The Director will shape the success of a high-profile, four-year institutional initiative by building and scaling a student support model that directly influences retention, degree completion, and transfer outcomes. Through leadership of staff, university partnerships, grant operations, and student success strategies, this position will have a measurable impact on hundreds of students and contribute to Dallas College's broader completion and workforce goals.

This is a unique opportunity to build something from the ground up. The Director will lead the implementation and growth of the Transfer ASAP program, influence institutional strategy, collaborate with senior leaders and university partners, and bring innovative student success practices to scale. For someone passionate about access, equity, transfer success, and data-informed leadership, this role provides the chance to make a lasting difference in students' lives while leading a highly visible initiative.

Director, Dallas College Transfer ASAP provides strategic leadership for a comprehensive, grant-funded student success initiative designed to improve persistence, associate degree completion, and successful transfer outcomes for full-time, Pell-eligible Dallas County students. Grounded in Guided Pathways and evidence-based student success practices, the role leads implementation of a high-touch, case-managed model that integrates advising, transfer planning, career support, academic assistance, financial support, and student engagement.

Reporting to the Dean, Pathway Success - the Director advances institutional transfer and completion goals by overseeing program operations, staff leadership, grant compliance, assessment, budget management, and cross-functional partnerships with college departments and university partners. The Director will guide the development and implementation of the four-year grant initiative, ensuring the program is launched effectively, scaled responsibly, and sustained through strong operational structures, data-informed continuous improvement, and alignment with Dallas College priorities.

• Lead the development, implementation, scaling, and continuous improvement of Dallas College Transfer ASAP, ensuring alignment with institutional student success goals, Guided Pathways principles, four-year grant expectations, grant requirements, and evidence-based ASAP practices.
• Oversee the delivery of integrated, high-touch student support services including academic advising, transfer planning, career development, tutoring, financial support administration, and student engagement initiatives.
• Supervise and support Transfer ASAP staff through coaching, performance management, professional development, and operational leadership.
• Develop and implement strategies to recruit, enroll, retain, and support full-time, Pell-eligible Dallas County students participating in Transfer ASAP.
• Ensure implementation of proactive, high-touch, case-managed advising practices that support student persistence, full-time enrollment, transfer readiness, and timely completion.
• Collaborate with the Associate Dean of Transfer Skills Development and university partners to…