Vice President of Strategy and Chief of Staff

Vice President of Strategy and Chief of Staff

Kingsborough Community College (KCC), founded in 1963, is a community college located in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, and one of 25 institutions within the City University of New York (CUNY) system. KCC is committed to its mission of providing access to high quality educational opportunities for a diverse population, both in career-related fields and in the liberal arts and sciences, to promoting student learning and development, and to strengthening and serving local communities.

The college enrolls approximately 20,000 degree, dual enrollment (high school students taking college coursework) and continuing education students each year, including 7,000 students working to earn an associate degree, supported by 1500 full- and part-time faculty and staff.

KCC consistently ranks among the leading community colleges in the country in associate degrees awarded to minority students. The college has been designated one of the most effective community colleges in the United States multiple times by the highly prestigious Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and is also an Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction.

The position of Vice President for Strategy and Chief of Staff reports directly to the President and serves on the President’s Senior Staff.

The Vice President will provide leadership and supervision for the following major areas of work:

• Strategic plan design, implementation and ongoing management
• External relations, including with government officials and community organizations
• The President’s office operations and staff

• Ensure that the college carries out its mission and its central focus on student success through strategic planning, including the development and implementation of a five-year strategic plan for the institution.
• Finalize the college strategic plan with a set of collaboratively developed metrics to measure success, and create and manage an annual reporting and assessment process for the plan, including reporting to and coordination with the College Council (shared governance body) and its committees, and monitoring and providing key data and assessment information to relevant constituencies on a periodic basis.
• Frequently convene key leaders within the plan and closely monitor progress toward objectives, steering the process toward maximum effectiveness and adjusting strategies and tactics as needed in order to achieve the plan’s goals.
• Design and lead other special strategic policy and program initiatives on behalf of the President, including, for example, a thorough analysis and evaluation of the college’s academic schedule.
• Lead Vice Presidents, Deans and Department Chairs in annual planning for departments, divisions and units to ensure that all divisions within the college set strategic priorities that support the college’s mission and strategic plan goals, and ensure that those department-level plans are incorporated into the college’s strategic plan implementation.
• Manage the college’s participation with key organizations that support high quality higher education institutions, including the Aspen Institute and Achieving the Dream, ensuring that the college maintains its competitive participation in awards competitions and assessment processes.

• Serve as the President’s and College’s lead and liaison for government and community affairs, building and maintaining relationships with business representatives, advocacy and civic groups, community boards, and elected and appointed officials at all levels.
• Oversee daily external affairs activities, working closely with the Communications and Partnerships offices and senior leadership to ensure a cohesive approach to external initiatives and requests.

• Provide leadership in the Office of the President, managing daily operations including staff supervision, budget administration, the development of systems to enhance operational performance, and recruitment for positions reporting to the President.
• Represent the President in interactions with internal and external constituents.
• Coordinate…