District Executive Director, Economic Development and Contract Education (EDCE

District Executive Director, Economic Development and Contract Education (EDCE)

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an District Executive Director, Economic Development and Contract Education (EDCE) for the District Office in Pleasanton, California. The incumbent is responsible for the satisfactory completion and/or coordination of the listed duties and responsibilities either directly or through administrative review. The incumbent is charged by the Board of Trustees with the satisfactory implementation of Board policy and District procedure as applicable to the position.

In addition, the incumbent is expected to participate in the formulation of District policies by making appropriate recommendations for improvements or additions in policy or procedure through their reporting authority and/or by serving on Districtwide management councils.

Under the direction of the Vice Chancellor of Educational Services and Student Success, the District Executive Director of Economic Development and Contract Education (EDCE) is responsible for the formulation, development and implementation of plans, budgets, staffing, technology, performance management, and assigned District economic and workforce development programs and projects administered through EDCE to strengthen the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District and the communities the District serves.

The Executive Director directs all aspects of assigned programs and identifies new and expanding funding and revenue-generating sources for the Economic Development and Contract Education unit.

Representative duties include providing district-wide leadership for the development of projects and activities associated with EDCE-administered economic and workforce development, maintaining partnerships with local and regional business and industry, workforce development partners, governmental agencies, educational institutions, labor organizations, and community-based organizations to support District EDCE, contract education, training, apprenticeship, and assigned revenue-generating programs, coordinating EDCE-related economic and workforce development practices, procedures, and service delivery with the colleges, as appropriate, to support alignment, avoid duplication, and preserve college authority over assigned instructional and workforce pathway programs, serving as program director for Occupational Safety and Health Administration Training Institute Education Center (OTIEC) to include direct supervision of the program manager, strengthening apprenticeship program through district-wide EDCE apprenticeship development, coordination, and management, in collaboration with college leadership, faculty, employers, and other District partners, serving at a Transit Educational Center as an onsite administrator that provides service and support to users, preparing required reports, studies, analyses, presentations, and recommendations to enhance EDCE economic and workforce development activities, preparing and administering the program budget for economic development and contract education, including EDCE-assigned grants, contracts, and revenue-generating programs, participating routinely in the district-wide planning committees to provide resource information useful for supporting, aligning with, and strengthening the colleges' occupational and workforce-related programs, in coordination with college leadership, providing overall direction, supervision, and evaluation for staff assigned to economic development and contract education activities, facilitating evaluation processes and other accountability activities pertinent to EDCE economic and workforce development programs to ensure quality, compliance, fiscal accountability, and customer/client satisfaction, and assuming responsibility for program development and management for programs that directly support the Contract Education Department and assigned EDCE activities.

Minimum Education and Experience
- Education/Training:
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in an area related to the responsibilities of this position, such as business administration, public administration, education, workforce development, economic development, organizational leadership, or a related field.

Experience:

Five years of experience in economic development, workforce development, contract education, or related program management, including responsibility for budget administration, grant or contract oversight, and personnel management. License:
Valid California Driver's License Sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

Minimum Qualifications
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Success in securing appropriate outside funding and revenue sources to support economic and workforce development activities;
Experience working with local, statewide, and national agencies responsible for…