Vice President of Workforce and Community Engagement

ABOUT THE COLLEGE: “The Nebraska Indian Community College provides quality higher education and lifelong educational opportunities for Umonhon (Omaha) Isanti (Santee Dakota) and all learners.” Nebraska Indian Community College is envisioned as a comprehensive Tribal College which values service through high-quality education. Institutional programs value and cultivate the creative and productive talents of learners, faculty, and staff, and seek ways to contribute to the self-sufficiency of the Nations served, the wellbeing of our communities, and the quality of life and development of its learners, faculty, and service areas.

The Vice President of Workforce and Community Engagement provides leadership and directs, develops, implements, and oversees systems and processes related to the Career Services, Alumni, Non-Credit and Community Education, and Extension departments of the College. The Vice President provides supervisory oversight and support for the following positions and divisions of the College:

• Safe Driver Academy Director.
• Apex Accelerators Director.
• Indianpreneurship Director.
• Non-Credit/Community Education.
• Grant Writer.
• Director of Nation Building and Public Relations.

This position develops and oversees relationships with external partners and businesses, provides grant management and division initiatives as directed by the President, and ensures alignment of workforce and community engagement strategies with NICC’s mission and goals.

Direct and supervise the activities of the Career Services, Alumni, Non-Credit and Community Education, and Extension departments of the College. Plans, manages, and evaluates projects and services impacting the College. Provides supervisory support for the Project Manager of the Apex Accelerator Program, as well as for activities connected to USDA Extension, SBA grants, and previously funded USDA RBDG grants.

Serve as the primary point of contact for NICC alumni, overseeing alumni communications, engagement, networking opportunities, and outreach initiatives in collaboration with the Director of Nation Building and Public Relations.

• Supports and oversees the College’s internship and work‑based learning program areas through the development of both internal and external programs, implementation guidelines, advertisement, monitoring, and reporting to funding partners, as required. Acts as the faculty point of contact and oversees the Student Representative students.
• Collaborate with staff, faculty, students, community partners, and businesses to identify workplace needs, trends, skills required, and job placement opportunities to support the development of work‑ready programs for students.
• Supervises and mentors employees; prioritizes and assigns work; and provides clear performance expectations. Meets regularly with staff to ensure work is completed accurately and on time, to offer guidance and support, to conduct performance evaluations, to exchange feedback on program goals, and to ensure adequate training. Makes hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations and follows NICC policy when using disciplinary procedures. Chairs designated program committees and ensures a minimum of two meetings per year for each program area.
  
  • Oversee and support the development of non‑credit and continuing education programs, certificate of completion of workshops, and customized business training, including partnerships with professional organizations to offer continuing education units (CEUs).…