Advisory Committee Lead

About the role

The Advisory Committee Lead provides statewide leadership for the administration, coordination, and continuous improvement of Texas State Technical College’s advisory committee function. This role serves as the institutional lead for advisory committee operations, ensuring committees are established, facilitated, documented, and maintained in a manner that supports instructional relevance, workforce alignment, regulatory compliance, and employer engagement across the college.

Responsibilities

• Statewide Advisory Committee Administration: Leads the statewide administration and coordination of advisory committee activities across instructional programs and campuses.
• Committee Facilitation & Program Support: Coordinates and facilitates advisory committee meetings in collaboration with instructional leaders, Career Services, and industry partners to ensure committees are productive, well-organized, and aligned with institutional and programmatic priorities.
• Compliance & Standards Oversight: Ensures advisory committee processes and documentation align with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board requirements and institutional expectations related to workforce education programs.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management: Builds and maintains productive working relationships with employers, industry representatives, instructional leaders, and other institutional stakeholders to support strong advisory committee participation and meaningful industry engagement.
• Project Management & Operational Execution: Manages multiple concurrent advisory committee projects, priorities, and deadlines related to meeting schedules, communications, reporting, documentation, and follow-up activities.
• Data, Reporting & Documentation: Maintains advisory committee records, meeting documentation, participation data, and related reports to support institutional accountability and operational visibility.
• Process Improvement & Committee Effectiveness: Evaluates advisory committee operations to identify inefficiencies, participation challenges, or process gaps and implements improvements that strengthen committee effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, and consistency across programs and campuses.
• Institutional Partnership & Workforce Alignment: Partners with academic and workforce leaders to ensure advisory committees remain aligned with industry needs, instructional priorities, and student employability goals.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree.
• Three years of experience in project management, program coordination, or administration of multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Three years of experience supporting process improvement, stakeholder engagement, or operational effectiveness initiatives.
• Two years of experience in workforce education, higher education, employer engagement, or a related field.
• Two years of experience coordinating external relationships, partnerships, or public-facing stakeholder engagement activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Four years of experience in project management, program coordination, or administration of multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Four years of experience supporting process improvement, stakeholder engagement, or operational effectiveness initiatives.
• Three years of experience in workforce education, higher education, employer engagement, or a related field.
• Three years of experience coordinating external relationships, partnerships, or public-facing stakeholder engagement activities.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to manage multiple projects, competing deadlines, and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to produce clear, professional written and verbal communications for diverse internal and external audiences.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and present data and metrics to support reporting, process improvement, and operational decision-making.
• Ability to interpret trends, stakeholder feedback, and committee outcomes and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including industry representatives, community leaders, and business partners, and represent the college in public-facing settings.

Core Competencies

• Project Leadership & Execution: Independently manages a complex statewide portfolio of advisory committee activities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management: Builds and sustains productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support active participation, meaningful collaboration, and strong committee operations.
• Operational Coordination & Organization: Maintains strong organizational discipline across meeting planning, communications, documentation, compliance tracking, and follow-up activities.
• Communication & Facilitation: Communicates clearly and professionally in written, verbal, and meeting settings.
• Process Improvement & Problem Solving: Evaluates operational challenges, identifies root causes, and implements practical improvements that strengthen committee effectiveness, consistency, and stakeholder experience.
• Analytical Thinking & Reporting: Uses data, documentation, and stakeholder feedback to monitor committee activity, identify trends, and support informed recommendations.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes ownership of the statewide advisory committee function by maintaining high standards of reliability, follow-through, and professionalism.