Campus Director

About the role

Provides operational leadership and direction for assigned campus location. Responsible for the operation of the assigned campus and relevant departments, for ensuring growth, quality and profitability goals are met through the proper management of the campus leadership, campus personnel, campus resources, and service and support departments. Also responsible for key College-wide areas aligned with and in support of operational success at location.

Responsibilities

• Hires and manages campus and relevant department leadership and colleagues and provides sound business, managerial and financial coaching to colleagues at campus location.
• In cooperation with Regional Operational and Functional leadership, develops short-term and long-term strategic plans for the campus that are consistent with the mission, vision and values of Carrington College and ensures they are implemented successfully and in a timely manner.
• Makes sure effective financial management across campus, college growth, college real estate and facilities, student retention, customer service, process improvement, human capital development, succession management, and other accountabilities are met.
• Ensures that location goals align with organizational plans, procedures and controls are employed by each department/program at location, and proper execution of its responsibilities and attainment of its goals for all departments at the assigned location.
• Provides Senior Leaders with accurate and timely information about the operations of the campus and areas of responsibility on a continuing basis to facilitate informed decision making.
• Develops effective communication strategies and holds routine meetings/reviews to assess the current state of all departments/programs for location.
• Works closely with academic, regional leaders and regulatory deans to support successful implementation of college/program objectives in a compliant and metric driven manner to support growth.
• Serves as the location leader for the campus assigned and leads committees/projects as assigned by Director of Operations and other leadership team.
• Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or relevant Master’s degree highly preferred.
• Five (5) years campus management or similar management experience with strong familiarity with the higher education industry or relevant operational experience.
• Prior successful experience in leadership roles with a variety of constituencies.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to generate and analyze data and make data-based decisions.
• Strong budgeting skills and a working knowledge of appropriate financial analysis techniques.

Qualifications

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.