President - Seattle Central College

About the role

The President serves as the college's chief executive officer, under the supervision of the district Chancellor. The President is responsible for providing overall leadership and management oversight for all aspects of college operations and does so through a shared governance and collaborative approach with college communities (faculty, exempt and classified staff; students; labor partners; college leadership teams).

Responsibilities

• Prioritize the success and positive learning experience of students in all programs of Seattle Central College.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership that advances and strengthens institutional excellence, operational systems, accountability, and student success.
• Implement the Seattle Colleges Strategic Plan to make steady gains on college community-generated and board-adopted goals and measures in equitable student retention, completion, transfer, and graduation.
• Affirm and advance College and District Equity, Diversity and Inclusion efforts.
• Work closely with the Chancellor and members of the Chancellor's Executive Cabinet to support a high-quality, unified student experience and organizational excellence through district-wide system improvements, while representing and accounting for the College's unique strengths, programs and successful practices.
• Establish and maintain among leaders, faculty, and staff a healthy sense of urgency to improve student access and success.
• Work closely with faculty and staff implementing the Guided Pathways model, both on campus and across the District, that leads to improved student retention and student experience.
• Lead implementation efforts that produce measurable improvements in student and organizational outcomes.
• Strong strategic ability to plan for change in ways that ensure broad buy-in and action that, in turn, significantly improve student access and success.
• Strengthen and expand the College's reputation as a high-quality, responsive provider of transfer education and workforce development by cultivating strategic partnerships with educational institutions, industry leaders, and community organizations.
• Provide leadership in partnership with district human resources and labor unions to attract, retain, and support faculty, staff, and administrators committed to student success and institutional excellence.
• Foster a positive workplace culture that values collaboration, development and belonging.
• Be visible locally and statewide to forge meaningful and effective partnerships with government, business, education, labor, and civic groups.
• Build a cohesive and unified team of administrators, faculty, and staff and foster a positive workplace culture that values collaboration, development, and belonging.
• Staying current on national trends and best practices and applying them locally.

Requirements

• At minimum, earned master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Significant senior leadership experience in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a senior executive team toward organizational fulfillment of strategic plan and goals.
• Demonstrated knowledge and direct experience leading in the context of diverse communities and equitable education practices.
• Proven ability to bring major initiatives and complex projects to completion.
• Proven results in improving student success and achieving more equitable outcomes for historically excluded student populations.
• Proven ability to build partnerships and trust across internal and external constituencies.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with elected officials at all levels, as well as with business, labor, and civic leaders.
• Demonstrated understanding of community college or public education funding mechanisms and enrollment trends.
• Experience with successful fiscal management and budget planning.
• Strong record of working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Strong commitment to making the college a premier institution, renowned nationally and internationally for equitable teaching, learning and academic innovation.
• Commitment to data-informed and evidence-based decision-making.
• Demonstrated success leading through shared governance and collaborative decision-making environments.
• Experience in nurturing transparency, accountability, and building trusting relationships as a leader.
• Record of effective campus or division operational leadership and organizational effectiveness.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Significant senior leadership experience in higher education.
• Experience working as part of a senior executive team toward organizational fulfillment of strategic plan and goals.
• Direct experience leading in the context of diverse communities and equitable education practices.
• Ability to bring major initiatives and complex projects to completion.
• Results in improving student success and achieving more equitable outcomes for historically excluded student populations.
• Ability to build partnerships and trust across internal and external constituencies.
• Effective working with elected officials at all levels, as well as with business, labor, and civic leaders.
• Understanding of community college or public education funding mechanisms and enrollment trends.
• Successful fiscal management and budget planning.
• Effectively working with faculty, staff, and students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Commitment to making the college a premier institution, renowned nationally and internationally for equitable teaching, learning and academic innovation.
• Data-informed and evidence-based decision-making.
• Success leading through shared governance and collaborative decision-making environments.
• Nurturing transparency, accountability, and building trusting relationships as a leader.
• Effective campus or division operational leadership and organizational effectiveness.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Leadership and management.
• Change management and implementation.
• Student success and equity.
• Community engagement and partnerships.
• Financial management and budgeting.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Seattle Colleges offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Promotional Opportunities
• Great Medical, Dental, and Retirement plans
• Paid Sick and Vacation Leave
• Transportation benefits
• Tuition Waivers
• PEBB Wellness Plan
• Washington State Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Pay

$208,924 to $288,515 annually.

Schedule

Virtually scheduled interviews will be conducted using video conference options such as Zoom or Teams.