Director of EOP, RSP & SEAS Affinity Programs

Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE:  The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $85,000 per year to $110,000 per year.

This position is a Management Personnel Plan (MPP) position in the CSU and serves at the pleasure of the President.

The CSU enjoys a generous benefits program with employer paid life insurance ($100,000), as well as health, dental, and vision insurance with the monthly premium largely paid by the CSU. Additionally, we offer a broad range of other benefits which includes dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, tuition fee waiver, 401k, 457 and 403(b) plans.  The CSU belongs to the CalPERS retirement plan in which medical and dental insurance continues in qualified retirement. The CSU has 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and the position earns 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per year. For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

This position may be eligible to participate in the Cal State East Bay hybrid telecommute program subject to management approval.

Classification

Administrator II

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). With an enrollment over 12,500 students, Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

About the Position

This position reports to the Associate Vice President, Equity & Belonging/Dean of Students and is responsible for providing vision, leadership, and management for all aspects of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), the SEAS Affinity Programs (GANAS, PIAA, Sankofa), and the Renaissance Scholars Program (RSP). The Director manages the day-to-day operations of the advisors of each program and is responsible for developing strategic short and long range goals for the departments; providing effective training, ongoing supervision and evaluation; assuming all departmental fiscal and resource management; seeking grant funding opportunities and submitting proposals to supplement services and activities; establishing collaborative relationships with Academic Affairs and other Student Affairs programs and departments to develop partnerships, services, and activities which support student retention and graduation; and providing direct student service delivery. The Director ensures compliance with all federal, state, local and CSU regulations, mandates, and policies governing the operation of the department. In addition, the Director establishes consistent application for technology enhancements to improve service delivery and assumes ongoing assessment of student academic performance. 

The Director is responsible for leading the Advising initiatives for the Student Equity and Success (SEAS) departments including setting benchmarks and timelines for outreach from SEAS advisors.

Responsibilities

Supervision:

• Directs, supervises, and evaluates EOP, RSP, GANAS, Sankofa Scholars, and AAPI staff, program services and activities that impact the retention and persistence of students including but not limited to: outreach, recruitment, admissions, transition services (summer bridge and orientation), advising, academic tutoring and student mentoring programs.
• Manages administrative support and student employees to ensure a well-functioning program with effective procedures.

SEAS Advising Initiatives:

• Leads a team effort to develop, implement, monitor and communicate a strategic plan for advising initiatives for all SEAS programs including frequency and mode of outreach each academic term. 
• Ensures transparent communication from and between SEAS advising staff members including utilization for notes within the advising software (Bay Advisor).
• Coordinates routine professional development opportunities for SEAS advising staff members.