Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation

Chancellor's Office Statement

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

Salary

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $186,612 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Work Arrangements

Flexibility to telecommute two days a week, with three days on-site at the main headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Premium Benefits

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Generous vacation plan

15 paid holidays a year

Tuition waiver education program (also applies to eligible family members)

Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

More details here: Comprehensive Benefits Package

Classification

Administrator IV

Position Information

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation to provide senior-level leadership, strategic direction, project management and policy coordination for the California State University’s intersegmental engagement with the California Community Colleges (CCC) system.

This position resides in the Division of Academic Affairs and serves as the CSU’s principal architect for advancing collaborative strategies that improve student access, success, transfer, degree attainment and career readiness across California’s post-secondary ecosystem, with a particular focus on the CCC sector. The incumbent identifies and advances opportunities for system alignment, policy coherence and shared initiatives and administrative structures consistent with the CSU mission and statewide attainment goals. As needed, the incumbent will engage with the University of California, AICCU and other partners on work involving the CCC system, transfer and collaborative opportunities.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, the Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation will:

-Serve as the CSU’s senior representative to designated intersegmental community college bodies and statewide task forces.

-Advance shared commitments to student access, success, equity and post-secondary attainment across segments.

-Represent the CSU in engagements with UC, CCC, AICCU, CDE, the Legislature and state agencies on high-level intersegmental matters.

-Provide concise senior briefings, strategic analyses and recommendations to the Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Trustees and 22 CSU System’s university presidents.

-Lead development and continuous refinement of a comprehensive CSU-CCC intersegmental strategy aligned with statewide attainment goals, state intersegmental deliverables and CSU Forward strategic plan.

-Identify opportunities for alignment in academic preparation, assessment, general education and major transfer pathways, dual enrollment/early college, online and hybrid education, and student well-being initiatives.

-Promote shared, data-informed approaches and evidence-based policy development across systems.

-Ensure intersegmental work is aligned with CSU systemwide initiatives, enrollment and student success strategies, and public narrative efforts.

-Lead systemwide consultation processes related to intersegmental academic affairs and related policy proposals, engaging campus provosts, deans, faculty leaders and student affairs partners.

-Draft and recommend policy frameworks, MOUs and joint strategic action plans to support transfer, articulation, dual enrollment and student success.

-Analyze legislation and regulations affecting multiple segments and develop coordinated CSU responses in collaboration with advocacy and governmental relations staff.

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