PROSPERAR Program Director

About SUNY Orange:
SUNY Orange was founded in 1950 as the first county-sponsored community college in the State University of New York system. It has earned its reputation as a pioneer and innovator in meeting the needs of its students and the area it primarily serves. SUNY Orange was the first two-year college in the nation to offer the associate degree nursing program and studies in electron microscopy; and in 1982, the college was the first community college to plan and co-sponsor with local chambers of commerce a business institute.

SUNY Orange has touched the lives of countless numbers of the county's 350,000 residents through its credit programs, non-credit programming and cultural events. As the needs of the community grow, the college will continue to play a significant role in the county's endeavor to face the challenges and to profit from the opportunities that await it.

Job Description:
SUNY Orange, newly designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, seeks a visionary leader committed to serving a diverse student population, to lead the implementation of its federal Title V Grant titled PROSPERAR: Moving Students from Surviving to Thriving. PROSPERAR is a transformative college-wide development program building on the College's Guided Pathways initiative to close equity gaps and deliver significant increases in student achievement, persistence, and retention to graduation and transfer. The PROSPERAR Program Director will lead this five-year action plan to redesign programs and services, improve student outcomes, and increase institutional vitality. The Program Director will lead PROSPERAR as a hands-on director, overseeing daily activities, collaborating with all associated departments, executing the design, testing and implementation of all activities, liaising with appropriate persons, use assessments to drive program improvements, and report to the VP of Academic affairs in the role of Project Director.

Requirements:
Education Required: Master's degree in higher education, education, or related field

Experience Required: Minimum of two years' administrative experience in higher education, with experience managing operation and/or grant budgets; four years increasingly responsible experience in program design, management, and implementation; experience in academic support in a college setting.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Doctorate degree
• Community college administrative experience.
• College level teaching experience
• Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationship with supervising personnel, coworkers, all constituents, and the public.
• Perform well under pressure, within time constraints, with a high degree of accuracy, diplomacy and confidentiality.
• Ability to coordinate work flow while dealing with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to present complex information and data in coherent fashion
• Must be able to travel between the college's two campuses and other sites.
• Bilingual Skills.

Additional Information:
Deadline for Applying:  April 21, 2021

Position begins ASAP

Salary: Commensurate with experience

This is a full-time Grant Funded position within the Staff & Chair union, Grade 60.  Salary range is 52,256-$61,230.

Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, (845) 341-4662, iris.martinezdavis@sunyorange.edu

Application Instructions:
Please apply online at https://occc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=129542

Create a SUNY Orange Employment Account by clicking on the APPLY NOW button. Upload the following documents, which are required for consideration:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• References: Include three (3) professional references (including names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses). References will not be contacted without prior permission of the candidate.
• Orange County Community College values a diverse and inclusive community. Please include in your cover letter an answer to the following questions: 

1. How has diversity and inclusion played a part in your career?
2. How would you bring that insight into your position at the college?

After submitting your resume the subsequent pages will enable you to upload the additional documents.

Official transcripts will be required upon employment. Foreign transcripts which are not accompanied by an evaluation from an approved agency may not be reviewed. Applicants may contact NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluating Service) at www.naces.org to obtain a list of members providing this service. Any expenses incurred for this service must be borne by the applicant. Foreign transcript translations by applicant or educational institution are not acceptable.

All applicants must have the legal right to accept employment in the United States. SUNY Orange does not support visa applications.

Employment at the College may be subject to the favorable result of a background investigation.