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Title III Project Director
Job Description
Job Summary
Kishwaukee College is adding to its team of creative, strategic, and collaborative minded individuals who demonstrate high levels of service and commitment to student success. We promote a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusiveness in faculty, staff, and students and are actively engaged in building a more diverse organization and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. By joining the Kishwaukee College team you can make a difference. We offer outstanding career opportunities and a competitive total benefit package for this position, including a comprehensive health and dental insurance program, generous paid vacation, sick, and personal leave, tuition waivers, State Universities Retirement Systems (SURS) pension in place of social security, and an optional deferred compensation plan.
Job Summary:
The Title III Project Director will have responsibility of implementing all the components of the Title III project. The Director will provide leadership and direct staff associated with the project and complete all reporting required by the Department of Education.
Supervisorial Responsibilities:
Supervisory responsibilities include the Guided Pathways Specialist.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Successful candidates will demonstrate a commitment to community college education and willingness to promote student and faculty success. Candidate must have demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts and solve problems; identify opportunities to improve programs; evaluate programs and strategies; analyze and apply laws, rules, and regulations involving programs, staff, and students; and represent the College at community, state, and national levels as requested. This position requires successful experience meeting deadlines, as well as establishing structures, systems and processes to reach goals and objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, education, human services, or related area
- Two years of related work experience
- Experience managing federal grants
- Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, assessment skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Knowledge of higher education
Physical Demands
- Work is normally performed in a general office environment.
- Work performed requires sensitivity and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities and needs.
- This position requires light physical activity and movement; employee must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone or during virtual meetings.
- Must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds with the use of proper equipment. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals on a case-by-case basis.
EOE Statement
Kishwaukee College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and any reasonable and timely accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be made upon documented request by the employee.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours per Week
40+
Weeks per Year
52
Budgeted Hours per Year
2080
Temporary Position - Begin Date
Temporary Positions - End Date
Type of Position
Professional Staff - Grant Funded
Hiring Salary Range Requested
$60,000.00
Support Staff Pay Band (if applicable)
Support Staff Pay Range (if applicable
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S272P
Number of Vacancies
1
Job Open Date
10/12/2023
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
Special Instructions Summary
Advertising Summary
Internal Posting for Position, College Website
Illustrative Examples of Essential Functions
Job Duty Name
Description of Job Duty
- Provide leadership and direct all aspects of the Title III project
- Supervise Title III staff
- Coordinate, execute, and evaluate Title III activities
- Establish, maintain, and communicate mission and objectives of the project to internal and external audiences of Community College District #523
- Prepare monthly progress reports, financial statements, budget, and records of Title III project
- Foster college-wide participation in project implementation
- Coordinate data collection for internal and external evaluations
- Maintain regular contact with the President, Vice President of Instruction, and Vice President of Student Services about challenges/progress
- Approve Title III expenditures, ensuring fiscal and auditing accountability
- Ensure evaluation activities are carried out according to the plan
- Monitor Title III implementation progress, timeline, and performance
- Ensure U.S. Dept. of Education policies, procedures and schedules are adhered to, including annual performance and financial reports
Essential Duty?
Yes
Percentage Of Time
100
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