Regional Director, College & Employer Engagement

About the Department

Position Duties

1. Serve as the primary Consortium liaison for assigned colleges within the designated subregion, developing and maintaining strong relationships with CTE deans, CTE faculty, workforce and economic development staff, work-based learning staff, job developers, and other key college personnel.
2. Maintain regular, in-person engagement with assigned colleges to understand workforce development priorities, identify implementation needs and barriers, and connect colleges with regional resources, technical assistance, partnerships, and emerging opportunities.
3. Support assigned colleges in advancing CVML regional priorities and performance expectations, including those established through the Regional Plan, annual workplan, Strong Workforce Program, Vision 2030, and other applicable workforce initiatives.
4. Use labor-market information, employer input, student outcome data, and regional performance measures to help colleges identify workforce needs, evaluate opportunities, and align Career Education programs, pathways, and investments with high-demand, high-wage, and emerging industries.
5. Develop and maintain relationships with employers and industry partners and facilitate connections with assigned colleges to support hiring, curriculum and program development, advisory participation, sector partnerships, and other workforce needs.
6. Build and maintain partnerships with Workforce Development Boards (WIB), Economic Development Organizations, America's Job Centers of California, K–12 and K–16 partners, community-based organizations, industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, and other workforce intermediaries in support of workforce and economic development efforts at the colleges.
7. Coordinate employer and workforce engagement across colleges and regional partners to reduce duplication, strengthen communication, share workforce intelligence, and provide a coordinated approach to serving employers.
8. Support colleges in developing and expanding high-quality work-based learning and learn-and-earn opportunities, including internships, apprenticeships, clinical placements, job shadowing, employer projects, career exploration, and other industry-connected experiences.
9. Assist colleges in strengthening employer advisory structures and sector partnerships by facilitating employer recruitment, participation, communicating industry trends and workforce needs, and supporting the translation of employer feedback into program and pathway improvements.
10. Facilitate cross-functional and cross-college workforce planning and collaboration, connecting college personnel and regional partners around shared employer needs, sector priorities, work-based learning strategies, regional career events, joint initiatives, and other opportunities for coordinated implementation.
11. Convene and facilitate subregional meetings, employer forums, Communities of Practice, sector discussions, college planning sessions, and other collaborative activities that advance regional priorities and promote the sharing and scaling of effective practices.
12. Connect colleges with regional and statewide workforce initiatives, funding opportunities, technical assistance, and partnership resources, and assist colleges and partners in identifying opportunities to align, leverage, or braid resources in support of workforce priorities.
13. Provide technical assistance and implementation support to assigned colleges in areas including employer engagement, work-based learning, workforce partnerships, labor-market alignment, project implementation, and achievement of regional workforce outcomes.
14. Monitor the progress of assigned college and subregional workforce initiatives, identify implementation barriers, and collaborate with college and Consortium leadership to address challenges and support continuous improvement.
15. Collect, analyze, maintain, and communicate information related to assigned regional performance measures, including employer engagement, work-based learning, apprenticeships, career events, partnership activity, CTE participation and completion, employment outcomes, and other Consortium-defined measures.
16. Contribute to Consortium planning, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts by documenting subregional activities and outcomes, utilizing regional data systems and Centers of Excellence research, communicating promising practices and implementation challenges, and supporting assigned colleges in achieving established goals and milestones.
17. Represent the Consortium at college, subregional, regional, industry, workforce, and community meetings, serving as a connector between local college priorities and broader regional workforce strategies.
18. Collaborate regularly with other Regional Directors and CVML staff to ensure consistent support across the Consortium, coordinate opportunities that cross subregional boundaries, and advance cohesive regional strategies.
19. Actively participate in Steering Committee meetings, planning retreats, and other CVML related events.
20. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience Guidelines - Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Master's degree in an accredited college/university; additional directly related experience that would provide a depth of knowledge equivalent to that obtained through a graduate degree may substitute for some graduate level education.
• Three years of leadership experience reasonably related to the administrative assignment.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• State and Federal codes, statutes and regulations that govern California community college student developmental and instructional services (or their equivalents) including:
  1. Pertinent sections of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations pertaining to student developmental, curriculum and institutional services.
  2. Pertinent sections of California Education Code.
  3. California State Chancellor's Office (Systems Office) legal opinions and advisories.
  4. Federal regulations pertaining to the Family Educational Rights and Protection Act.
• Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• CalPass Launchboard
• Principles of effective leadership and management techniques
• The mission of the California Community College; community college and instructional programs, regulations and policies; principles of employer employee relations; and principles in the administration of personnel services.
• Computer operations/data processing systems.

• Work as part of a management team dedicated to collaboration and the college goal of integrating instruction and/or student services as a way to create and maintain a supportive student-learning environment.
• Exercise group leadership skills, which emphasize collaboration, consensus building, conflict resolution, and problem solving in an environment of shared governance
• Use effective written communication, including reporting and funding proposal reports, etc.
• Effectively interact with persons of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Travel extensively to visit Consortium colleges, industry partners, and other convenings.
• Apply legal and policy provisions to various problems consistently and correctly.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and helping working relations with students, staff and community agencies to meet the needs of students.

•  Completed Online Application for Employment form
•  Current resume
•  Letter of interest (Cover Letter)
• Copy of legible transcripts
•  List of five (5) professional references – Listed on application form

Benefits

Full-time permanent employees (20+ hours per month) are eligible for health benefits:

• Health

• Dental

• Vision

• Life Insurance

• Long-term Disability

In addition to the above benefits, the District also offers a robust voluntary benefits selection:

• Flex 125

• Additional products and services through American Fidelity

• Supplemental Voluntary Life Insurance

• Tax Shelter Annuities

The District participates in CalPERS Retirement System and Social Security benefits for Classified and Management employees. Employees covered under the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), are vested 100% after five years of full-time service credit.

The District participates in the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS) for faculty. Employees covered under the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS), are vested 100% after five years of full-time service credit.

The following classifications are eligible for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health benefits at the employee expense offered through SISC:

• Permanent Employees (19 hours or less)
• Adjuncts
• Temporary Hourly
• Professional Experts

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