Position, Department: Director, SBDC, Workforce Development & Continuing Education
Type of Position: Full-time Salaried, Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: M-F, 8a-5p, 40 hours per week
Pay Range: $83,200 - $109,900 and determined based on relevant years of work experience.
Benefits Category: Full-time Benefits
Position Summary: Lead and provide strategic direction to two federally funded economic development programs that increase economic prosperity in Kansas by providing free consultation services and affordable training to aspiring and existing small business owners and owners of businesses that contract with the federal government. The Director is responsible for promoting JCCC through community outreach and ensuring that staff achieves economic impact goals and key stakeholders maintain support for the program.
Required Qualifications:
- Broad knowledge of the field with proven leadership skills.
- Master's degree.
- 6+ relevant experience required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Business management experience; past ownership of business preferred.
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, and cover letter.
Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Promote Johnson County Community College (JCCC) through community outreach on behalf of the Kansas APEX Accelerator (formerly known as PTAC) and the Kansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Ensure the department achieves economic impact goals and key stakeholders maintain continued support for the program.
- Develop and implement annual strategic plans that are responsive to the needs of small business owners, realistic in light of current economic and workforce trends, and aligned with JCCC strategic goals.
- Develop, implement, and track consultative services provided to clients. Establish objectives and goals and monitor metrics to measure success. Manage a fast-paced, team-oriented work environment with tight timelines and competing priorities.
- Provide leadership, direction, and training to staff members as they carry out the mission of the SBDC and APEX Accelerator and achieve established metrics and goals.
- Coach team members through issues or escalations. Develop training and provide advisement, expertise, guidance, and interpretation regarding internal policies and processes. Identify and fund professional development opportunities that support best practices, innovation, and ongoing process improvement.
- Measure and evaluate the performance of team members across the department. Establish clearly defined goals, objectives, responsibilities, competencies, and development plans for each employee. Implement disciplinary actions as needed. Lead in a way that continuously promotes collaboration, efficiency, and excellence.
- Effectively manage and monitor multiple complex budgets that encompass Small Business Administration (SBA), Kansas Department of Commerce (KDC), Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), and JCCC funding. Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement strategies to optimize operational expenses. Ensure and optimize the cost-effective use of departmental resources. Minimize costs by eliminating redundancies, optimizing the utilization of resources, and maintaining high productivity levels.
- Oversee daily operations and activities, ensuring programs are supported with successful grant proposals and program income.
- Lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of advising, consulting, and training programs. Research best practices and innovative resources for SBDC and APEX Accelerator clients.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with external and internal stakeholders that are mutually beneficial for all parties. Actively participate in community outreach, events, and meetings.
- Provide strategic direction for marketing and branding of the center. Develop and implement marketing initiatives to successfully spread awareness of program offerings.
- Serve in leadership roles on JCCC projects, community boards, advisory groups, committees, task forces, interview teams, professional development, and special assignments.
*Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
About JCCC: Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Equal Employment Opportunity: JCCC provides equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals and is an affirmative action employer. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550,Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure: If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR Generalist for this position. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email JobsAtJCCC@jccc.edu.
