Career Center

Location: White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree. 
• Three or more years of higher education administrative experience or at least three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education. 
• Demonstrated experience working with a diverse student population and proven understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion as critical components of academic excellence and student success.
• Excellent communication skills, i.e., verbal, listening, written, interpersonal, and public presentation. 
• Experience in the areas of leadership, planning, enrollment management, student affairs program development and evaluation, staffing, budget management, and supervision. 
• Experience with understanding broad strategic planning and the critical need for attention to detail with demonstrated abilities in effective critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. 
• Record of data informed decision-making including experience in analyzing multiple datasets and resources of information to make recommendations and implement solutions.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action in hiring and promotional opportunities.
• Knowledge and commitment to fulfilling the mission of a community and technical college in a student-centered approach. 
• Knowledge and understanding of higher education federal and state higher education laws and regulations. 
• Experience in or understanding of strategic enrollment management to include recruitment and retention efforts.
• Experience in or understanding of developing and maintaining strong relationships with external partners, such as K12, Adult Basic Education, community organizations, and/or workforce centers. 
• Experience leading innovation and organizational change as it relates to programs and student services. 
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining partnerships and relationships across various stakeholder groups. 
• Experience being able to delegate, collaborate, and promote consensus in accomplishing the college's strategic plan while maintaining trust, cooperation, and cohesion across the college.
• Evidence of ability to deal with demanding and high stress situations, multiple priorities, and varied situations simultaneously. 
• Experience working in a unionized educational setting. 

About Century College

At Century College, we are passionate about our mission and the role we play in transforming our students' lives, our communities, and the broader world. As a college of the community, we serve a variety of important roles, including transfer preparation, occupational preparation, business and industry training, continuing education, and personal enrichment?each of which we believe is critical in supporting our community and developing a strong and resilient workforce and populace.In doing this work, we are committed to partnering with the individuals, organizations, and K-12 institutions in our community, to ensure that we remain accessible and provide a clear pathway to higher education for our increasingly diverse and underserved populations.At the center of our mission is the success of our students. We believe that this success is about more than just "the numbers," public accountability, and meeting or exceeding benchmarks.It?s about people?transforming their lives, and helping them to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that can, in turn, transform their families and their broader communities.In fulfilling this mission, we are committed to sustaining rigor in our wo...rk?holding high standards and expectations for both our students and for ourselves, and approaching our work with compassion?working with integrity and caring, accepting people where they are and moving them forward without sacrificing standards or expectations.

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