Lamar Institute of Technology Hiring for Associate Vice President for Workforce and Strategic Initiatives at Beaumont, TX Full Time

Job Summary: 

At Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT), the Associate Vice President for Workforce and
Strategic Initiatives is an executive level position, a member of the President’s Cabinet, and reports to the college president.
Her/his primary responsibilities are to assist with mission-attainment, providing strategic leadership, increasing enrollment and retention,
developing and expanding (credit and non-credit) programming, and continuous improvement. S/he may have broad institutional oversight of
various department and initiatives, must interface with other senior staff, and will collaborate with faculty.

Duties:

• Maintain a positive workplace culture, provide professional development opportunities, and conduct
  annual employee performance evaluations
• Develop innovative initiatives that remove institutional barriers, excite students, and
  better promote teaching and learning (technical)
• Create pathways for students to move from non-credit instruction to credit
  stackable credentials, to earn college credit (PLA), or be awarded a recognized industry certificate (NCCER)
• May supervise
  technical, corporate training, continuing education, and correctional programs along with other duties as assigned
• Provide budget
  management and assist with planning
• May serve on local workforce boards and economic development committees
• Build a
  diverse portfolio of in-person, online training awards, and short-term certificates
• Pursue local, state, and federal funding
  opportunities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited
  institution
• Must have seven years of community college or technical college experience

Preferred
Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate degree from a regionally accredited university
• Served as lead faculty,
  department chair, division chair, or above
• Knowledge of SACS, THECB, ACGM, Perkins, and GIPWE 

Physical
Requirements:

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move
about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a
printer or copy machine.