Another Source’s client, Mesa Community College, is recruiting a Vice President of Administrative Services to join their leadership team in Mesa Arizona!
Mesa Community College offers an affordable, first-rate education, whether you plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree, train for a technical career, take classes to upgrade job skills or for personal enrichment. MCC creates a welcoming and safe environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed. MCC is a Hispanic Serving Institution. Half of MCC students (50%) identify as students of color and almost half (49%) are first-generation college students. MCC also serves 170+ international students representing over 50 countries.
Learn more about Mesa Community College:
https://www.mesacc.edu/about
Anticipated Salary Range: $130,000 to $169,000 annually, commensurate with experience.
Benefits @ MCCCD:
Mesa Community College is part of Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), who is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/benefits
- 16 paid observed holidays
- Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
- Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents (if applicable)
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Events
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
Maricopa County Community College District Summary:
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year? Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States? Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
- What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers
About the Role:
Reporting to the President of the College, the Vice President of Administrative Services serves as Chief Financial Officer, is a member of the President’s Senior Council, and will provide strong leadership to the College in areas strategically aligned with the overall Mission and Vision. The Vice President has oversight of the following functional areas within the College:
- College Business Services which includes fiscal services, student business services, risk management, compliance, budget, accounting, reporting, procurement, contract and travel
- Facilities Management which includes planning, design, construction, maintenance, grounds and custodial
- A Comprehensive Human Resources department
- College police
- Auxiliary Services which includes cafeteria, coffee bar, bookstore, and mailroom
- Information Technology Services
The successful candidate will drive organizational change, growth, and effectiveness and ensure the institution’s current and future financial strength and sustainability; be an active listener with strong communication skills; foster transparency and trust through cultivating and sustaining relationships; and use multiple variables including data, historical context, and evidence-based practices to make strategic recommendations and informed decisions.
Breakdown of Responsibilities:
35% - Financial Operations and Services
- Develops a financial planning model consistent with strategic initiatives; plans, directs, and implements the financial operation of the college budget
- Administers and oversees budget spending and financial policies and procedures with emphasis on a strong stewardship of funds; provides oversight of fiscal operations of the college, and the evaluation, forecasting, and reporting on all funds including operational, capital, and auxiliary; oversees contracts for auxiliary and financial services
- Provides financial reporting to the President’s Council; leads the College Budget Committee
- Maintains a central repository for all historic, current, and proposed financial information to support effective financial communications for internal, regulatory, accreditation, and other purposes; ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and Maricopa County Community Colleges District policies and procedures
- Provides operational excellence through change management and continuous improvement strategies; provides leadership and strategy in the development and implementation of a long term operational, facilities, and capital financial plan
35% - Collaborative Leadership
- Fosters communication and collaboration with faculty and staff across the college and District
- Using a shared governance model, develops operational processes and procedures that support integrated and strategic planning
- Develops, supports and maintains effective relationships with community partners; represents college interests within the Maricopa Community Colleges District councils and committees
- Acts as an advisor to the College community; inspires a diverse group of employees through mentoring, professional development, and coaching
- Engages and actively participates in Higher Learning Commission (HLC) processes
- Integrates student centered principles in decision making and actions
- Performs other duties as assigned by the President
30% - Operations and Facilities
- Provides senior-level leadership and direction to support the college's mission and goals
- Provides leadership, oversight, and general direction for the college's Administrative Services functions including Auxiliary Services, Business Services, Information Technology, Facilities Planning and Management, Human Resources, and Campus Police; hires, directs, and evaluates management and professional staff
- Provides leadership and oversight for the development and implementation of safety, security and emergency management plans
- Serves as a college representative in working with vendor agencies
- Directs the development and implementation of the College's long-term facilities master plan and deferred maintenance plan; applies best practices to ensure facilities support student learning and success
- Provides leadership for the development of the physical environment on campus, including the development of long-range master plans for all campuses, the development and completion of construction and capital improvement projects, OSHA, and facility sustainability.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in business, finance, accounting, or related field.
- Four years of progressively responsible management and/or leadership experience in a related field that includes two years of supervisory experience.
Please note: An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five or more year's experience leading in a large complex organizational environment.
- Executive-level experience in Finance and at least one other area of the position’s possible portfolio.
- An exceptional communicator who models open, transparent and inclusive communication practices, and actively solicits and integrates diverse perspectives from a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
- Experience developing operational processes and procedures that support integrated and strategic planning and organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Experience leading positive change management and cultivating and sustaining key partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated expertise in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data for decision-making, forecasting, institutional planning, and allocating resources.
- Demonstrated experience empowering and optimizing the effectiveness of experienced teams.
*Applications will be accepted through May 4th, 2024. Please make sure to address the minimum AND desired qualifications in the cover letter and/or CV. A cover letter is required for submitting an application.
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
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