Position Announcement: KsCC Executive Director

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

The Kansas Campus Compact Executive Board has opened the search for the next Executive Director of Kansas Campus Compact.  Please circulate the attached announcement to any interested party.

Please direct all questions to Matt Lindsey at matthewl@k-state.edu.

POSITION: Executive Director, Kansas Campus Compact (full-time, 12-month appointment)

LOCATION: Manhattan, KS

DESCRIPTION:  As a part of the national Campus Compact, the Kansas Campus Compact, one of 35 state compacts nationwide, is an organization of college presidents who have come together out of a shared commitment to the public service mission of higher education and the value of integrating such service into undergraduate learning. Member institutions include private and public colleges, universities, and community colleges throughout Kansas. The purpose of Kansas Campus Compact is to:  (1) assist colleges in promoting community-engaged teaching, learning, research, and service, including service-learning,  (2) improve collaboration and build partnerships at the state level among the faculty and presidents of higher education institutions (3) provide linkages with other state and national groups and (4) offer resources, ideas, and information to member campuses that will improve the quality of teaching and learning, support the development of Kansas’s communities, promote increased civic responsibility, prepare students to be active, engaged contributors to society, and stimulate presidential and student leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Executive Director will be the primary administrator for the organization and the essential link to the national network. The Executive Director will:

• Develop goals and execute a strategic plan with the KsCC Executive Board to implement the KsCC mission.
• Plan and implement annual conferences, including an annual summit on college efforts to alleviate hunger and a tri-state conference on service-learning and engagement.
• Conduct site visits to member campuses, including meetings with presidents and key faculty and student leadership.
• Design and offer on-site and regional trainings on best practices in service-learning and community engaged education for member campuses.
• Provide technical assistance and programmatic support to administrators, faculty, staff, and students at member campuses for their efforts to strengthen community-based learning and skills for democracy.
• Collect and distribute benchmark data and best practice models on member campuses and evaluate progress in reaching shared goals.
• Create and distribute information to member campuses on national and network news through mailings, newsletters, electronic lists and/or other mechanisms.
• Promote the existence of and relevance of KsCC with state and regional policy-makers, appropriate media contacts, and state, regional, and national organizations.
• Secure funding from public/private sources, to support the advancement of community-campus engagement at all member campuses and in collaboration with other campuses in the region.
• Work with presidents to secure funds through foundations, corporations, and friends.
• Provide responsible oversight of KsCC’s organizational budget.
• Provide the Executive Board with appropriate reports.
• Foster growth of the organization through increased membership from campuses.
• Maintain all aspects of membership services, including recruitment materials and a membership directory.
• Convene meetings of the Executive Board and other ad hoc committees.
• Provide leadership to staff.
• Create an effective working organization.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

o        Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of experience in higher education or non-profit sector

o        Highly skilled in building collaborations and relating effectively with diverse audiences

o        Experience in organizational development

o        Administrative skills in staff supervision, financial management, program organization and implementation

o        Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently

o        Demonstrated leadership ability

o        Proven fundraising skills and experience with grant writing

o        Community-based working experience

o        Computer and word processing skills

o        Flexibility to travel in-state and nationally

Preferred:

o        Master’s degree or above in field related to higher education, leadership, non-profit management, or public policy

o        Experience in using service-learning in a classroom setting

Salary:

Range $45,000-$55,000; salary commensurate with training and experience

Timeline:

Screening of applicants will begin June 1, 2012.

To apply:

Please submit letter of application; resume; transcripts of all college/university credits; and name, address and phone number for 3 references to the following address:

Matt Lindsey

Kansas Campus Compact
103 Leadership Studies Building
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506
(785) 532-6896 

Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.