Special Projects Manager
San Diego Community College District
Closing Date: 2/20/2024
Position Number: 00120493
Location: San Diego Miramar College
Position Type: Classified
The Position:
Applications are currently being accepted for Special Projects Manager in the Equity Department, located at Miramar College. Hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm and with some evenings and weekends. Selected candidate must be willing to adjust work days/hours based on the department's needs. This is a restricted position and may continue contingent upon grant funding.
San Diego Miramar College, a student-ready college, invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position of Special Projects Manager. Miramar College, a leader in providing student access and success, seeks candidates who are motivated by serving students in a college community and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).We are a fast-growing and innovative college with a freshly adopted focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion as we move into a new era. Recently designated as an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) the College is committed to helping students access higher education and achieve success inside and outside the classroom.The College is located in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch area of San Diego and is one of four colleges/centers in the San Diego Community College District. San Diego Miramar College stands on unratified treaty lands of the Kumeyaay Nation. https://sdmiramar.edu/services/lead/landacknowledgment
Our https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/Research/Rsrch%20Reports/Facts%20on%20FIle/Facts%20on%20File%202020-2021_Final,%20v2.pdf of 14,193 [African American (5%), Native American (1%), Asian (13%), Filipino (6%), Latina/o/e/x (31%), Multiple Ethnicities (7%), Pacific Islander (1%), White (35%), Unreported (2%)], is reflective of the diverse community we serve.
In addition to expertise in their field, San Diego Miramar College seeks applicants who possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to support our diverse student populations. Additionally, candidates should be able to demonstrate ways they will develop tools and resources to better serve https://sdmiramar.edu/services/leading-equity-anti-racism-and-diversity-lead. We strongly encourage candidates who possess the experience for the position, and who are student-centered and continue to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to best serve our student population.Those who join our team at San Diego Miramar College can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that promotes broad collaboration among faculty, classified professionals, administration, students, and community and industry partners. We are proud of our commitment to create a socially just and responsive culture, host ethnically diverse speakers, and support various equity-focused professional development opportunities. Our college strives to ensure that students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder historically marginalized and minoritized students. In fact, the college's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is encapsulated by our newly adopted Strategic Goal #5:Miramar College Strategic Goal #5Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) - Build an environment that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and social justice for the benefit of the college community.Applicants can review Miramar College's full strategic plan on Miramar College's: https://sdmiramar.edu/sites/default/files/2021-07/San_Diego_Miramar_College_Fall_2020-Spring_2027_Strategic_Plan.pdf
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
• Working collaboratively with the Leading Equity, Anti-Racism and Diversity (LEAD) Office and the Native American Student Success Program Advisory Group to engage the campus in the development and implementation of the Native American Student Success and Support program.• Coordinate, facilitate, manage, organize and implement the grant by providing leadership in the cultivation of assurances of the grant program (peer mentorship; course-specific cohorts; counseling & wraparound services offering culturally responsive resources; faculty and staff professional development; core matriculation services, and tribal liaison).• Develop support services and programs for the Native American and Indigenous community on campus.• Ensure compliance with grant monitoring, expenditure, and reporting requirements.• Develop annual goals and objectives and develop plans and strategy to achieve grant outcomes; direct their implementation, monitor and manage progress and evaluate and assess results.• Plan, organize and conduct meetings, workshops and professional development related to the grant.• Work with local tribes and community leaders to evaluate current and future needs to support student success.• Assist in identifying and facilitating training and professional development related to culturally responsive practices to support Native American and Indigenous students and communities.• Assist with gathering and analyzing student success and equity data in connection with the grant objectives.• Attend state, local, regional meetings and workshops related to the grant.• Perform related duties as assigned.
Please note that an employee may be transferred to any site at the option of the Chancellor.
This is a restricted position and may continue contingent upon grant funding. The position may continue, based upon renewal of funding.
Major Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge:
• Applicable sections of California Education Code.• Basic principles, operations, and processes in budget development, financial management, grant monitoring, expenditures, and reporting requirements.• District organization, operations, policies and objectives.• Oral and written communication skills.• Principles of leadership, work direction, training and supervision.
Skills and Abilities:
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other faculty and staff in departments such as outreach, counseling, research, and instructional programs.• Demonstrated experience with implementation of student success and equity frameworks.• Demonstrated experience with equity-minded and culturally responsive teaching, learning, and services practices.• Demonstrated experience in preparing, evaluating, directing and completing action plans and completing reports for state reporting.• Demonstrated ability to resolve problems, plan contingencies, implement changes and show improvements.• Demonstrated ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner.• Demonstrated experience with shared/participatory governance.• Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining professional community and industry partnerships.• Willingness to participate in a variety of departmental and campus activities.• Evidence of a commitment to supporting Native American and Indigenous students and communities.• Demonstrated cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.
Training and Experience:
• Demonstrated experience working with Indigenous students or Tribal communities.• BA degree OR• Two (2) to four (4) years related experience.
• Education equates to experience at a two (2) to one (1) ratio.• Two (2) years of full-time work counts for one (1) year of education.
Preference shall be given to qualified candidates of Native American or Alaska Native heritage in a manner similar to preference provided in the federal Indian Preference Act of 1990. In addition, preference shall be given to qualified Native Americans in accordance with SNAHC policy. Applications claiming Indian Preference are encouraged to submit verification of Indian heritage certified by a tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Indian heritage.
Licenses:
Pay Information:
This is a restricted position. The position may continue, based upon renewal of funding
Range 2 ($8,209.38 – $13,372.21) per month based on the https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/HumanResources/employee%20relations/Salary%20Schedules/Management%20Salary%20Schedule%202023.pdf.Initial salary placement is commensurate with related experience and promotional rules. The District offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package including employer paid: medical, dental, and vision plans; sick and vacation leave; and opportunities for professional development. Initial Salary Placement, Promoted or transferred employees will be placed as specified in the https://www.sdccd.edu/docs/HumanResources/employee%20relations/Collective%20Bargaining%20Agreements/2020%20-%202023%20Management%20Handbook.pdf.This position is FLSA Exempt and may not accrue overtime. A temporary probationary period will be applied to the employee entering this assignment. The SDCCD Employment Web Page provides a link to employee collective bargaining agreements and handbooks, and more information about terms and conditions of employment to include salary and benefits.
To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/4945396
All applicants must have demonstrated cultural competency and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.
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