Title: District Director, Advanced Manufacturing Industry
Employee Classification: Professional 52 Wks Non-Unit
Department: Strategic Initiatives
Salary Range: $79,631
Who we are:
We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.
We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.
We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.
We value Diversity, equity & inclusion: STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.
What you get:
Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.
Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.
Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.
Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.
Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.
The basics of this position:
The Director, Advanced Manufacturing Industry will oversee and provide strategic direction to build and maintain STLCC’s partnerships with organizations in the advanced manufacturing space. The position will collaborate with business and industry, economic development agencies, policy makers, K-12 districts, and internal stakeholders. In partnership with Student Affairs, Marketing, Academic Affairs and Workforce Solutions groups the director will plan, develop, and implement effective programs meeting the advanced manufacturing training needs of the region. The director will have shared responsibility for increasing college enrollment in advanced manufacturing degree and workforce programs.
What you'll do:
- Develops, implements, and manages strong partnerships with industries and organizations that lead to increased opportunities for students, the college, and the manufacturing industries in the St. Louis region.
- Evaluates industry and economic trends and needs to develop and maintain in-demand programmatic offerings for advanced manufacturing.
- In partnership and alignment with Student Affairs and other STLCC departments, recruits students to advanced manufacturing programs.
- Partners with area high schools to show the value proposition of programs within advanced manufacturing to increase student interest.
- Identifies external funding sources and grants that can support activities and growth of programs within advanced manufacturing.
- Provides oversight for grants and is responsible for ensuring grant activities are completed promptly.
- Develops a strategic relationship with relevant industry and community partners to understand and address the continuously changing needs of the St. Louis region.
- Identifies opportunities to develop paid internship programs for students.
- In partnership with campus leadership, develops and administers policies, procedures, programs, and the Advanced Manufacturing
- Center to meet the institutional and academic needs of students enrolled in those programs.
- Performs normal supervisory and managerial responsibilities to include maintaining staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees and developing personal growth opportunities. Accomplishes staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees. Plans, monitors, and appraises job results.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, experience, and other requirements:
Bachelor’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience required.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, operationalize and sustain innovative partner programs.
- Excellent organizational skills, including multitasking, prioritizing work, compartmentalizing projects, and documenting.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
- Record of successfully maintaining organizational operational excellence and cross-sector partnerships emphasizing business and industry alignment.
- Well-established ability to work effectively with varying constituent groups in a multicultural, urban environment.
- Considerable knowledge in the application of relevant technology to support and enhance the learning experience, particularly in advanced manufacturing industries, trends, and technology.
- Knowledge of current federal and state laws and initiatives related specifically to career and technical education, career pathways, requirements for course and program completion or certifications related to advanced manufacturing careers.
