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Director Of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium

Position Number: 7337986
Location: Gilroy, CA
Position Type: Adult and Continuing Education Programs

Director Of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium

Gavilan College

Salary: $65.00 Hourly

Location: Gilroy Campus

Job Type: Part-Time

Job Number: 202500168

Department: Dean Technical & Voc Studies

Closing: 8/6/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Bargaining Unit: N/A

Definition

Part-Time Position
24 hours per week with no District benefits
This position is contingent upon continued annual grant funding.

Definition:

Under the general direction of the Dean of Career Education and Workforce, the Director of Gavilan Regional Adult Consortium provides leadership in the development, implementation, expansion, and continuous improvement of regional educational programs and partnerships. This position dedicated to adult education grant and program expansion opportunities designed to support student success and regional workforce needs.

The Director serves as the primary liaison with strategic partners, including the Gavilan Regional Adult Education Consortium, employers, community organizations, educational institutions, and public agencies. The position is responsible for grant application, management and support consortium board members in meeting the grant requirements.

The Director reports to the Consortium Board and is responsible for ensuring compliance with consortium bylaws, state requirements, reporting protocols, and applicable regulations. The position provides leadership, guidance, technical assistance, and operational support to consortium members to ensure effective program implementation and regional collaboration.

Essential Duties

The following duties are typical of those performed by employees in this job title; however, employees may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each employee in the job title.

Provide strategic leadership, planning, administration, and oversight for Gavilan Regional Adult & Career Education Services (ACES), including adult education, workforce development, internships, apprenticeships, cooperative education, and other work-based learning initiatives.
Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison for the Consortium, building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with consortium members, educational institutions, workforce development boards, employers, labor organizations, community organizations, governmental agencies, and industry stakeholders.
Monitor consortium member compliance with California Adult Education Program (CAEP) Certification of Assurances, state requirements, consortium bylaws, and reporting protocols; provide technical assistance, guidance, and interventions as needed.
Serve as the Primary Contact in NOVA and oversee consortium reporting, fiscal management, data collection, and submission of all required state plans, budgets, updates, grant deliverables, and student outcome reports in a timely manner.
Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of consortium strategic plans, annual plans, three-year plans, grant applications, budgets, and program reports.
Monitor progress toward program goals, objectives, timelines, deliverables, and performance outcomes; prepare and present regular progress and State of the Consortium reports to leadership and stakeholders.
Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and document consortium meetings, leadership meetings, board meetings, stakeholder convenings, and related activities, including agendas, minutes, calendars, notices, and supporting materials.
Manage and oversee CAEP and related grant budgets, ensuring compliance with all applicable fiscal, regulatory, and reporting requirements.
Coordinate and support member institutions in collecting, tracking, analyzing, and reporting required program and student data, including enrollment, employment outcomes, earnings, and performance metrics.
Represent consortium and department programs within the community and maintain strong working relationships with internal departments, educational partners, economic development organizations, governmental entities, business leaders, and industry representatives.
Remain current on CAEP initiatives, policies, best practices, trainings, webinars, and conferences; communicate relevant updates and recommendations to consortium leadership and members.
Assess organizational effectiveness, operational processes, and consortium capacity; recommend improvements and strategies that support continuous growth, innovation, and achievement of consortium goals.
Attend and participate in consortium committees, leadership teams, workgroups, and related meetings, providing leadership, guidance, coordination, and administrative support.
Perform other related administrative and professional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Education, and Experience

Knowledge of:

Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to the California Adult Education Program (CAEP), apprenticeships, workforce development, and California Community College Chancellor's Office grant compliance and reporting requirements.
Principles and practices of program administration, project management, strategic planning, organizational development, and continuous improvement.
Grant development, management, budgeting, fiscal oversight, public sector fund accounting, auditing, data collection, evaluation, and performance reporting.
Adult learning theory, curriculum and course development, instructional program implementation, student support services, and workforce pathway development.
Principles and methods of marketing, outreach, public relations, community engagement, and brand awareness.
Techniques for meeting facilitation, consensus building, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative leadership.
Advanced computer applications, database systems, assigned software programs, and online reporting systems including NOVA.
Principles of cultural competency, equity-minded leadership, and inclusive practices that support diverse student and community populations.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, manage, assign, delegate, review, and evaluate the work of programs, grants, projects, staff, and consortium operations.
Collaborate effectively with consortium member leadership and stakeholders to accomplish consortium-wide and member-specific goals and objectives.
Interpret, explain, and apply applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and contractual requirements.
Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate educational, workforce development, apprenticeship, internship, and work-based learning programs and initiatives.
Manage multiple grants, projects, budgets, timelines, priorities, and reporting requirements in a fast-paced, changing, and entrepreneurial environment.
Analyze complex situations accurately, identify issues, develop effective solutions, and implement appropriate courses of action.
Monitor progress toward goals, meet schedules and deadlines, and ensure compliance with fiscal, operational, and reporting requirements.
Establish, maintain, and strengthen cooperative and effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, administrators, employers, industry leaders, governmental agencies, and community organizations.
Represent the consortium and its programs effectively in public settings, professional meetings, conferences, and one-on-one interactions with stakeholders and partners.
Prepare and deliver effective presentations and communicate proposals, recommendations, and technical information clearly, logically, and persuasively to diverse audiences.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including preparation of complex reports, grant proposals, presentations, correspondence, and marketing materials.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, patience, professionalism, and customer-service orientation.
Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, disability, religious, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds of community college students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Demonstrate cultural competence and equity-minded practices that effectively engage and support historically marginalized and underserved populations.
Work independently and collaboratively while exercising sound judgment, initiative, discretion, and problem-solving skills.

ILLUSTRATIVE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A typical way to obtain the above knowledge and skill is a combination of education and experience equivalent to:

Master's degree in a related field

AND

Three (3) years progressively responsible experience related to workforce vocational training and/or apprenticeship education and/or California Adult Education Program management.

Bachelor's degree in a related field

AND

five (5) years progressively responsible experience as described above.

Physical Characteristics: The physical abilities involved in the performance of essential duties are:

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone; may be required to operate a motor vehicle to visit various District and meeting sites. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Incumbents in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Incumbents must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 20 pounds. This work is performed indoors in a typical office environment.

NON-DISCRIMINATION: Gavilan College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/Title IX/Employer of Disabled, committed to hiring a diverse staff. All qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status, sexual orientation, or marital status are encouraged to apply. If you have a verifiable disability and require accommodation to complete an application, please contact the Human Resources Office at (408) 852-2823

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