The Lake Tahoe Community College District (District) announces a unique and rewarding opportunity to work in college administration. Under the direction of the Superintendent/President, the Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives will provide essential leadership and support in fulfilling Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) District’s vision, mission, and goals. This cabinet-level position will will have responsibility for project oversight and management of special projects for the District in coordination with the Senior Leadership Team, with a particular focus on cross-divisional projects aligning with institutional goals and priorities. This position will represent the Superintendent/President in various public and community engagements and coordinate with the Senior Director of Governmental Relations and Grant Development and the Executive Director of the Foundation and College Partnerships to nurture strategic partnerships that further the goals of the college.

Community colleges are increasingly recognized as engines of social mobility and economic stability. With this recognition, the role and expectations of the California Community Colleges system have significantly changed and expanded. Colleges continue to be expected to provide high-quality academic programs, but more recently, colleges are asked to ensure students have access to the wraparound social and emotional services that are vital to ensuring they can achieve their goals.

As an institution, Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) has welcomed these new responsibilities and launched a range of educational and social programs in support of the Vision for Success goals. These include embracing the Guided Pathways framework, reforming pathways through gateway Math and English courses, enhancing the basic needs center and food pantry, providing tele-mental health and health services, providing off-campus student housing, and launching retention and completion programs including Promise and Reconnect to Complete. Soon, with the addition of on-campus housing for low-income students, LTCC will transition to a 24/7 campus. With these new initiatives, projects, and the additional complexity of transforming into a social services institution, LTCC has the need for additional leadership and technical capacity to support the college in successfully launching new programs and ensuring full integration and coordination of programs and services across campus functions.

The beauty of Lake Tahoe’s South Shore provides for a truly stimulating environment for the entire college community. The Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives will join a dynamic senior leadership team inspired by transforming the college to better serve the next generation of learners and closing equity and achievement gaps. The Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives is appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Superintendent/President.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
After review, applicants judged most suitable for the position will be invited to initial interviews. These applicants will be notified by phone on or about May 10, 2023. Initial interviews will be conducted by a committee of campus constituents and are tentatively scheduled for May 25 & 26, 2023. Finalists will then be selected and invited to a secondary process. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview.

LTCC reserves the right to return to the applicant pool at any point during the recruitment process.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salary Range: LTCC offers a competitive compensation package that includes a starting placement salary of $116,756 to $128,724 annually, dependent on education and experience. There is potential to reach $149,014 annually, through step advancement plus longevity when appropriate. In addition to base salary, this position qualifies for extra bilingual (Spanish), masters or doctorate pay.

Benefits: Health and Welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long term disability. These benefits also include full coverage of a gold-level medical plan which, on average, covers 80% of healthcare expenses for a standard population. LTCC also matches 27% of an eligible employee’s salary and contributes it into a CalPERS pension account for qualifying employees.

Work-Life Balance: LTCC provides a generous leave package including 17 paid holidays per year plus 24 days vacation and 12 days sick leave per year. Furthermore, LTCC has made a commitment to full closures during holiday breaks and several weekends adjoining holidays to provide employees the ability to take advantage of holiday and vacation usage.

This is an exempt position with a work expectation of 40 hours per week (or greater) and 12 months per year. It is understood that the demands of the Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives position will require more than eight (8) hours a day or forty (40) hours per workweek. This position may qualify for the telecommute pilot program, which allows employees the opportunity to telecommute for up to 20% of the work week.

The ideal candidate will share and participate in LTCC’s commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. Lake Tahoe Community College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the surrounding California and Nevada area.

Definition:
Under the direction of the Superintendent/President and in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), this position will provide leadership and support in fulfilling Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) District’s vision, mission, and Strategic Goals. The Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives will possess a commitment to integrity and the ability to effectively support the Superintendent/President on a wide range of strategic issues.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
The Chief of Staff for Strategic Initiatives performs high level collaboration with individuals across campus to actively drive LTCC’s strategic goals forward, and build an atmosphere of coordination, communication, and clear understanding of the college’s vision, mission, and goals. This position will have responsibility for project oversight and management of special projects for the District, with a particular focus on cross-divisional projects aligning with institutional goals and priorities (vision/mission development, governance handbook update, annual goal development and tracking, progress updates, etc.).

Representative Duties:
Lead and coordinate projects, initiatives, and programs as directed to support greater organizational efficiency and efficacy for Lake Tahoe Community College.

Support the Superintendent/President and SLT by advancing a wide range of significant projects, initiatives, and programs in support of the LTCC’s vision, mission, and goals.

Coordinate complex strategic initiatives across functions and ensure timely progress. Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure each group completes its responsibilities. Coordinate efforts to develop, implement, and track projects related to LTCC’s Strategic Goals and anticipated outcomes.

Coordinate, with the Senior Leadership Team, the development of the annual Strategic Goals, provide project management to support implementation of strategies and outcomes, and track progress of strategies and goals for purposes of annual Progress Update documentation.

Ensure accurate, proper, and timely flow of information throughout campus and ensure processes for gathering input and feedback.

Serve as a highly skilled utility player to meet District goals across a range of needs, with an emphasis on institutional project management and moving from vision to implementation.

Represent the Superintendent/President in various public and community engagements and coordinate with the Senior Director of Governmental Relations and Grant Development and the Executive Director of the Foundation and College Partnerships to nurture strategic partnerships that further the college goals.

Build and nurture relationships to serve as a resource for the Superintendent/President and point of contact, as designated, for key constituents and partners to resolve complex issues and help move forward strategic priorities.

Collaborate with the Marketing & Communications department in the creation of executive level communications including reports and presentations.

Collaborate with college stakeholders on institutional planning and other issues that impact LTCC, and in consultation with the Superintendent/President, prepare and/or contribute to the development of reports, briefings, presentations and responses on institutional planning and strategic issues.

Assist the Superintendent/President with correspondence dealing with issues and subject matter in ways that sometimes requires considerable sensitivity, discretion, judgment, or negotiation.

Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) standards and maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students and employees.

Prepare, author and develop Board of Trustee and governance council meeting agenda items and presentations. Create proposal documents for new programs, potential funders, and other advocacy areas.

Perform personnel functions (e.g., interviewing, evaluating, supervising, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining adequate staffing, enhancing productivity of personnel, and achieving objectives within budget.

Serve on a variety of District committees as requested by the Superintendent/President. Participate in district all-staff events, including but not limited to, all-campus team building day, convocation, State of the College Address, Senior Day, and graduation.

Where appropriate, represent the views of the Superintendent/President in meetings and projects and communicate input from internal and external stakeholders to the Superintendent/President.

Other Duties:
Perform related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to:

Must have evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (E.C. 87360a).

Ability to:

Working Environment: