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About Us
Join our Team at the College of Coastal Georgia!
Located on the southeast Atlantic coast in Brunswick, midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, the College of Coastal Georgia is an undergraduate college in the University System of Georgia with an additional outreach through the Camden Center in Kingsland, Georgia. The College provides an affordable and interactive education in the natural beauty and abundant sunshine of Georgia's Golden Isles, an area noted for world-class golf courses and resorts as well as amazing diversity of maritime habitats, wildlife and sea creatures. To learn more about the College of Coastal Georgia's Vision, Mission and Values please click here: https://www.ccga.edu/about/visionmission/
Location
Our campus is located at One College Drive Brunswick, GA 31520.
Job Summary
The Executive Director provides executive-level leadership, project management, and strategic support to the President by coordinating high-priority institutional initiatives and driving Presidential priorities. Acting as a community liaison between the President's office and campus and community stakeholders, the Executive Director exercises a high degree of independent judgment and discretion to navigate complex projects, conducts policy analysis, and facilitates transparent communication across the college. The Executive Director collaborates with internal departments and external community partners to ensure that strategic milestones are executed, advancing the President's institutional vision.
Responsibilities
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-Presidential Priority Coordination: Coordinates Presidential initiatives and strategic priorities, including the development of comprehensive project plans, timelines, deliverables, and follow-up actions.
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-Project Leadership: Leads complex, cross-functional institutional projects involving multiple divisions and facilitates collaboration among senior leaders and other stakeholders.
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-Executive Document Briefing & Preparation: Prepares executive reports, recommendations, presentations, briefing materials, correspondence, and other documents in support of Presidential decision-making.
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-System & Stakeholder Liaison: Serves as a liaison between the President and campus leadership, the University System of Georgia (USG), governmental entities, community partners, and other internal and external stakeholders.
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-Executive Representation: Represents the President on assigned committees, task forces, meetings, and institutional or community initiatives, communicating Presidential priorities.
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-Strategic Institutional Relations: Coordinates matters involving the Board of Regents, accreditation, legislative activities, executive initiatives, and other high-level institutional priorities as assigned.
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-Research & Analysis: Conducts research and analysis on complex institutional issues and develops options and recommendations for the President's consideration.
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-Discretion & Confidentiality: Exercises discretion in managing sensitive and confidential information and institutional matters with significant operational, reputational, or strategic implications.
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-Performs related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
Other Required Qualifications
-Position of Trust; successful completion of a background check required.
Required Experience
-Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience involving executive-level support, strategic initiatives, project management, organizational leadership, public administration, higher education, or related areas.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
-Masters degree from an accredited institution.
Preferred Experience
-Experience supporting a president, chief executive, governing board, or senior leadership team.
-Experience managing institution-wide strategic initiatives and complex projects.
-Experience in higher education, government, public administration, or a similarly complex organization.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
-Core Administration Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of executive administration, organizational operations, strategic planning frameworks, and formal project management principles.
-Higher Education Governance Knowledge: Knowledge of public higher education governance models, system structures, and the regulatory functions of public institutions (preferred).
-Multi-Project Management Skills: Proven skill in simultaneously managing multiple high-priority projects, aggressive timelines, and highly diverse, competing stakeholder interests.
-Executive Written Communications Skills: Exceptional skill in preparing clear, accurate, and highly persuasive executive-level written materials, policy memos, and board presentations.
-Collaborative Relationship Skills: Advanced skill in building collaborative, trusting partnerships with senior institutional leaders, faculty bodies, and external state or community stakeholders.
-Diplomacy, Judgement & Awareness: Demonstrated ability to independently exercise judgment, operational discretion, sophisticated diplomacy, and acute political awareness.
-Delegated Presidential Authority: Proven ability to communicate effectively on behalf of the President within carefully delegated limits.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
-Core Administration Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of executive administration, organizational operations, strategic planning frameworks, and formal project management principles.
-Higher Education Governance Knowledge: Knowledge of public higher education governance models, system structures, and the regulatory functions of public institutions (preferred).
-Multi-Project Management Skills: Proven skill in simultaneously managing multiple high-priority projects, aggressive timelines, and highly diverse, competing stakeholder interests.
-Executive Written Communications Skills: Exceptional skill in preparing clear, accurate, and highly persuasive executive-level written materials, policy memos, and board presentations.
-Collaborative Relationship Skills: Advanced skill in building collaborative, trusting partnerships with senior institutional leaders, faculty bodies, and external state or community stakeholders.
-Diplomacy, Judgement & Awareness: Demonstrated ability to independently exercise judgment, operational discretion, sophisticated diplomacy, and acute political awareness.
-Delegated Presidential Authority: Proven ability to communicate effectively on behalf of the President within carefully delegated limits.
-Confidentiality Safeguarding: Ability to securely and appropriately manage highly confidential, sensitive, and high-risk institutional information.
-Agility & Adaptation: Tested ability to pivot quickly and work effectively in an unpredictable, fast-paced environment with constantly changing strategic priorities.
Contact Information
For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact the Department of Human Resources at (912) 279.5740, or by email at careers@ccga.edu. For technical support, please call the USG Service Desk at (877) 251.2644, or email support@usg.edu.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .
Conditions of Employment
* Successful completion of background investigation and legal authorization to work in the US prior to employment
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the College of Coastal Georgia, as determined by the College of Coastal Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable a satisfactory credit check, Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.
Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statues, rules and regulations of this college and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.
* College of Coastal Georgia is a Tobacco and Smoke-Free Community
Equal Employment Opportunity
The College of Coastal Georgia provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. Individuals in need of reasonable accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act to participate in the search process should notify Human Resources at 912-279-5740.
Other Information
MORE ABOUT US
The vision of the College is to be a college of choice for students within Georgia and beyond, providing an outstanding education for tomorrow's leaders and citizens through service-learning, global awareness and engaged entrepreneurship. With a strong emphasis on student retention, progression and timely graduation, the College offers over 20 baccalaureate degrees, as well as a few career associate degrees. Approximately 3,400 students are served by more than 200 employees. CCGA is an active participant in the Complete College Georgia initiative designed to support community partnerships and develop the critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills necessary to address the challenges of 21st century economic development and community wellbeing. For more information, visit the College website: http://www.ccga.edu