October Gallery

Salary: $180,924.00 - $222,384.00 Annually
Location : Kentfield & Indian Valley (Novato) - In Person, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2012-00778
Department: Arts & Humanities
Opening Date: 06/22/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
Anticipated Start Date: January 2027
Priority Screening Date: July 20, 2026
Open Until Filled
To apply, please visit our job site
SELECTION PROCESS

• Please be sure to review the Required Application Documents section below to ensure that you are attaching everything required. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• All application materials must be received by the Priority Screening Date to be considered during the initial screening. Applications received after the priority date may be considered thereafter at the discretion of the College until the position is filled.
• The initial screening will begin after the priority date, and applicants will be notified of their status, either way, thereafter. Applicants selected for interview will be contacted separately to schedule an interview appointment with the screening committee.
• Tentative Interview Timeline: First-level interviews are tentatively slated to be held between September 11 - September 25 and will take place remotely, via Zoom. Final interviews are tentatively slated to take place between October 16 - October 30 and will be held in person, on our Kentfield campus. Timeline is subject to change.
• This position performs its duties on both the Kentfield and Indian Valley (Novato) campuses, so if not already residing within the Bay Area, the successful candidate must be willing to relocate. Regrettably, College of Marin is not able to offer reimbursement for travel or relocation at this time.

OVERVIEW
College of Marin seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to oversee the planning, development, and management of an instructional division. This role involves directing innovative educational programs-including credit, noncredit, career training, apprenticeships, and community-focused initiatives-while fostering partnerships with K-12 schools, four-year institutions, and workforce development groups. The Dean ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and accreditation standards and provides expert support to the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Learning and Success.
The ideal candidate is an equity-minded, student-focused educational leader committed to innovation, collaboration, and compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Join us in shaping academic excellence and expanding opportunities for our diverse student community!
The Dean directs and oversees management of academic programs in English and Humanities, noncredit academic and basic skills instructional programs including English as a Second Language, Fine Arts World Languages and Cultures, and Performing Arts; plans, manages and directs the programs and activities of the college's Library, Fine Arts Gallery and James Dunn Theatre.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
College of Marin is committed to cultivating a proactively supportive, inclusive, and accountable environment where equity, equity-mindedness, anti-racism, and social justice is valued, centered, and practiced. Our mission is to employ qualified administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student success and committed to an inclusive, anti-racist campus culture that demonstrates sensitivity to and respect for a diverse population.
We serve a county population of approximately 250,000 residents. Based on Fall 2025 credit enrollment data, the diversity of students at the college includes greater representation than the county with regards to enrollment by Hispanic/Latinx (36% of enrollment), Asian (7%), Black/African American (3%), White (44%), and Multi-racial (7%) students. Our high-quality education and training at the College are made possible by its faculty and staff who are committed to excellence. As of Fall 2025, COM's workforce includes Hispanic/Latinx (20%), Asian (7%), Black/African American (6%), White (52%), and Multi-racial (4%) employees.
College of Marin is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, or perception of, race, ethnic group identification, ancestry, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, physical disability, mental disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, genetic condition, status as a veteran, and is subject to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Civil Rights Act of 1991, Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In accordance with Executive Order 11246 (as amended), COM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
FOREIGN DEGREE HOLDERS
Please see the Required Application Documents section below for important information regarding the evaluation of your foreign degrees.
Essential Functions
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Plans, implements and evaluates short- and long-range strategies, goals and objectives for assigned instructional division and related departments' division credit, noncredit, not-for-credit, and contract workforce development curriculum, accreditation, student learning outcomes, program review, and related programs, staffing, services and facilities; with senior administrative staff, Academic Senate and other groups, designs and recommends student academic support services and activities that comply with and foster advancement of Equal Opportunity policies and services.
• With other Deans, develops class schedules and student learning support programs, pursuant to proper course articulation policies and standards, student diversity, student needs, and program requirements; develops, analyzes and implements curriculum standards to meet student objectives; provides technical advice on changes and modifications of curriculum and transfer articulation proposals; collaborates with academic and student support program managers, faculty and appropriate staff to build, foster and advance student-centered programs, services and activities.
• Plans, organizes, directs, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of division and department directors, faculty, classified managers and staff in assigned division; directs and manages the selection, onboarding and orientation of full-and part-time faculty and divisional staff; coordinates associated processes with Human Resources in compliance with collective bargaining agreements, District policies and established procedures.
• Oversees and ensures the timely evaluation of faculty; encourages continuing professional development; works with employees on performance issues; oversees, facilitates and/or acts as a final adjudicator in faculty, staff, student and community conflict resolution and grievance processes; chairs and oversees tenure-track faculty, probationary and part-time faculty evaluation and review processes and tenure-track search committees.
• Plans, projects and recommends short- and long-range staffing and student support resource requirements; contributes to the development of annual budgets and resource allocation; researches, develops, recommends, implements and evaluates externally-funded initiatives and opportunities; ensures compliance with external funding guidelines and all legal mandates; manages and directs development, implementation and evaluation of work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards.
• Facilitates grant and external funding; identifies and oversees application processes; ensures proposals meet funding agency requirements and priorities; ensures accuracy of fiscal management processes including budget planning, expenditure management, auditing and appropriate usage of grant funds; develops and submits mid-year and annual budgets to the District, State Chancellor's Office and other funding sources; ensures District compliance with mandated program and reporting initiatives, requirements and regulations.
• Directly and through subordinate Directors and staff, plans, directs and develops programs to support instructional and work-based learning including instruction through multiple modalities, apprenticeships, internships, clinical placements and job placement services; develops effective partnerships with businesses and industries to develop and implement learning programs that provide career mobility through flexible service delivery modalities that support access and equitable student outcomes; identifies labor market gaps and training needs including conducting quantitative and qualitative needs assessments, and develops customized workforce training solutions.
• Collaborates with K-12 partners, particularly secondary institutions, to create dual enrollment and other career pathways; develops pathway maps from junior high school through employment or transfer; develops and implements summer experiences; ensures dual enrollment units are transferable to community college and Cal State systems.
• Working with faculty, ensures that each instructional and career technical program has an active advisory board that meets regularly to provide input concerning program design and implementation; provides guidance in working with advisory boards and attends advisory board meetings; assists with the institutional accreditation process and accreditation processes for individual programs.
• Participates in participatory governance consultations and collaboration with the Academic Senate and other faculty groups on a variety of institutional issues; provides guidance to and receives recommendations from the Academic Senate and other representative organizations, as applicable, regarding the planning, implementation and review of student success programs, services, activities and related matters.
• With department administration and staff, ensures compliance with California Code of Regulations Title 5, accreditation standards, Board Policies and Administrative Procedures; oversees and participates in reviewing equity, workforce training and program outcomes and assessments; develops and updates reports and data-tracking success measures for enrollment, student financial support, and programs in area of responsibility; ensures timely and accurate reporting of mandated reports and data.
• Makes presentations to the Board of Trustees, Executive Leadership and other groups; represents the District and presents at community meetings and events and at local, regional, state and national conferences, meetings, workshops and training seminars; serves as the institutional liaison to K-12 and four-year institutions, to local, state and federal economic and workforce training agencies and partner organizations.
• Advocates for the use of technology to deliver instruction and services to students, while reserving human resources to provide personal assistance and developmental activities for students.
• May act in the absence of the Assistant Superintendent / Vice President of Student Learning and Success.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

OTHER DUTIES

• Participates in the oversight of academic integrity and student behavior and administration of due process and student discipline, the student appeal process, and the District's responses to informal and formal grievances.

Requirements & Desirables
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university; and
2. Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be a master's within one of the instructional area's disciplines, and three years of increasingly responsible experience as an academic administrator or in a faculty leadership role; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; or
3. The equivalent*; and
4. Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, disabilities and learning styles of community college students and staff.

* Please review our Equivalency page for important information and instructions for applying under equivalency. If you feel that you qualify under equivalency, please provide the basis for equivalency in the Agency Questions section of the application and submit supporting evidence where applicable (as an attachment). Copies of applicable transcripts must accompany your application and all foreign credentials must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation in order for equivalency to be determined. If you are currently completing the graduate program that would qualify you for this position and do not yet hold the requisite degree, you must request equivalency.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of increasingly responsible experience as an academic administrator or in a faculty leadership role that included curriculum and student support program development, budget development and management responsibilities.
• A valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:

• Theories, principles and practices utilized to research, develop and implement higher education curriculum and instruction and student learning and success programs and services.
• Advanced mastery of theory, principles and methods of academic disciplines relevant to the assigned di