Vice President for Student Affairs & College Relations

This position reports directly to the President of Maine Maritime Academy, with responsibility to provide leadership and management as the Academy’s Vice President for Student Affairs & College Relations. Works collaboratively at the strategic level with the senior administration while being responsible for activities affecting student living and quality; all aspects of student co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; and communications and marketing.

DUTIES

· Must provide leadership and management.

· Provides strategic leadership for student affairs initiatives.

· Supervises the Dean of Student Services and all departments within Student Services.

· Supervises the Director of Athletics and provides oversight of policy, budgetary and personnel decisions within the Department of Athletics.

· Supervises the Marketing Coordinator

· Reviews, updates, and creates policy and procedures for the aforementioned departments.

· Provides leadership and direction for the Academy Community Honor System and oversight of judicial system.

· Develops policies and practices to ensure that all programs, activities, and staff comply with best practices of risk management and compliance with federal and state regulations and ethical practices including but not limited to Title IX.

· Coordinates data collection and submission of reports as required by NCAA and Department of Education.

· Provides budgetary oversight for all Student Services, Athletics, Marketing and Communications funds and expenditures.

· Coordinates assessment activities for the division, including development of learning outcomes and assessment or progress in achieving outcomes in collaboration with the Provost.

This job description reflects the general duties of the job but is not a detailed description of all duties which may be inherent to the position. The Academy may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with policy and collective bargaining agreements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Proactively leads and embraces change with innovation, courage and resiliency.

2. Creates a compelling mission and purpose for own organization and energizes people to work toward shared goals.

3. Success in packaging and creating constant strategic messaging and promotion of Academy wide initiatives.

4. Consistently demonstrates the College’s values.

5. Shares information and encourages candid and open dialogue.

6. Develops people and teams capable of exceptional performance.

7. Works to exceed expectation of internal and external customers.

8. Directs action toward achieving goals that are critical to MMA’s success.

9. Achieves results through others.

10. Uses knowledge of the business and industry, and common sense, to make the best decisions.

11. Excels at building partnerships and fostering teamwork.

12. Demonstrates best practices in maintaining high degree of professionalism including amicable interactions with others.

13. Ability to work well with subordinate employees, senior leaders, and students while applying a professional tone, positive attitude, and a nature that is respectful of others.

14. Personal integrity.

15. Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively diverse stakeholders.

16. Strategic planning skills.

17. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze, summarize, and effectively present data.

18. Advanced verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present effectively to small and large groups.

19. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively work with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.

20. Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.

21. Ability to perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s Degree Required. Master’s Degree Preferred.

· Proven record of experience and progressive leadership responsibilities

· Familiarity with retention strategies, student discipline, and culture within student environments

· Experience with communications and marketing required. Experience in multiple professional settings in the private sector especially in areas of public relations, governmental affairs, and media relations preferred.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

· Background check is required.

· Tobacco-free campus.

PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

· Sitting/computer keyboard manipulation/computer screen

· MMA is a tobacco-free campus

· Close office setting

· Occasional travel