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 [email protected]. For technical support, please call the USG Service Desk at (877) 251.2644, or email [email protected].

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