Special Assistant to the Executive Director of Workforce and Continuing Education
DEADLINE
Full-time: Review of applications begins Tuesday, November 07, 2023 and continues until the position is filled.
SUMMARY
Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA) is accepting applications for the Special Assistant to the Executive Director of Workforce and Continuing Education. SUSLA is a comprehensive community college serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana. It is one of five campuses constituting the Historically Black Southern University System. The University serves approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and offers 32 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields including Allied Health, Nursing, Aerospace Technology, Business Studies, Behavioral Science/Education and Science & Technology.
Position Overview:
The Special Assistant to the Executive Director of Workforce Development and Continuing Education is responsible for managing and executing a wide range of administrative, operational, and executive support activities for the Director and CWD Team Leaders. As the principal aide to the Director, this includes coordination and oversight of issues involving community and workforce programs and strategies as well as a full range of operational and logistical duties. The incumbent works concurrently in multiple areas of responsibility, initiatives, and meeting often unforeseen request and deadlines. This position provides coordination between the Director, CWD, CWD team leaders, the Chancellor’s Office, Executive Team, Chancellor’s Cabinet Members, and the other internal and external contacts including the Boards, community organizations, state/federal agencies, employer partners and other stakeholders. This position coordinates the activities of the Offices of CWD while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist the Director in managing strategic relationships between internal and external constituents, including the overall review, consultation, and decision-making process desired by the Director and key stakeholders; assures that information and communication is in accord with those processes and with the most effective operating model for the office. Including coordination with the Director’s long-range calendars, schedule of agenda for recurring meetings, anticipated retreats and planned speaking engagements
- Tracks and follows up on the progress of a wide range of programs, initiatives, and activities for the Director
- Assesses progress to goals/priorities and takes appropriate action to influence outcomes
- Keeps the Director apprised of status and developments
- Identifies and develops responses and alternatives for the Director’s consideration and decision based on a thorough and careful analysis of relevant facts conditions and circumstances
- Key responsibility for drafting communications, briefings, major addresses, remarks and presentations for the Director
- Assist with strategic day-to-day leadership and direction of all aspects of the Office of the Director.
- Directs and oversees the administration of policies, procedures and initiatives
- Support the Dean of Workforce Development in the research development, marketing and enrollment management of the Continuing Education schedules.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
- 2+ years clerical experience
- The ability to apply management, administrative, and supervisory principles which equates to a bachelor’s degree
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Computer literacy
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in an academic setting
COMPENSATION: $30,000 - $32,760
TYPE: Full-time
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications begins Tuesday, November 07, 2023 and continues until the position is filled.
The application can be filled out online at the https://www.susla.edu/ApplicationforEmployment
Please attach cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to application.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.
Criminal background check and reference verification is required.
Southern University at Shreveport, an institution within the Southern University and A & M System, seeks to provide quality education for its students, while being committed to the total community. This institution prepares students for careers in technical and occupational fields; awards certificates, diplomas and associate degrees; and offers courses and programs that are transferable to other colleges and universities. Dedicated to excellence in instruction and community service, this open enrollment institution promotes cultural diversity, provides developmental and continuing education, and seeks partnerships with business and industry.
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Title IX prohibits use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and provides individuals protection against such practices.
In compliance with federal law and USDOE federal guidance, including provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13988, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as mended by the Jobs for Veterans Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as amended, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, an institution of the Southern University System shall not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, color, nation or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, covered veteran’s status, or genetic information in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admission policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other institution-administered programs; or employment.
As part of their commitment to maintaining a community free of discrimination, and in compliance with Title IX’s mandate, institutions of the Southern University System shall address allegations of power-based violence and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, in a timely and effective manner. Further, institutions of the Southern University System will provide resources as needed for affected persons (Reporters, Complainants, Respondents, and third parties within the institution’s community) and will not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports or participates in the investigation of alleged power-based violence or sex/gender discrimination.
In accordance with the requirement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its Amending Act of 2008 (collectively “ADA”), the Southern University System (System) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. The System does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. The System will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the System’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, documents in Braille, and other ways of making communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments. The System will make reasonable modifications to policies, procedures, and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the System, should contact the ADA Coordinator. The ADA does not require the System to take any action that would fundamentally alter the natures of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the System is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.