Dean of Strategic Outreach

Job description

The Dean of Strategic Outreach furthers Grand Rapids Community College’s mission through visionary leadership and the development of innovative outreach initiatives supporting college access, readiness, and enrollment goals. The Dean focuses on emerging trends and opportunities within the communities we serve, identifies new sources of enrollment growth, as well as enhances and expands programming and internal and external partnerships. The Dean also provides leadership and general oversight of student-facing community outreach and engagement activities, enrollment and recruitment, educational partnerships and regional sites, and college readiness initiatives. The Dean creates and sustains a working environment that supports GRCC’s vision and values, demonstrating a spirit of collaboration, innovation, access, and inclusion. The Dean is a strategic leader with a deep understanding of and experience with higher education and the vital role it plays in the academic, personal, and civic development of a student. The Dean works in cooperation with College leadership to create and sustain initiatives beneficial to students and the community. The Dean reports to the Associate Provost of...