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The selected candidate will be required to work primarily on campus, with periods of remote work possible based on operational needs. If a hybrid work schedule is confirmed, the selected candidate must be able to work successfully from a home/remote office and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement. HOW TO APPLY For full consideration, applicants should attach their resume and cover letter when applying for a job opening. For guidance related to the application process or if you are experiencing difficulties when applying, please review the Applicant Resources on our Talent Acquisition website. - How to Apply
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About Student Success and Equity (SSE) - The Student Success and Equity (SSE) portfolio of departments is a branch of DSAS focused on academic support services, advising/counseling, student life/co-curricular programming, student identity development and retention/student success initiatives. Student Success and Equity provides services to the campus community with over 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students and has over 64 career employees and 475 student staff employees operating in 8 facilities/locations. The Student Success and Equity area includes a wide array of multi-disciplinary academic and non-academic units including: Disability Resource Center (DRC), Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP), Learning Support Services, Services for Transfer, Re-entry, and Resilient Scholars (STARRS), Veteran Resource Center, African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC), American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC), Chicano/Latino Resource Center (El Centro), Women’s Center (WC), the Lionel Cantú Queer Center (LGBTQ+), Undocumented Student Services (USS), the UCSC Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives (HSI), African Black and Caribbean Student Success and campus committees/programs, and the Administrative and Business team for the unit. The Student Success and Equity area includes all of the units and over 125 state, federal, student service fees and gift fund sources and an annual operating budget of nearly $14 million dollars.
About Division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS) - The UC Santa Cruz Division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS), led by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Success, consists of nearly 250 team members spanning 3 major units and 21 departments. Our division provides campus-wide coordination and leadership for student success programs, activities, and initiatives. We also do our work through a range of resource centers dedicated to providing direct student support. Our work is grounded in educational equity, institutional responsibility, and an unfettered commitment to supporting the whole student. We aspire to ensure every student feels welcome, supported, and a sense of belonging during their time on campus. Our efforts are informed by robust and dynamic relationships with campus leadership, faculty, students, and staff from across the campus, reflecting the broad campus commitment to ensuring student success. Beyond UC Santa Cruz, our team is involved in numerous professional organizations and highly engaged in the local community.
More information can be found at: https://hsi.ucsc.edu/hsi-grants/cultivamos-excelencia2022.html JOB SUMMARY Under the general supervision of the Services for Transfer & Re-entry Students (STARS) Director, and with the support of the Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives, the Transfer Partnerships Associate Director will provide leadership and oversight of partnerships and projects that promote equitable outcomes and experiences for community college transfer students of color. The Director will work collaboratively with regional community colleges, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives, the Office of Black Student Success, the Educational Opportunities Program, and the Office of Admissions to establish student-centered guided pathways and redress policy and practices that create institutional barriers for community college students. The Director is an essential staff member whose goals are guided by the new Title V: Hispanic-Serving Institution grant "Cultivamos Excelencia Project'' funded by the US Department of Education. APPOINTMENT INFORMATION Budgeted Salary: $74,300 - $94,000 / Annually. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount. Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits Schedule Information: - Full-time, Fixed
- Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
- Days of the Week: Mon-Fri
- Shift Includes: Day
Employee Classification: Career appointment Job End Date: 09/30/2027, with the possibility of extension Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus, with periods of remote work possible based on operational needs Union Representation: Non-Represented Job Code Classification: 004502 (ACAD ACHIEVEMENT CNSLR 4) Travel: Never or Rarely JOB DUTIES 35% - Strategic leadership - Utilize demonstrated best practices, research-based and data-driven expertise to achieve the highest standards of academic excellence, transfer, retention, and graduation for community college students from historically minoritized backgrounds.
- Provide advanced knowledge and skills in planning, administrating, and organizing student success programs and activities for transfer students.
- Serve on campus committees and lead initiatives dedicated to addressing equity issues experienced by community college transfer students.
- Supervise professional and student staff, which may include academic achievement advisers, program coordinators, project analysts, undergraduate student staff, and graduate students associated with the program.
- Develop and maintain program partnerships with UC Santa Cruz and community college faculty, staff and administrators, promoting communication, collegiality, community, fairness and respect among stakeholders across institutions.
- Engage UC Santa Cruz senior administrators in developing strategic plans that integrate community college transfer pathways into campus priorities.
- Liaise across Student Success & Equity units to coordinate transfer equity programs that center community college students from historically minoritized backgrounds.
- Participate in STARRS workshops, meetings, and administrative tasks related to the management and leadership of the STARRS unit.
35% - Program Oversight - Establish and maintain partnerships with community colleges, student services and academic units on outreach, orientation, academic strategy, learning support, enrichment workshops, community-building events, and transfer activities.
- Lead and chair the Cultivamos Excelencia executive, steering, and program leads Committees.
- Oversee the vision and goals for outreach events and programming for prospective UC Santa Cruz transfer students, and partner with Admissions on implementation.
- Oversee transfer student transition activities.
- Oversee advising and mentoring services. Provide training to Academic Achievement Counselors. Handle most complex holistic / multicultural counseling cases.
- Regularly track, report and brief the STARRS Director on the status of student cases of concern.
- Provide campus-wide learning and development opportunities to increase the capacity of staff to develop and implement transfer receptive policies and practices.
- Support activities that build the capacity for academic departments to understand transfer students of color success and take action to improve transfer coherence in curricula, academic programs, research participation, and graduate student preparation.
- Monitor activities to determine barriers or problems and consult with program partners on how to eliminate barriers or solve problems in a timely manner.
15% - Program Evaluation & Reporting - Contribute to writing and submitting formative and summative evaluation reporting to the Department of Education, campus senior administrators and committees as requested.
- Co-lead the evaluation plan, assessment, and data-analyses of program activities.
- In collaboration with the grant evaluation team, present program progress and findings to campus stakeholders, administrators and educators at national conferences.
- Make data-driven recommendations for program implementation.
- Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, data analysts, and graduate student researchers on program evaluation.
- Generate content for marketing-materials to promote program participation and summarize grant outcomes.
15% - Grant & Budget Management - Manage allocated resources for project activities.
- Support grant budget oversight by engaging in financial analyses, reviewing monthly financial reports for accuracy
- Apply financial concepts to process, review, and approve financial transactions as needed.
- Participate in creating the annual budget and assure that the budgeting and financial planning is based on and adheres to Department of Education and UC Santa Cruz spending policies and the program, goals and priorities.
- Take a leadership role in grant off-boarding and financial sustainability.
- Ensures that established program fiscal policies and procedures are followed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Advanced knowledge of trends, issues, and state / federal policies in higher education and the community college transfer process.
- Demonstrated experience implementing initiatives that enhance equitable outcomes for historically minoritized students in higher education.
- Advanced experience in higher education developing and implementing culturally sustaining curriculum.
- Multicultural humility; knowledge and experience working and interacting effectively with diverse groups of staff, faculty, and student populations.
- Skills in judgment, analyzing complex situations, problem-solving, decision-making, and mediating conflict.
- Outstanding written, digital, and oral communication skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal communication skills.
- Supervisory skills to hire, train, and provide coaching and guidance to professional and student staff.
- Advanced experience working independently, with proven ability to take initiative, plan and organize projects and produce deliverables as a team.
- Ability to lead and facilitate collaborative work within and across university divisions, departments, academic programs, and community colleges.
- Use of analytical performance measures to assess project success. Experience with assessing project level activities and making recommendations for continuous improvements.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Grant management expertise.
- Bilingual in Spanish.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT - Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
- Ability to work long periods of time at a computer with or without accommodation.
- The selected candidate will be required to work primarily on campus, with periods of remote work possible based on operational needs. If a hybrid work schedule is confirmed, the selected candidate must be able to work successfully from a home/remote office and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as directed.
- Ability to travel within a defined regional or service area.
- Ability to maintain appearance and conduct suitable for working in a professional setting.
- The University of California has implemented a Vaccination Policy covering all employees. Employees, including new hires, are required to comply with any applicable policies relating to the University of California vaccine program.
- Per the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), this position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter. The selected candidate will be required to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as defined by CANRA and will be required to sign a Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse prior to commencing employment. CANRA Penal Codes, and related definitions, requirements, and responsibilities may be obtained here .
SAFETY STATEMENT All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries. EEO/AA The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20 For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
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