Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $186,612 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation to provide senior-level leadership, strategic direction, project management and policy coordination for the California State University’s intersegmental engagement with the California Community Colleges (CCC) system.

This position resides in the Division of Academic Affairs and serves as the CSU’s principal architect for advancing collaborative strategies that improve student access, success, transfer, degree attainment and career readiness across California’s post-secondary ecosystem, with a particular focus on the CCC sector. The incumbent identifies and advances opportunities for system alignment, policy coherence and shared initiatives and administrative structures consistent with the CSU mission and statewide attainment goals. As needed, the incumbent will engage with the University of California, AICCU and other partners on work involving the CCC system, transfer and collaborative opportunities.

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, the Senior Director of Community College Collaboration, Strategy and Implementation will:

-Serve as the CSU’s senior representative to designated intersegmental community college bodies and statewide task forces.

-Advance shared commitments to student access, success, equity and post-secondary attainment across segments.

-Represent the CSU in engagements with UC, CCC, AICCU, CDE, the Legislature and state agencies on high-level intersegmental matters.

-Provide concise senior briefings, strategic analyses and recommendations to the Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Trustees and 22 CSU System’s university presidents.

-Lead development and continuous refinement of a comprehensive CSU-CCC intersegmental strategy aligned with statewide attainment goals, state intersegmental deliverables and CSU Forward strategic plan.

-Identify opportunities for alignment in academic preparation, assessment, general education and major transfer pathways, dual enrollment/early college, online and hybrid education, and student well-being initiatives.

-Promote shared, data-informed approaches and evidence-based policy development across systems.

-Ensure intersegmental work is aligned with CSU systemwide initiatives, enrollment and student success strategies, and public narrative efforts.

-Lead systemwide consultation processes related to intersegmental academic affairs and related policy proposals, engaging campus provosts, deans, faculty leaders and student affairs partners.

-Draft and recommend policy frameworks, MOUs and joint strategic action plans to support transfer, articulation, dual enrollment and student success.

-Analyze legislation and regulations affecting multiple segments and develop coordinated CSU responses in collaboration with advocacy and governmental relations staff.

-Ensure coherence between CSU policy positions and intersegmental agreements and commitments.

-Stay abreast of current national trends in community college transfer, policy and governance.

-Coordinate with subject matter experts and campus leaders on CSU engagement in major intersegmental initiatives such as transfer reform, articulation modernization, dual enrollment/early college and guided pathways.

-Facilitate senior-level engagement in shared programmatic efforts with CCCs and other segments.

-Provide leadership and guidance for current and emerging community college-focused initiatives housed in the Chancellor’s Office (e.g., Academic Affairs, Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success, and other divisions).

-Identify, support and help scale promising regional and statewide partnerships that improve transfer and baccalaureate completion.

-Serve as a senior advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Chancellor, Board of Trustees and other leaders on intersegmental community college affairs.

-Regularly convene key Chancellor’s Office staff engaged in community college-related and intersegmental projects to foster coordination and shared strategy.

-Coordinate across Chancellor’s Office divisions (Academic Affairs, Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success, External Relations and Communication, etc.) to ensure coherent CSU positioning and messaging.

-Develop and oversee strategic communications that reinforce the CSU’s leadership role in advancing intersegmental collaboration and student success.

-Represent the CSU in statewide community college and intersegmental executive meetings and workgroups.

-Develop strategic briefs, issue analyses, talking points and policy reports for system leadership.

-Negotiate and draft joint intersegmental agreements and MOUs with CCCs and other segments.

-Convene Chancellor’s Office staff and campus representatives to align systemwide intersegmental priorities and implementation plans.

-Monitor national and state trends and best practices in community college collaboration, transfer, articulation and student success, and translate them into CSU strategies.

-Provide legislative and budget briefing materials in partnership with Advocacy and State Relations and Budget Office staff.

-Coordinate with advocacy staff on budget and policy matters affecting CSU–CCC collaboration.

-Travel statewide and, as needed, nationally to represent the CSU at convenings, hearings and conferences.

-Supervise professional staff as assigned and provide indirect leadership to cross-divisional project teams.

This position requires:

-Master’s degree required; doctorate preferred.

-Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education administration, preferably within a public university or community college system.

-Senior-level experience in academic affairs, enrollment management, student success or related policy domains.

-Extensive experience working within and across California’s higher education segments, including significant engagement with the California Community Colleges; experience with multi-campus or system-level work strongly preferred.

-Deep understanding of California’s higher education structure, governance and policy environment, including CSU and CCC missions, statutory frameworks and statewide initiatives.

-Demonstrated ability to lead senior-level collaboration across autonomous institutions and sectors to advance shared goals.

-Strong strategic thinking, systems-level analysis and change management skills.

-Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to brief executives and present complex policy issues to diverse audiences.

-Ability to negotiate complex policy and inter-organizational matters and to build and sustain effective partnerships.

-Strong project and portfolio management skills, including the ability to prioritize multiple large-scale initiatives and deliver results.

-Demonstrated commitment to equity, student success, and closing opportunity and attainment gaps, particularly for historically underserved students.

Priority consideration will be given to candidates who apply by June 30, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the job posting is removed.

Please click "Apply Now" to complete the California State University, Chancellor's Office online employment application.

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, the CSU provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting the Senior Human Resources Manager at (562) 951-4070.

Please view the Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator at: https://www2.calstate.edu/titleix

This position requires new hire employment verification to be processed through the E-Verify program administered by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHSUSCIS)' in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA).

If hired, you will be required to furnish proof that you are legally authorized to work in the United States. The CSU Chancellor’s Office is not a sponsoring agency for staff and Management positions (i.e., H1-B VISAS).

Per the CSU COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, it is strongly recommended that all Chancellor’s Office employees who are accessing office and campus facilities follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

The duties of this position will include participation in decisions that may have a material financial benefit to the incumbent. Therefore, the selected candidate will be required to file Conflict of Interest Form 700: Statement of Economic Interest when they first occupy the position, and on an annual basis, complete ethics training within 6 months of appointment, and attend this training every other year thereafter.

California State University, Office of the Chancellor, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022, the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

The Chancellor's Office policy requires that the selected candidate successfully complete a full background check (including a criminal records check) prior to assuming this position.

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