Educational Opportunity Center Director

SUMMARY

To develop and direct the Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) Program in accordance with all grant, state and federal rules and regulations which governs the program.

To direct, train, and educate the employees of the EOC program to accomplish its intended purpose. The program is designed to enable adult low income, first generation students to achieve a secondary or post- secondary education.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinate and oversee activities to accomplish project objectives.
• Manage all budget expenditures.
• Hire and train all full-time ECU’s EOC staff
• Grant writing
• Organize and conduct staff meetings
• Plan and participate in publicizing project services and goals
• Build rapport / collaborate with local schools and educational projects
• Collaborate with institutional projects and community agencies to share resources and build working relations
• Conduct and / or supervise all project and staff evaluations
• Generate necessary reports and documentation
• Supervise personnel and activities with emphasis on service provision, follow-up and placement
• Ensure compliance of EDGAR, UG, ECU policies, as well as all applicable state and Federal laws
• Document achievement of objectives to accurately complete Annual Performance Report (APR)

QUALIFICATIONS : Education

Education

Master’s degree in Counseling, Administration, Education or related field.

Communication Skills

• Strong professional communication skills - Ability to relate to and establish rapport with university, college, technology center, local school personnel, and community partners
• Mastery of written and oral communication skills

Financial Management

Proficiency in budgetary planning and disbursement

Organizational Management

• Experience directing federally-funded projects
• Supervisory experience with professional staff
• Ability to establish and implement goals
• Proven leadership ability
• Driver's license

Preferred

• 2 yrs. experience designing, implementing, or managing similar projects
• TRIO background / experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. SALARY : $53,000 - $56,000