Director of Community and Workforce Development
Location: Utica, NY
Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month
Mohawk Valley Community College provides accessible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet the diverse needs of our students. We are the community’s college, committed to student success through partnerships, transfer and career pathways, and personal enrichment.
The College is looking for exceptional colleagues to join the MVCC community. We are currently seeking a Director of Community and Workforce Development in our Corporate and Community Education Department. The Director of Community and Workforce Development provides oversight of workforce development efforts at the College in collaboration with Academic Affairs administrators and others. They work closely with the Executive Dean of Community and Workforce Development and others to develop community partnerships that lead to inter-agency collaborations and strategic community development efforts. The Director is responsible for directing programs, activities, personnel, mission, and overall effective operation of the Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCED).
Key responsibilities for this position include:
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Responsible for the objectives, operation, and accountability of all functions in the CCED.
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Develops and supports a culture that prioritizes student completion, success and career placement.
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Provides for a sound and business-like approach to market analysis, proposal development, proposal closure, and quality maintenance.
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Provides quality service to the community based on an assessment of need and a well-conceived and well-executed means of meeting identified needs of businesses, agencies, and community groups.
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Maintains a credible and reliable presence in the College and in the community for community and workforce development.
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Leads the CCED in developing a Business Plan, including specific objectives for CCED activity each semester or other appropriate interval.
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Serves as CCED’s major contact person representing the College.
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Responsible for the development and management of multiple funding streams through complex budgetary systems to support credit and non-credit community and workforce development programming.
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Supervises, schedules and evaluates CCED personnel.
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Works closely with academic deans, faculty, and staff to facilitate cooperation, participation, and effective communication in the interest of meeting common goals.
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Works closely with the College’s institutional advancement office to obtain grants on behalf of the MVCC Foundation to provide funding for CCED programming, as well as coordinate efforts to maximize relationships with the intersection of workforce development and donor cultivation.
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Performs such other appropriate duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Executive Dean of Community and Workforce Development.
Work schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
Hours per week: 35
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field
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Five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative experience
Preferred Qualifications:
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Master’s degree or program in process
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Experience in developing continuing education programs at the college level
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Skill in planning, budgeting, marketing, scheduling and client-centered management
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Skill in writing and closing proposals
Additional Information:
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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
We encourage applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and have transferable skills to apply. If you have related experience that may not align perfectly with the job description, we’d still like to hear from you.
To learn more about MVCC, our culture, and employee benefits, please visit: https://www.mvcc.edu/about/discover
Special Instructions to Applicants: Official academic transcripts required upon hire.
Salary: $80,000
For full consideration, apply by: 9/7/2026
Mohawk Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. MVCC maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and global worldview. We value the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. We are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in a world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, different abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.