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The Chief of Staff supports the president in directing college operations. Handles matters of significant importance to the president with confidentiality, sensitivity, timeliness, and awareness of professional and presidential protocol. Promotes quality service. Serves as a liaison to the College Advisory Council, the college president’s executive staff; Colorado Community College System Office; PPCC administration, faculty, staff, and students; and the general public. Works with all college leaders on internal and external affairs requiring the president’s attention. Oversees and leads key strategic initiatives to ensure accountability and successful completion.
Reports to: College President
Minimum Qualifications
- Completed baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Five years of success influencing and working closely with executive level leaders; proven track record of developing effective partnerships across disparate groups to organize and facilitate decisions and ensure implementation.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership while managing day-to-day projects and problem solving.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgement, maintaining strong teamwork among college leaders while driving accountability.
- Demonstrated ability to perform with a high degree of poise, tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
- Experience independently composing correspondence and compiling complex reports.
Professional level experience is defined by the Colorado Division of Human Resources: A position that involves the exercise of discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, or sharing an organized body of knowledge. Colorado revised statute (C.R.S. 24-50-135(1) allows colleges to exempt positions from the State Personnel Classified System that are determined to be professional level work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completed master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Prior experience working in an institution of higher education in a leadership setting.
- Experience as an executive manager or assistant to a chief executive officer and working with all levels of management and constituencies.
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. Applications accepted until position is filled.
Pikes Peak State College reserves the right to close the job posting once a sufficient applicant pool has been obtained.
Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.
Visa support is not available for this position.
Application Instructions: Application must be submitted online. Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration. A complete application will include:
- Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
- Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred. Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.
- Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.
This position may be eligible for a variety of employee benefits. Pikes Peak State College participates in the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates.
Note: Prior submission of application materials will not be considered.
Essential Functions
- Serve on and contribute to the president’s cabinet by adding value through knowledge, experience, research, and creativity.
- Manage change, lead cross-functional strategic initiatives to successful outcomes.
- On behalf of the president, lead special projects, task forces, and committees.
- Serve as the principal aid to the president.
- Manage sensitive and confidential issues and provides counsel to the president.
- Serve as a resource to college leadership in support of the president’s strategic vision for the college.
- Collaborate with college leaders on the president’s behalf.
- Serve as the president’s representative on key college committees and other constituent groups.
- Proactively identify both potential opportunities for and challenges to the College’s strategic vision; propose and develop solutions.
- As necessary, help manage the operations and administrative functions of the office of the president.
- Maintain relationships with local governmental entities and community organizations and represents the president at appropriate college functions and events.
- Follow up with vice presidents, deans, and directors on items requested by or for the president or Advisory Council.
General Duties, Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
- Cultural competence and demonstrated evidence, understanding, and commitment to the concepts of diversity, multiculturalism, and their application in the workplace.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Organizational skills to successfully manage complex institutional change.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Student Guidelines, State Board Policy and Procedures and State Fiscal Rules.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of higher education business management.
- Demonstrated ability to work and relate effectively with college students, colleagues and the public.
- Must have ability to be available for occasional long and irregular hours as needed for emergency situations, special projects, deadlines and committee/community service.
- Ability to travel to PPSC campuses as needed.
As part of the State of Colorado, PPSC offers a competitive benefits package:
This job description reflects Pikes Peak State College’s best effort to describe the essential duties and qualifications of the job. It is not an exhaustive statement of all the duties, responsibilities or qualifications of the job. This document is not intended to exclude an opportunity for modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation.
EEO Statement: Pikes Peak State College is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act institution. We value diversity, strive for a more unified campus where all people are valued, treated fairly, and possess a sense of belonging. Pikes Peak State College encourages minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities to apply.
