This position is responsible for daily operations of the Southeast Technical College (STC) Eastern Statewide Consortium for Career and Technical Education (CTE). Position provides CTE vision and guidance to participating public schools, and work closely with the South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) conducted on a two- to four- year planning schedule for the consortium. Position ensures programs and projects are managed in a fiscally responsible manner to meet specific grant and programmatic requirements and assessments while ensuring all federal, state, and local laws are observed while advancing high-quality CTE opportunities and outcomes. For more information regarding this position, please reach out to the hiring manager, Sara Vande Kamp, at 605-367-4760.

• Provide overall CTE vision and guidance to secondary schools participating in the consortium, providing opportunities for secondary schools and the technical institute to collaborate and facilitate knowledge transfer, understanding of shared goals, and developing alignment among programs as appropriate
• Oversee consortium fiscal processes in collaboration with the designated fiscal agent (eg: Teachwell), ensuring compliance with federal and SD DOE rules.
• Facilitate long-term planning for the consortium, setting out at least a two- to four-year plan to include fiscal timelines, needs assessment timelines, and timelines to assist with all Perkins applications
• Develop policies and procedures for consortium operations to ensure completion of local applications, annual budget requests, annual data submissions, maintaining inventory policies and documentation, and administering satisfaction surveys to districts on the operation of the consortium
• Host one in-person consortium meeting each school year to provide updates, foster collaboration, and share best practices.
• Host at least one professional development session for member districts each school year to support continuous improvement in CTE.
• Complete one in-person visit to each consortium member district annually to strengthen relationships, provide assistance, and assess program needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the SD DOE, Regional Specialists, and consortium schools to provide answering questions and access to at career clusters.
• Be a leader in high-quality CTE in the state from whose experience the secondary members of the consortium can draw from
• Participate in monitoring and technical assistance visits as necessary
• Develop and maintain strategic community and industry partnerships to enhance CTE opportunities for students and schools in the consortium, ensuring alignment with workforce needs and emerging trends.
• Serve as a liaison between secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, business/industry leaders, and state agencies to strengthen collaboration and promote innovate CTE initiatives.
• Identify and leverage external resources (such as equipment lending, guest speakers, and experiential learning opportunities) that expand access to CTE career clusters across member districts.
• Represent the consortium in statewide, regional, and national professional organizations, committees, and events, contributing to conversations on the future of workforce development and high-quality CTE.
• Attend at least one national CTE-related conference annually to remain current on best practices, policy updates, and innovations in career and technical education.
• Follow any other instructions and perform addition job-related duties as assigned

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Education, or Accounting required; Master’s degree preferred
• Experience:
  1. Demonstrated successful grant management experience, preferably with Perkins grant funding
  2. Grant writing sufficient to secure outside funding for program area
  3. Budget information and planning
  4. Event planning
  5. Project planning
  6. Working in higher education, specifically career and technical education
  7. Working knowledge of Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program
• Post-offer criminal background check required
• Other requirements:
  1. Computer skills: proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and general campus department related software
  2. Encourage change and new ideas within the organization and assist employees who may need help with adjusting to any changes that occur
  3. Communication: ability to actively listen and to effectively communicate with others through written and oral communication
  4. Leadership: ability to make decisions, delegate tasks, be innovative, negotiate, problem solve, build teams through coaching and development, resolve conflicts, hold yourself and other accountable, and work under pressure.
  5. Business acumen: ability to grasp and understand business concepts and issues that include understanding accounting information, preparing, and managing budgets, and making sound, long-term, organizational development decisions
  6. Diversity oriented: Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, or job type
  7. Strategic planning: ability to develop and achieve short and long-term goals for the organization

General office environment with standard office equipment. Lighting and temperature are adequate. Moderate noise levels typical of an office environment with staff and student conversations and noise from office equipment. Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions when traveling to other locations. Some location visitations may not be climate controlled and are subject to a variety of temperatures.