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Job Title :

Executive Director, Southwest Mississippi Center for Culture and Learning

FLSA Status : Exempt

Posted Salary Range :

Commensurate with experience.

Employment Status : Full Time

Department :

Academic Affairs Department

Job Summary :

The incumbent has overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Center, as well as leadership responsibility for staff programs, expansion, and strategic mission execution.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge of the culture, creativity and communities of Mississippi
Knowledge of relevant higher education laws (e.g., FERPA, Title IX, Clergy Act, etc.)
Knowledge of BANNER processes and scripts
Skill in program management and directorship
Ability to work independently
Ability to work cooperatively within a team environment
Ability to build consensus among various and varied entities, organizations, group leaders, volunteers, etc.

Essential Job Functions :

Implements a strategic plan for growth, funding expansion, and Center development, while working in close collaboration with all stakeholders

Ensures ongoing programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation and consistent quality of financial affairs, administration, fundraising activities, communications and systems

Actively engages and energizes volunteers, board members and event committees, partnering organizations and funders; Welcomes and engages University faculty, staff, students, alumni and community constituents

Develops, maintains and supports a strong Advisory Board and Committee structure, serving as ex-officio member of each committee

Generates proposals for external funding and expands local revenue-generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations and enlarge regional outreach

Ensures effective systems are in place to track and evaluate program components regularly and to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the Advisory Board and stakeholders

Ensures ongoing program excellence that highlights Southwest Mississippi culture and the cultivation and development of a growing audience of supporters, visitors and consumers

Deepens and refines all aspects of communication, especially in the areas of Web presence, social media, and external relations with local communities

Qualifications :

Master’s degree in tourism, hospitality, management, history, sociology, or another relevant field

Three (3) years experience as a unit head, manager, or another relevant position. Proven record of leadership, management and consensus-building experience required

Licensing and Certifications :

Relevant licenses and certifications are preferred

Work in noisy (above 85 decibels) areas :

Sedentary Work - Exerting 10 pounds :

Occasionally

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds :

Occasionally

Medium Work - Exerting 20-50 pounds :

Not Required

Heavy Work - Exerting 50-100 pounds :

Not Required

Very Heavy Work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds :

Not Required

Travel : Occasionally

Extended Work Hours :

Occasionally

Posting Number : S1083

Number of Vacancies :

Location :

Lorman

Open Date : 11 / 22 / 2024

Close Date : 01 / 31 / 2025

Open Until Filled : EEO Statement :

Alcorn State University

Equal Employment Opportunity and Notice of Non-Discrimination

Alcorn State University is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Alcorn State University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

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