$178,361 - $231,870/annually, DOE

133

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

12 Months

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options

• Paid observed federal holidays & additional paid time off throughout the year
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
• Multiple health and dental insurance coverage plans
• Virtual: Reach a doctor 24/7
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Maricopa Perks & Gears Discount Program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents (if applicable)
• Revised summer work schedule
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program
• Employee recognition opportunities
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Reporting to the Chancellor and closely partnering with the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, the Chief Operating Officer (COO), facilitates operational efficiency and effectiveness, continued growth, and fulfillment of the District’s vision and strategy. The COO plays a central role on the leadership team, steering administrative and operational functions, while partnering closely with the Chancellor and new Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost on strategy and planning, financial sustainability, human resources management, technology, and public safety. The COO will manage much of the organizational structure of the District and will ensure current policies and procedures are examined and assessed for efficiency, effectiveness, and proper execution. Ultimately, the COO will have an energetic vision for increasing integration, efficiencies, and strategic relationships. The COO must be familiar with higher education and emerging best practices and trends in technology, sustainability, and risk management, as well as be adaptable to the ever-changing environment of these areas of responsibility.

Learn more about this exciting opportunity in the Chief Operating Officer Profile.

The position requires an earned master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in education or field related to business, organizational management, or leadership:

• Five (5) or more years of experience in executive leadership roles; excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity; understanding of advanced business planning and regulatory issues; solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics; ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues.
• Significant experience in two (2) or more of the following areas: Business Services, Human Resources, and Information Technology Services.
• Demonstrated professional achievement in a large complex enterprise with a commitment to excellence, collaboration, consensus-based decision-making, shared governance, efficiency, and effectiveness.

• Demonstrated commitment to foster and enhance an environment of inclusion, diversity, equity, and justice.
• Ability to define function areas and optimize structures in a complex, constantly changing system.
• Experience managing a significantly sized team, with planning, budgetary, and vision responsibilities.
• Ability to perform complex tasks and prioritize multiple and sometimes competing priorities, including advanced delegation and project management skills.
• Ability to analyze, summarize, and effectively present and use data for decision-making purposes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate vision and strategy, create coalitions, and strengthen relationships with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
• A high degree of financial acumen and significant experience formulating and implementing financial strategies.
• Demonstrated capacity to foster a healthy organizational culture, including the ability to inspire and motivate others, as well as to promote professional development opportunities.

NOMINATIONS and APPLICATIONS

Do not apply for this position through this posting.

For best consideration, application materials should be received by May 30, 2023. The search will remain open until filled.

The Maricopa County Community College District is being assisted by Academic Search. Prospective candidates may arrange a confidential discussion by contacting Dr. Shirley Robinson Pippins at Shirley. Pippins@academicsearch.org or Andrea Cowsert at Andrea.Cowsert@academicsearch.org.

Applications and nominations should be submitted electronically to MaricopaCOO@academicsearch.org. Applications must include a cover letter that addresses the responsibilities and requirements described in this position prospectus; a curriculum vitae; and a list of at least five professional references with contact information, including telephone and email, and a note indicating the candidate’s working relationship with each.

To learn more about Maricopa Community Colleges, please visit www.maricopa.edu, or to learn more about the search, please visit www.maricopa.edu/executive-searches/chief-operating-officer-search.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.