Regional Director, Advanced Transportation

About the Department

Cabrillo College is seeking a Regional Director, Advanced Transportation, who under direction is responsible for facilitating and leading collaborative efforts by colleges in the Bay Area Community College Consortium (BACCC) and workforce development partners to achieve the region’s workforce development goals and the California Community College system’s Vision for Success goals. The Regional Director convenes collaborators to review labor market, student outcomes, and other data; review subregional, regional, and state goals and priorities; convenes collaborators to determine how to work together, invest resources and design projects to close labor market gaps while meeting equity goals; collectively set priorities, develop and implement, work plans and identify performance indicators to achieve Regional Plan goals; secure resources as needed with the support of the collaborators; perform project management duties including work plan tracking, implementation, progress reporting and outcomes analysis; and perform related duties as assigned. 

BACCC is committed to achieving the following goals: 

1. Provide pathways that enable all Bay Area students to find employment and advance to livable wages; 

2. Meet the needs of employers in the Bay Region for well-qualified candidates for positions that pay livable wages; 

3. Ensure equity in participation, completion, and employment. 

The successful candidate shares these goals and will bring relevant experience, knowledge and skills to the work of effectively engaging Colleges, K-12 Districts, Adult Schools, industry partners and other workforce development providers in achieving these goals. 

• Has a strong understanding of which BACCC colleges have certificates and degrees in the Advanced Transportation sector to ensure industry partners are aware of those offerings and can provide work-based learning opportunities and/or hire our students accordingly
• Brings colleges together with industry and other collaborators to set agreed-upon priorities in support of ensuring students are prepared for and can access livable wage jobs in the Advanced Transportation sector
• Stays abreast of industry trends, including changes in skills required, equipment being used, the impact of AI, as well as, legislation and labor market outlooks related to livable wage jobs in the Advanced Transportation sector, to ensure that colleges are aware of these trends and can respond accordingly
• Supports colleges in working collaboratively to respond to the aforementioned trends and meet labor market needs
• Provides subject matter expertise related to the Advanced Transportation sector for the region and the Chancellor's Office
• Supports the BACCC Co-Chairs in responding to inquiries related to opportunities in the Advanced Transportation sector as they arise

Advanced transportation refers to the application of innovative technologies, such as intelligent transportation systems, automated vehicles, and electrified infrastructure, to enhance the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of moving people and goods. In the Bay Region, top labor market opportunities include Electric and Diesel Bus Maintenance and Repair Technicians and Aviation Maintenance Technicians. Priority career pathways include Transportation Equipment and Repair and Aviation Maintenance.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Salary:

Full-time administrative/management assignment (223-day work year), 12 months per year, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with evenings and/or weekends as needed. Current eight-step schedule ranges from $106,367 to $149,669 per year. Salary placement is determined by documented education and experience.  A doctoral stipend of $4,885 per year is provided to eligible employees. Position scheduled to begin as soon as possible, pending continuation of categorical funding and Governing Board ratification. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.

Benefits:

Cabrillo College currently provides a generous benefit stipend for employees plus dependents that employees apply towards benefit selections for medical, dental, life, and short-term/long-term disability insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis, PERS Retirement, and an employee assistance program (EAP). Additionally, employees have the option to enroll in vision insurance at a discounted group rate.  Depending on health plan selections, in many cases, full-time employee net out-of-pocket for benefit premiums may be as low as $0.

Classified administrators are required to join the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and, as such, must contribute 8% of their monthly salary to PERS on a pre-tax basis. Please see the Benefits link on the HR webpage for more information.

Work-Life Balance:

This opportunity is a full-time assignment, 12 months per year.  Cabrillo administrators enjoy a 223-day work schedule, which equates to an average of 19 self-selected non-work days, 19 set holidays, 3 individual responsibility days off annually, 12 days of sick leave accrue annually, 7 days of which can be used as Personal Necessity.

Cabrillo’s Commitment to Diversity:

The ideal candidate will share Cabrillo's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Cabrillo College serves approximately 11,400 students per term.  As of 2024, 60% of Cabrillo students are members of minoritized populations, identifying themselves as LatinX (50%), Multi Ethnic (6%), Asian (2%), Black Non-Hispanic (1%), Filipino (1%), American Indian/Alaskan Native (<1%), and Pacific Islander (<1%).  In 2007, Cabrillo College was designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

Cabrillo College has a tradition of collegial governance, and employees at all levels possess a long history of participatory governance in all levels of decision-making at the college. Cabrillo provides an excellent opportunity to learn, collaborate, create, and make a difference in the lives of its students and community.

Employees at Cabrillo College support quality programs and services to students that promote their diverse and evolving needs as they progress toward their individual educational goals. Come join us in our vision to improve the world, one student at a time!

Position Duties

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Convenes regional collaboratives to facilitate alignment of workforce efforts; facilitates identification of shared interests, setting of goals, objectives, and development of projects and workplans; provides responsible and complex staff assistance, professional expertise, and project management to assigned projects and workgroups including tracking action plans, coordination of efforts across multiple organizations, and maintaining project records; disseminates all formal actions including minutes, records and data.
• Performs needs assessments including researching programs and best practices; identifies, documents and tracks subregional and regional college and employer needs and trends related to workforce development; makes recommendations on potential service areas, industries and educational gaps; assists with minimizing unproductive overlap of programs and services. 
• Researches market intelligence information through CCCCO and Centers of Excellence data; collects and analyzes complex data sets, prepares narrative and statistical reports, and develops presentations of research findings and results appropriate to various audiences; analyzes and compiles research data to provide evidence-based support for grant-funding applications and projects; identifies and assesses industry and specific business training needs and identifies resources needed to develop educational programs.
• Develops and monitors individual program tracking and data input and ensures state and federal guidelines are met; oversees and participates in the collection, aggregation, analysis and reporting of qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources including data extracted from multiple databases potentially across multiple colleges; analyzes, evaluates and develops reports, recommendations and plans; ensures accuracy and timely submission of mandated reporting.
• Conducts presentations to a variety of collaborator groups to achieve a variety of goals including demonstration of need/ progress, sharing value propositions for consideration, identifying institutional barriers and possibilities for addressing them and promoting assigned programs and related plans and activities to ensure integration into BACCC/ partner priorities and funding.
• Chairs, staffs and/or serves on statewide, regional and/or subregional committees and represents BACCC at local, regional, state and national conferences, meetings, workshops and training seminars. 
• Provides support and assistance to the BACCC Dean/Co-Chairs as needed; maintains a variety of standard and specialized records and files; maintains spreadsheets and databases; generates sensitive and complex reports and documents.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and racial and ethnic backgrounds of colleagues, community college students, faculty and staff, collaborators and community members.  

As assigned to an Industry Sector:

• Provides staff leadership and facilitation of an industry sector-based advisory group in the planning, development, update and implementation of a regional plan that defines, supports and reflects the regional sector strategy; ensures the sector activities, programs and fiscal operations comply with the Chancellor’s Office and funding sources. 
• Develops and manages regional partnerships with businesses and industry groups.
• Coordinates sector-focused faculty professional development that aligns with changes in sector industries; leads or facilitates the formation and operation of regional CTE faculty communities of practice.
• Creates and/or facilitates the development of program enrichment proposals responsive to collaborator interests and data analysis for consideration by the colleges and partners and assists in successful implementation to increase enrollment, enhance Guided Pathways, close supply/demand, skills and equity gaps, align with regional industry priorities and industry-recognized credentials and increase living wage opportunities for students. 

As assigned to BACCC subregion or Area of Focus:

• Provides staff leadership and facilitation of colleges and partners within the subregion to establish priorities and develop and implement work plans based on subregional economies, informed by data analysis, and responsive to individual colleges’ strengths and priorities and opportunities for positively impacting regional and state goals including increasing access to work based learning, improving student employment outcomes and closing labor market and equity gaps.
• Convenes, facilitates, and collaborates subregionally with employers, community colleges and workforce and economic development agencies on workforce development strategies, work plans, programs and engagement; acts as liaison to, and builds partnerships with county officials, employers, community colleges and other collaborators.
• Facilitates career pathway connections between two- and four-year colleges, industry, Adult Education, K-12 and Workforce Development Boards to provide more entry points to career pathways, to provide pathways that are more responsive to students’ immediate and long-term career objectives, and to provide career pathways that extend to higher skills and higher wages.
• Facilitates alignment, coordination and integration of services provided by colleges and other workforce development partners to provide supportive services that enable students to enter, persist, and complete career pathway programs and credentials, to participate in work-based learning, and to find employment at higher wages.
• Assist colleges with identifying and applying for grants and other sources of funding; facilitates braiding of funding from multiple sources to address subregional and area of focus priorities, and seeks effective usage of apportionment and grant funding. 
• Provides staff leadership, facilitation, and project management of colleges and collaborators within a BACCC defined area of focus to work collaboratively to attain the goals and objectives of the area of focus. This may include collection and analysis of relevant data; development and sharing of expertise in particular funding streams, programs, services, or systems relevant to workforce development; analysis of partner assets, services, policies, and constraints to identify and propose ways to benefit from opportunities for collaboration and to resolve or mitigate barriers to collaboration; seeking of resources to support development, alignment, coordination and integration of programs and services; and project management of efforts across multiple organizations.

OTHER DUTIES

• Provide and support strategies to assist colleges in providing career education and workforce training to all in a manner that is accessible, efficient, responsive and data driven; work with the colleges and key partners in the regional workforce and economic development ecosystem to help drive: collaboration and coordination of career education programs among colleges; regional and subregional strategies and partnerships to reduce skills, employment and equity gaps; capture and dissemination of valuable, region-specific employer, industry, and student success data; develop and expand work based learning opportunities; develop strategies and structures that provide comprehensive support to serve part time and adult learners; and evolution of current regional governance structures and employer engagement functions that are much more inclusive and outcomes based.
• With BACCC leadership and college deans and faculty, identifies curriculum gaps and recommends training programs, courses and curriculum areas for development; ensures pathways include career paths for industries and sectors with high employment opportunities.  
• Monitors political and fiscal landscape affecting college, Strong Workforce Program and BACCC funding streams, program areas and strategic priorities; identifies new funding sources and grant opportunities and works to position the region to secure. 
• Submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Participates in special projects and applicable BACCC meetings.
• Collaborate with other Regional Directors, and BACCC staff, to support each other’s efforts. 
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation, of community college students, faculty, and staff; AND
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college with a bachelor’s degree in public administration or a field related to the position’s area of focus; AND
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in workforce development or an industry sector related to the position; OR
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Desirables:

• Teaching or providing program support in Career Technical Education or related program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: 

• BACCC goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and practices applicable to the area of assignment.
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques of program, administrative, and organizational analysis, planning, and management applicable to Career Technical Education and workforce development. 
• Principles, practices, and techniques of planning and facilitating meetings, seminars, projects, and human-centered design, including with students.
• Principles, methods, and practices applicable to the design and implementation of public relations, outreach, and marketing programs.
• Curriculum development principles, practices, and roles within community colleges and K-12, and the sources of authority that define these.
• Funding mechanisms for community college and K12 instruction, including apportionment, ADA, the Student Centered Funding Formula, and categorical funds.
• Principles and practices of strategic planning.
• Subject matter expertise in the assigned industry sector or area of focus. 
• Principles and practices of public administration, including budgeting, purchasing, and maintaining public records.
• Applicable sections of the California Education Code and other applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Career Technical Education standards of the California Department of Education.
• Principles and practices of sound business communication.
• Research methods and analysis techniques.
• Principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity in hiring, retention, performance, and advancement.
• Principles and practices of effective management and supervision.
• Safety policies and work practices applicable to the work being performed.
• Safe computing practices and proper management of confidential student data.
• Applicable administrative procedures; human resources procedures; diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; and collective bargaining agreements. 
• Relationships between access to higher education, career opportunities, and lifelong earnings, and race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, cultural background, and disability. 

Skills and Abilities to: 

• Work collaboratively with a variety of BACCC members and collaborators to develop and implement Strong Workforce projects and educational programs in assigned industry sectors.
• Research, collect, analyze, summarize, and present data from a variety of sources to inform the setting of priorities, the investment of resources, and the evaluation of past efforts.
• Engage with potential partners to understand their mission, specific needs, and interests, and to identify compelling opportunities for collaboration to address shared challenges and opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the BACCC team, including other Regional Directors, K-14 Technical Assistance Providers, and Pathway Coordinators, to support each other’s efforts and to address opportunities and challenges that can be best met through teamwork.
• Develop a wide variety of public agencies, employers, and community partnerships.
• Analyze and make sound recommendations on complex community college educational and industry needs, educational programming, and partnership issues within areas of responsibility.
• Solicit and listen to diverse perspectives and, through an iterative process, facilitate synthesis and convergence on a set of shared interests and common objectives.
• Define issues, analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and develop sound, independent conclusions and recommendations in accordance with laws, regulations, rules, policies, and practices.
• Develop and maintain an inclusive work environment that fosters diversity, respect, and engagement.
• Prepare and administer memorandums of understanding, partnership agreements, contracts, invoices, and documents.
• Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive correspondence, reports, studies, and other written materials.
• Make presentations and present proposals and recommendations clearly, logically, and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Utilize, integrate, and develop or direct the development of complex spreadsheets, databases, project management, customer relationship management, and information management systems.
• Operate a computer and use standard business software, including cloud-based applications that support collaborative editing and management of documents.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and through a variety of technologies, including email, electronic messaging systems, video conference systems, and web and cloud-based platforms.
• Understand, interpret, explain, and apply applicable laws, codes, and ordinances.
• Identify potential funding sources to support collaborative efforts, develop and implement strategies for acquiring funding, including proposal writing.
• Represent the BACCC effectively in dealings with BACCC member colleges, K-12 and other education and public agencies, employers and industry representatives, and other partners.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Identify inequities related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, cultural background, and disability, and engage stakeholders in recognizing and working to eliminate these inequities.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

A valid California driver’s license or the ability to access and use alternative transportation.   

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: 

While performing the duties of this class, employees may sit or stand for extended periods and are regularly required to talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate computers and other standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Duties require close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work; work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work with frequent interruptions; work under intensive deadlines; and interact with College managers, staff, the public and others encountered in the course of work.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Qualifications

APPLICATION PROCESS

Required for submission:

1. Complete application & answer supplemental questions; providing detailed information to aid in determining the minimum qualification requirements have been met
2. Attach resume
3. Attach unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended showing degree(s) conferred (copies, photos, and downloads are acceptable). Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency and any costs are at the applicant’s expense - click here for more information 

Please note: All application materials must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date indicated above.

Official Transcripts

As part of the onboarding process, you are expected to submit official college transcripts within 30 days of hire.

Attention Applicants

Only completed applications with the above required documents will be reviewed by the committee; additional documents will not be reviewed by the committee. Remove personally identifiable information such as personal photos, social security number, birth date, age, and gender from your application materials. Expenses related to the recruitment process are the responsibility of the applicant. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.  

Questions? Concerns? Please contact HR as Departments, Divisions, and Committee Members are unable to discuss active recruitments with potential candidates.

Selection Procedure

A search committee will review and invite applicants for an interview. Meeting the posted requirements does not guarantee an interview. A written performance exercise and/or presentation may be a part of the interview, and finalists may be invited to return for a second interview. All notifications will be via email, and can also be accessed through your application profile.

Conditions of Employment

Selected candidates given a conditional offer of employment are required to submit tuberculosis screening clearance results, proof of eligibility to work in the United States, and present their Social Security card upon hire (for payroll purposes). Cabrillo is an eVerify employer.

EEO Statement

Cabrillo College is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks a diverse pool of qualified applicants. The policy of the College is to encourage applications from all persons. No person shall be denied employment because of ethnicity or race, color, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, medical conditions, status, or protected veteran status.

Accommodations

Persons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to complete the employment process must notify Human Resources at [email protected].