Director of A&E

The Director for Adult Success & Employer plays a pivotal role in advancing Zane State College’s workforce development initiatives by building strong partnerships with local and regional businesses—especially tier-based manufacturers and high-growth industries. This position identifies training needs, coordinates impactful upskilling programs, and connects employers to innovative College resources. The Director also leads adult student outreach efforts, connecting nontraditional learners to training opportunities that align with workforce needs and career goals.Success in the role will include an ability to cold call, develop introductions into lasting relationships, and leverage relationships for sales/contributions/student placements/ or other assets for the College. This will require strong presentation delivery, and consistent engagement with employers and community partners. Organization of all outreach activities and leads are tracked in the Job Relationship Management (JRM) system to ensure timely follow-up, performance reporting, and outcomes.Personal Touch:All major activities, essential duties, and responsibilities shall be performed by integrating the ZSC personal touch philosophy, which defines our College. The personal touch is characterized by respect, responsiveness, and responsibility in all relationships and is an attitude toward students, colleagues, and community members that demonstrates respect, acceptance, responsibility, courteousness, and genuineness.Partnership Development & Relationship Building (50%)Proactively Build And Strengthen Relationships With Employers (regional And State-wide), Sector Partnerships And Government Entities. Focusing On Industries That Align With The Technical Academic Side Of The College. Duties To Include But Not Be Limited To:Monitoring, learning, and understanding the regional and state-wide employer market and their technical skill needs.Represent Zane State College at events with groups such as: Industry Sector Partnerships, Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development, Advisory Boards and others a deemed appropriate. Engage adult learners and nontraditional student populations through targeted outreach and one-on-one advising.Conducting cold calls and in-person visits to identify workforce training needs. Leveraging current networks to access corporate entities and expand scalable solutions.Ability to transform relationships into sales of technical training.Building a robust student placement system to connect graduates to employment opportunities.Project Management of Program Development (30%)Coordinate and manage workforce training programs aligned with community needs.Collaborate With Faculty And Subject Matter Experts (SME) To Ensure Industry-aligned Content And Measurable Learning Outcomes. Oversee Training Logistics From Intake To Completion. Duties To Include But Not Limited To:Contract development with industry and trainers. Includes recruiting SMEs and contracting with them to deliver services.Managing the development of technical training programs; SMEs to develop and deliver training programs.Organizational Work (15%)Reporting To The Executive Dean Of Technical Programs, And Being Embedded In That Academic Department, This Role Will Be a Self-sufficient Manager Of This Workspace. Minimal Clerical Support Will Exist For This Role; a Successful Hire Must Be Organized And Able To Work In a Team Environment. Must Possess Abilities In:Organizing/tracking/managing business and student leads using the JRM system.Ensuring timely communication, lead conversion, and outcome reporting.General clerical work within area; organizing files, equipment, scheduling meetings, etc.Executive Dean may assign additional project and assignments to assist as needed; could be anything from clerical items to serving as proxy for key meetings and events.Marketing, Promotion, and Presentation Delivery (5%)Develop and deliver polished presentations to business audiences and prospective students.Create And Support Promotional Materials Including Digital And Print Flyers, Handouts, And Outreach Communications. Collaborate With Marketing To Ensure Brand Consistency And Message Alignment.Required:Bachelor’s degree in related field such as Business, Engineering, or TechnologyAt least 3 years of experience in business relations or a role in industry with applicable skills.Preferred:Experience in project managementFundamental knowledge of manufacturing and related technical fieldsFundamental knowledge of higher education and industrial training.Experience with business-to-business relationships, sales and contractingCompetencies and Skills:Strong public speaking and presentation skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.Entrepreneurial spirit with a proactive approach to outreach and relationship building.Ability to thrive in both a traditional and remote working environment.ZSC Offers An Excellent Benefits Package Including The Following:Competitive base salaryComprehensive healthcare plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverageHSA/FSA Employee Assistance ProgramLife and long-term disability insuranceSupplemental retirement savings plansGenerous paid time off including vacation, sick, and personal leave2025 SB1 Statement of CommitmentAs required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Zane State College will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.The final candidate is subject to the successful completion of reference checks and a background check.