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Vice President, Midwest Region
College Board - SDP
Remote, but must reside within region (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE,
ND, OH, SD, WV & WI). With priority on those living in IL, IN, OH and
MI.
This is a full-time role
About the team
The Midwest Regional Team at College Board is a dynamic, high-energy
team focused on expanding opportunities for students by partnering with
educators in state departments of education, school districts, schools,
and educational organizations to expand opportunities for students to
own their futures. We sit within State & District Partnerships (SDP)
(100+ staff), a highly engaged group that works to provide opportunities
to students through promoting the use of College Board programs and
services (SAT, PSAT, & AP) and BigFuture.
About the opportunity
As the Regional Vice President (RVP), you are directly responsible for
the vision and direction of the region. You will provide the leadership
of the region and its staff with a special focus on regional and state
initiatives that enhance the visibility of the College Board. This
includes setting the vision, developing strategy and serving as the
sales leader for your region. In addition, you will lead and oversee the
membership and governance of the region; and collaborate with College
Board staff working in the region. All these responsibilities must
contribute to the College Board\'s mission of preparing, inspiring, and
connecting students to college, career, and opportunity - committed to
excellence and equity. We seek applicants with demonstrated
organizational leadership and managerial talent; a record of
accomplishment that reflects a broad reach in education ; a passion to
further promote the College Board\'s mission and its programs; an
appreciation for the value of a membership organization; and a strong
belief that we can have a positive impact on the world by creating
greater educational opportunity and success for students.
In this role, you will:
Provide Strategic Leadership (35%)
- Provide overall leadership and management of regional staff and plan
and direct other regional functions which include particular
attention to the College Board\'s priority goals; preparing
quarterly, monthly, and annual reports; establishing local policies
and procedures; collaborating with the Business Planning and
Operations sub-team on SDP,
- Facilitate the delivery of programs in respective fields (K-12 or
higher education), working in close collaboration with the Vice
Presidents within the State & District Partnerships division other
Vice Presidents, and with regional and program staff.
- Implement strategic sales plans to further organizational goals and
play roles in reviewing market analyses and determining customer
needs.
- Plan and direct regional associational/governance relations and
affairs, including planning and directing meetings and activities of
the regional council or governance structure. Serve as a liaison
between the regional membership and the national office.
- Initiate and/or support special programs, meetings and institutes
designed to enhance the College Board\'s presence and responsiveness
to its members and clients in the region; establish and maintain
positive partnerships and/or collaborations that will advance and
promote the use and acceptance of various College Board programs,
services and initiatives; and develop and implement processes that
will create, as well as maintain, a positive image for the College
Board.
Team Management & Coaching (45%)
- Lead a strong, healthy, and performance-driven culture for all staff
members, where ambitious annual goals are monitored regularly and
met annually.
- Provide the leadership necessary to deliver results across various
roles including customer service; professional development;
associational relations; and new technologies. Lead the regional
staff in the delivery of sales and product placement results through
multiple approaches to an increasingly diverse student market across
all educational markets by working collaboratively with units
throughout the College Board as well as with staff of the Board\'s
members, partners and those organizations supplying services to the
College Board.
- Manage and coordinate multiple staff across the region with varying
reporting lines to effectively serve our members and constituents
while also building pipelines to maintain and grow access to our
programs and services.
- Provide ongoing mentoring and development of the sales/service team
which includes recruiting, hiring and training new team members on
the sales cycle.
- Provide timely, accurate and objective feedback and serve as a role
model for continuous improvement and service commitment, while
attracting, developing and retaining talent.
Stakeholder Management (20%)
Serve as the face of the College Board to members and users, promoting
the College Board\'s role as a valuable regional resource to schools,
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