The Position

Title: Senior Business Strategy Manager

Position Type: Full time

Requisition No: 24045

Category: Administration

Supervisor: Director of Economic and Business Development

Last Updated: March 2024

Job Purpose: Lead key workforce initiatives, develop innovative value

propositions, and manage existing agreements.

Location: Remote, various locations throughout California

Salary Range: The beginning salary range for this position is Range M-18, 

(Steps 1-3) $133,579.08 - $147,295.97.

The first review of applications shall occur on Thursday, March 29, 2024

This application review period has been extended to: April 25, 2024

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Director of Economic and Business Development, the Sr. Business Strategy Manager (manager) plays a key role in strategy formulation, collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders, and leading cross-functional teams in the development of the Workforce, Strategy and Innovation division’s operational strategies as it relates to economic and workforce development. The manager will lead the development and oversight of workforce value propositions and strategies in order to support key growth objectives. Additionally, the manager supports and leads a variety of strategic efforts inclusive of playing a pivotal role in building and tracking annual/long-term strategic objectives in alignment with the college’s strategic vision. This position is crucial to the college’s ability to establish its short, medium, and long-term economic and workforce development plans in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment. 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities 

The duties below are representative of the role and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed within the scope of work.

• Pivotal role in building annual/long-term strategic work plans to enhance the college’s economic development efforts
• Prepare and present value propositions and proposals to external and internal audiences to explain various aspects of the college’s economic development projects, initiatives and programs.
• Responsible for the development of a decentralized activity planning process and ensuring its adoption across the division is timely, focused, and value adding
• Lead contract negotiations and grant management process
• Identify opportunities to expand the Calbright economic development model to various underserved and underrepresented communities throughout the state
• Ideate novel collaboration structures to cultivate external investments and syndicate interest in the Calbright model
• Perform other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Provide leadership and direction for the economic development program
• Prepare, analyze and present technical and administrative reports and presentations
• Principles and practices of economic development
• Leverage deep problem-solving and analytical skills to effectively frame complex problems, present thoughtful recommendations, and guide strategic and operational decisions impacting the college’s growth.
• Develop innovative value propositions, track existing workforce contracts and agreements, and manage grant programs. 
• Strong strategic and analytical orientation coupled with exceptional communication skills as well as a highly developed collaborative nature.
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of economic development initiatives, policies and operational needs.
• Modern and complex principles and practices of program development and administration. 
• Economic analysis techniques related to market, feasibility, and impact studies. 
• Methods and techniques of effective technical report preparation and presentation. 
• Research methods and sources of information related to economic development. 
• Negotiation, mediation and facilitation skills, techniques and procedures. 
• Group dynamics and methods of encouraging citizen participation. 
• Supervisory responsibilities including recruitment, selection, training, evaluation, and performance management of assigned staff. 
• Identify and respond to community concerns, and needs related to economic and workforce development.
• Develop, implement, and administer goals, objectives, and procedures for providing effective and efficient economic development services. 
• Ensure project compliance with Federal, State and local rules, laws and regulations.

• Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, staff and faculty.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Economics, Business/Public Administration, or closely related field and five years of increasingly responsible management experience related to economic development, workforce development, community development, or closely related-field.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Economics, Business/Public Administration, or closely related field and seven years of increasingly responsible management experience related to economic development, workforce development, community development, or closely related-field.

Working Conditions and Travel

• Calbright College is a statewide online college where all instruction and support are done via various online technologies both in person and remotely. Calbright College has administrative offices in Sacramento available for use. When working remotely, employees should be able and willing to use digital communication tools as used by the college, and have the ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time.
• Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.
• The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in Calbright College policies, procedures, and Title IX.
• Calbright College celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing Calbright College’s strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
• Requires the ability to function in a remote online instructional environment performing work of primarily a sedentary nature. Requires the ability to use hearing and speech to make presentations to groups and carry on conversations over the phone and in-person. Requires speaking skills to communicate with staff and students in one-on-one and small group settings, on the phone, and to distinguish sound prompts from various types of equipment. Requires near visual acuity to read printed materials and computer screens. Requires sufficient hand/arm/finger dexterity to retrieve work materials, operate a personal computer keyboard, and operate standard office equipment. Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Calbright College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Calbright College complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

Who We Are

Calbright College is one of California’s newest community colleges – the first statewide, online campus designed to bridge the gap between employers with unfilled positions and students who don’t have either the time or money to attend a traditional school. Our mission is to increase economic mobility and close equity gaps for working adults who lack easy access to traditional forms of higher education by offering online, flexible, affordable skills-based programs that provide tangible economic value for both working adults and hiring managers.