Director of Farmworker Student Services

Director

Reporting to the Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Student Success, the Director of Farmworker Student Services will provide strategic oversight for a series of programs including: College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP), High School Equivalency Program (HEP), MSU Identification & Recruitment Center (ID&R), National Farmworker Scholars Internship (NFSI), FSS Global Initiatives, including the International Experience in Mexico (IEM), and the Great Lakes Beginning Farmers Program. These programs offer comprehensive support for students from farmworker families, including scholarships, tutoring, counseling, academic workshops, and health services with the goal of facilitating access into and successful completion of educational opportunities.

The Director of FSS will shape the unit’s long-term strategic direction, including fundraising and overseeing all administrative, fiscal, and compliance functions of the department, as well as serving as Principal Investigator on multiple federal, state, and city grants. The portfolio includes federal, state, private, and municipality funded initiatives, primarily through the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, and Housing & Urban Development as well as the State of Michigan and private and corporate philanthropic donors.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Direct and manage all FSS programs, ensuring alignment with state and federal regulations and guidelines, as well as alignment with the university strategic plan and the five opportunity areas of student success
• Lead FSS’s fundraising efforts and increase the resources provided to FSS from individuals and corporations by cultivating donor and fundraising relationships, and supporting development initiatives
• Provide supervision, mentoring, and professional development opportunities to approximately two dozen full/part time FSS staff and students including five direct reports
• Develop and implement a vision and strategic plan for FSS and facilitate strategic planning for each program with the program directors
• Serve as Principal Investigator for all FSS grants including monitoring compliance with eligibility criteria, regulatory requirements and reporting, as well as interpretation and communication to all state, federal, and university entities and donors
• Lead departmental and grant based assessment and data-reporting, including overseeing performance metrics and ensuring progress toward grant and institutional goals
• Utilize data to evaluate past interventions, guide future programming, and monitor persistence and student success outcomes to ensure programs meet current and future needs
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including community organizations, agencies, and federal partners to build and strengthen MSU programs; represent FSS at university-wide, regional, national, and international levels
• Promote up to date use of educational technology and data management systems

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Masters -Education, public administration, social work, or related field

Terminal -Education, public administration, social work, or related field

• Master’s degree in education, public administration, social work, or related field and minimum of 10 years of work experience in higher education or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supervising full time staff and administrative responsibilities
• Demonstrated success in grant-writing, fundraising, and donor relations and experience managing state, federal, and donor grants
• Knowledge of theories and practices related to student success, persistence, wellbeing, and graduation
• Evidence of a commitment to and understanding of farmworker needs and strengths, and experience conducting work to increase access and success for farmworker communities
• Experience with developing and monitoring large budgets, financial reporting, and audits
• Experience fostering teamwork and managing cross-functional teams
• Ability to access, understand, interpret, and report data from multiple sources to promote student success through data-informed and innovative practices
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with federal agencies, auditors, and internal/external stakeholders
• Strong leadership, supervisory, and team management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience engaging farmworker communities, students, and various interest groups through culturally responsive outreach, community education, and collaborative programming

• Terminal degree
• Proficiency in educational data systems and program assessment tools
• Experience creating and implementing strategic plans
• Writing and speaking proficiency in Spanish
• Established relationships with regional and national farmworker community leaders

A complete application packet will contain a resume or CV, cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

https://farmworker.msu.edu/

Founded in 1855 as the nation's first land-grant university, Michigan State University (MSU) enrolls over 50,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. MSU is known internationally as a major public research university with global reach and extraordinary impact. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, MSU is a multifaceted community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders. The Office of Undergraduate Education seeks to help lead MSU's undergraduate student success initiatives by operationalizing MSU's stated beliefs that every student it admits has the capacity to learn, thrive, and graduate and that it is MSU's responsibility to provide an environment with the academic, social, wellness, and financial support our students need to persist in college and succeed after graduation.

• Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.