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Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development

Helms College, a new nonprofit, accredited career college, seeks an experienced, enterprising, and visionary leader to serve as Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development.

Helms College is an autonomous, experiential, student-driven career college envisioned and developed by Goodwill Industries serving Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). Open to any student attracted to an experiential learning environment, Helms is designed to ensure that students with barriers to employment and career advancement receive the individualized support services and relevant applied learning experiences that enable them to obtain portable associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates that foster middle-skills career attainment.

The Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development is responsible for customized curricula development and implementation of

economic development projects with local industries. The Vice President assists community leaders in the recruitment of new businesses and the expansion of existing businesses.

Additionally, the Vice President conducts industry job and training analysis and, in coordination with the Director of Business Development and Director of Staffing Services, assesses and develops Helms College niche programs, as appropriate. The Vice President also develops training plans and designs performance-based training.

The Vice President oversees Goodwill’s Corporate University and is responsible for all traditional Goodwill intensive services to special populations and relevant contracts.

The Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development has ongoing interaction and collaboration with the Vice President of Academic Affairs, Director Business Development, and Director of Staffing Services. This administrator also coordinates with the Helms program staff and the applied learning Goodwill business leadership.

Principal ResponsibilitiesThe Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development is a mentor to all who come to Goodwill seeking training or job placement assistance. Modeling a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, the Vice President provides leadership in determining the vision and priorities for Helms

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College in coordination with the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Other responsibilities include:

• Develops and maintains effective leadership roles and relationships with civic, legislative, business, government, and community leaders, in partnership with the Director of Business Development,

• Develops and maintains positive relationships with WIB, HUD, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Georgia Department of Labor that results in increased funding

• Oversees Goodwill’s WIA One-Stop with 10 community service partners co-located ti serve the unemployed and business/industry

• Conducts industry job/training analysis and plans and designs performance-based training, as needed

• Performs and accurately

documents training needs analysis to include task analysis, equipment and process analysis and organizational business needs analysis in an efficient and professional manner

• Oversees all matters relating to customized curriculum and instruction for Helms College’s economic development and continuing education initiatives

• Institutes new program and course development and scheduling

• Conducts or oversees ongoing business and industry middle skills needs assessment

• Hires faculty and adjunct staff, as applicable

• Coordinates harmoniously with applied learning venue leadership and Director of Staffing Services to ensure results are positive for both students and Goodwill businesses.

• Oversees and evolves Goodwill Corporate University to improve advancement of

Goodwill employees and transitions Goodwill Corporate University into CEU format that serves Goodwill and business community workforce development

• Coordinates course scheduling and faculty assignment process

• Supports Goodwill Works Foundation by serving in the lead role in government grant development that increases Helms College capacity

Requirements Qualified candidates must have an advanced degree in a related field, with a Ph.D. or Ed.D. preferred. Other requirements include:

• Demonstrated academic leadership

• Demonstrated commitment to and leadership in education and improved student success

• Proven track record in strategic planning and academic improvement

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• Experience building partnerships• Experience with obtaining and

maintaining accreditation• Significant experience at level of

Dean or above• Demonstrated ability to

identify, resolve and consult on issues in accordance with Helms College needs and policies.

• Experience in the development of curriculum, budgeting, and strategic planning

• Knowledge of post-secondary educational philosophy and top management administrative practices and procedures, post-secondary curricula and instructional programs

• Track record of success with government grant writing

• Excellent communications skills• Good judgment• Ability to formulate and

articulate sound policies• Strong organizational and

management skills• Teaching experience

Helms College Helms College represents the 110-year mission of Goodwill Industries to help people who are unemployed or underemployed to advance their career goals through educational programs. This unique, nonprofit career college targets its services to those individuals who need special learning and supportive services to continue to the next level of higher education.

Goodwill Industries has embraced the philosophy of helping people with “a hand up not a handout” since its founding in 1902 by the Rev. Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist minister. Today, Goodwill Industries is a $4 billion nonprofit organization with over 200 member organizations in the United States, Canada, and 24 other countries.

Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area serves 35 counties spanning from Macon, Georgia, to Augusta, Georgia, to Aiken, South Carolina. Committed to building lives, families, and communities one career at a time, Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area has built on its long tradition of quality job training programs, employment counseling, and job placement. In the last fiscal year, the organization served over 10,000 clients with an estimated economic impact of $94.7 million.

Helms College is the first of its

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kind for Goodwill worldwide. The independent career college takes the organization’s commitment to changing lives through education to a new level. The College gives individuals more personalized learning support so they can succeed in earning an associate degree. The college focuses on middle-skills careers with an emphasis on providing an experiential learning component, when possible.

The nonprofit, independent post-secondary career college offers a comprehensive curriculum that allows students to build on each level of learning, from a certificate to a diploma, to an associate degree. Students receive intensive, individualized support services to assist them in overcoming a variety of issues, whether developmental or socio-economic, that would otherwise prevent them from advancing in their studies and career plans. Helms College is open to any student attracted to an applied

Culinary Arts Programs

learning environment, as well as anyone who needs the experiential component and individualized student services to prosper.

Academic Programs

The College’s initial degree-level academic offerings will be: • CulinaryArts– Associate of

Science Degree program

• FoodandBeverageManagement – Associate of Science Degree, certificate, and diploma programs

• InternationalBakingandPastry – Associate of Science Degree, certificate, and diploma programs

Beyond the initial associate degrees offered, Helms College will have certificate programs for high-demand growth industries.

Campuses Augusta - The campus is under construction with classes to begin in October 2012. The $12-million project includes five classrooms, three culinary kitchens for students, and a banquet area, along with a fully functioning restaurant.

An additional 30,000-square-foot expansion of programs is in the planning stages with a feasibility study by UGA’s Fanning Institute driving new certificate and degree program development.

Macon - Housed within the facilities of Goodwill Industries, the Macon campus features

multimedia classrooms; a computer lab; centralized library; fully-equipped, professional kitchen; a career services office; and Edgar’s restaurant, which provides for front-of-the-house training with exposure to upscale casual dining.

Aiken - The campus is in the planning phase and expected to open in 2014.

Helms College remains connected to Goodwill’s spiritual roots and faith-based perspective. The organization serves people of all faith back-grounds and offers weekly voluntary chapel services at all campuses.

Licensed by the Georgia Non-Public Post-Secondary Commission, Helms College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET). ACCET is a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Macon & Augusta, Georgia

The Vice President for Workforce and Economic Development will be based in Macon and will travel frequently to oversee Augusta programs.

Located 75 miles south of Atlanta, Macon offers large-city amenities and true Southern hospitality. A popular tourist destination, Macon is known for its beautiful homes and cultural events and attractions. The city’s International Cherry Blossom Festival attracts over 300,000 participants annually.

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Application Process

Letters of application and nomination are invited.

TOAPPLY,submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and references, to:

Helms-VPWED@myersmcrae.com

Review of applications begins immediately.

Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting is assisting Helms

College with this search. The consultants are:

EmilyParkerMyersPresident and CEO

KennyDaughertyExecutive Vice President and COO

515 Mulberry Street, Suite 200Macon, Georgia 31201(478) 330-6222

Augusta is known worldwide for the Masters® golf tournament. It offers atmosphere and cultural and recreational activities for all ages.

Both cities offer exceptional quality of life, including outstanding health care facilities and medical professionals and public and private colleges and universities.

Goodwill Industries is an equal opportunity employer.