General Statement
The purpose of the I LEAD project is to recruit, educate, certify and place American Indian educators into administrative positions in schools with high populations of Native American students. The program will result in the award of a master’s degree or Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and certification for school leadership. The curriculum focuses instruction on local school improvement initiatives through problem-based learning assignments. Each candidate will be assigned a mentor who is an experienced administrator in schools with high populations of Native American students. Classes will be delivered during the school year using computer-based instruction and summer classes held on the MSU campus at Bozeman, Montana. All participants must agree to serve as administrators in schools serving Native Americanchildren for a period equal to the length of their education and training or repay the cost of the training. /education/grad/edlead/ilead/ Duties and Responsibilities Student Services
- Prepare forms and maintain a student file for each student which contains relevant student information and paperwork
- Coordinate student support among campus agencies and act as student ombudsman
- Project which courses each student will need per semester and aid in securing necessary resources
Administration
- Assist the Project Director in the budget management
- Establish and maintain effective office routines, maintain project databases,
- Maintain open communication with various stakeholders using a variety of methods
- Coordinate seminar needs, travel arrangements, and office resources as necessary
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly reports
- Coordinate project activities with the Native American Leadership Center at Little Big Horn College, MSU’s Office of Sponsored Programs, and other on-campus Native American-serving programs, and assist in writing grants to continue the mission of the program.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.
- Demonstrated work experience in university student support services or grant management
- Demonstrated experience successfully managing large budgets
- Demonstrated evidence of strong administration and management skills
- Demonstrated evidence of a student-centered, or customer service disposition
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Demonstrated experience working with Native American or Alaskan Native people
- Professional level work experience in K-12 education
- Demonstrated evidence of strong collaboration and communication skills
- Demonstrated evidence of innovative thinking
- Experience working within the Montana University System or other land grant university systems
- Demonstrated familiarity with data management systems such as Banner for financial and student management
The Successful Candidate Will The successful candidate will have the ability to:
- Develop and maintain effective and efficient administrative procedures, routines, and data integrity.
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with various stakeholders and partners
- Determine, resolve and act to prevent issues that create barriers to student success.
- Be a prudent fiscal manager.
- Provide guidance and advice to program faculty on how best to accomplish program goals.
- Be a proven successful supervisor and effective trainer of employees.
- Have the ability to create publicity materials and to make program presentations in a variety of venues.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information Although much of the work will be performed in an office environment located in Bozeman, MT; the incumbent may travel to state, regional and national conferences to promote the I LEAD program as well as travel to the various Indian reservations across the states of MT, ND, SD, and WY to visit students. Less than 15% of the job responsibilities will require overnight travel.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.This position is contingent upon continued grant funding.
The anticipated FTE for this position is as follows:
Year 1 at 0.5 FTE
Year 2 at 0.5 FTE
Year 3 at 0.5 FTEYear 4 at 0.1 FTEYear 5 at 0.1 FTE Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This position has supervisory duties? No