Working Title: Executive Director, Project Rebound

Classification Title: Administrator II

Posting Details 

Priority Application Date (Posting will remain open until filled): Sunday, January 12, 2025 @ 11:55pm PT

Hiring Preference
Not Applicable

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students (AVP/DOS), the Executive Director (ED) is responsible for providing vision, leadership, and administration of Project Rebound, 

including the Student Center and programs focused on supporting formerly and currently incarcerated students holistically. The ED has primary responsibility for growing the Project Rebound portfolio of programs, services and initiatives centering the goals of eliminating inequity and cultivating cultures of care and belonging for formerly incarcerated students. The student population targeted by the program is culturally diverse, mostly first-generation, and historically underserved. The ED supervises and provides complete program oversight of professional and student staff members, including the Director, Outreach Coordinator, Housing Coordinator, ASC II, and 11 student assistants.

The ED is responsible for the overall Project Rebound budget, including program, stateside, auxiliary, and foundation accounts from multiple revenue streams. The ED forecasts budgetary needs, establishes priorities, allocates funds, and monitors expenses along with the support of the Director.

The ED serves as the principal investigator for internal and external grants and contracts, actively engages in the development of philanthropic fundraising and /or grant writing and reporting, and/or other development work that directly supports and enhances the score of opportunity for formerly and currently incarcerated students and staff.

The ED conducts staff performance evaluations of direct reports, and develops onboarding for newly hired direct reports.

FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime compensation. This position is eligible for full benefits.)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $7,916 monthly - $9,166 monthly, commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and training

CSU Classification Salary Range: $5,053 per month - $16,221 per month

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Salary Grade/Range: 1

Recruitment Type: Regular (At-Will)

Time Base: Full-Time

Pay Plan: 12 months 

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Hours may vary depending on operations. May include occasional evenings and weekends. Occasional travel within the state.

Department Information 

Project Rebound assists students to prepare, apply, enroll, and graduate with a degree from Sacramento State. Project Rebound provides educational resources and services for students looking to develop professional skills.

We work to transform those who were formerly incarcerated into scholars through counseling, mentoring, academic resources, and career development. We support students who are motivated to succeed by earning a high-quality degree from Sacramento State.

For more information, please visit: https://www.csus.edu/student-affairs/centers-programs/project-rebound/

Required Qualifications

Education

1. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited university/college or equivalent work experience. (Possession of additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis)

Experience

2. 3 years (minimum) leadership experience in higher education, community organization, or a comparable setting working with diverse communities or groups, and in a multicultural or diverse environment.
3. Managing budgets and personnel, including supervising professional staff.
4. Motivating and managing work teams to design, implement, and evaluate programs.
5. Demonstrated successful experiences in leading program direction and development.
6. Experience working with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
7. Experience navigating the court system.
8. Experience working with Youth Detention Facilities.
9. Developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.
10. Assessing programs (e.g. formulating and measuring student learning outcomes).
11. Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

12. Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), in particular with diverse constituencies at all University levels, including faculty, students. Also, effective communication skills with community reentry partners, local, state, and federal officials from all branches of government, and donors.
13. Strong analytical skills and demonstrated knowledge of database management, budget, and strategic planning.
14. Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative relationship with various stakeholders.
15. Commitment to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive work environment with diverse colleagues and  constituents including faculty, students, staff, and members of the community.

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to pass background check *Lived experience of incarceration and/or the legal system is not necessarily disqualifying for this position.

Preferred Qualifications 

1. Advanced degree (master’s and/or doctorate) or equivalent from an accredited university in Educational Leadership, College Student Personnel, or a related field.
2. Experience in successful grant writing and fundraising.
3. Experiences conducting staff performance evaluations.
4. Experience working with college or university faculty and an understanding of faculty governance.
5. Experience working with housing and career centers and programs, internally and externally.  
6. Extensive knowledge of the history, policies, procedures, and impacts of the criminal legal system, as well as other ecosystems of criminal justice reform.
7. Lived experience of incarceration and/or the criminal legal system is considered an asset.
8. Ability to develop and manage academic programs designed to educate and engage students in matters of civic engagement, and grassroots approaches to policy reform and democracy agendas.
9. Extensive experience in public speaking.
10. Ability to thrive in an environment of change, comfortable with ambiguous situations, a creative problem solver.
11. Comfortable working with adult correction facilities to create more bachelor degree level academic programming.
12. Experience working with juvenile courts, youth detention facilities, probation department and other stakeholders key to creating educational pathways for current incarcerated juveniles.
13. Strong collaboration skills.

About Sacramento State

Sacramento State is located in the heart of California’s capital city, five miles from State Capitol. The lush, 300-acre campus is situated along the American River, close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento, also known as the “Farm-to-Fork Capital,” is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country, with a population of half of a million. Sacramento State is a Hispanic and AANAPISI serving institution with about 31,000 students coming not only from the Greater Sacramento Region, but also from across the state, country, and world. Our 1,800 faculty and 1,500 staff are committed to meeting our mission:

“As California’s capital university, we transform lives by preparing students to lead, serve, and succeed. Sacramento State will be a welcoming, caring, and inclusive leader in education, innovation, and engagement.” As the regional hub of higher education, Sacramento State is dedicated to learning and student success; teaching, research, scholarship and creative activity; justice, diversity, equity and inclusion; resource development and sustainability; dedicated community engagement, and wellness and safety.

As evidenced by the values embedded in our Hornet Honor Code, Sacramento State is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all faculty, staff, students, and guests are welcome and valued.  Our commitment is more than simply ensuring that our campus is free from bias and discrimination, but is one devoted to celebrating many diverse identities, life experiences, and perspectives that enrich our community, teaching and learning. 

To learn more about why you should join the Hornet Family, please visit the Why Sac State? page.

Equal Employment Opportunity
California State University, Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sacramento State hires only those individuals who are lawfully authorized to accept employment in the United States.

It is the policy of California State University, Sacramento to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need a disability related reasonable accommodation as part of the application and/or interviewing process, visit https://www.csus.edu/administration-business-affairs/human-resources/benefits/reasonable-accomodation.html.

The University is committed to creating an education and working environment free from discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. For more information on mandatory training for new employees, visit https://www.csus.edu/administration-business-affairs/human-resources/learning-development/csu-learn.html.

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and Campus Fire Safety Right-To-know Act Notification:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the current Annual Security Report (ASR) is available for viewing at https://www.csus.edu/clery. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Sacramento State for the last three (3) calendar years. Paper copies are available upon request from the Office of Clery Compliance & Training by emailing clery@csus.edu.

Under the Clery Act, this position may be designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) depending upon the role on campus and/or job duties. If this position is identified by the Director of Clery Compliance & Training as a CSA position, you will be notified via email and will be assigned the appropriate training in CSU Learn.

Background Check Disclaimer

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with California State University, Sacramento. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current California State University, Sacramento employees who apply for the position.

COVID19 Vaccination Policy

Effective May 2023, per the CSU COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, it is strongly recommended that all California State University, Sacramento employees who are accessing office and campus facilities follow COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications. 

Out of State Employment

Sacramento State University, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees (up)on date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Eligibility Verification

Candidate must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. California State University, Sacramento is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (ie. H-1-B Visa).

Note to Applicants:

Possession of the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview unless required by collective bargaining agreement.