The Career Development Strategist is responsible for advancing systemwide career development and workforce readiness initiatives across the student lifecycle by aligning career development with enrollment, engagement, retention, completion, transfer, and employment success strategies. The position provides strategic leadership by coordinating cross-functional partnerships, student lifecycle technologies, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement efforts to strengthen student outcomes and workforce responsiveness. Working collaboratively with academic affairs, workforce development, and student success, this role supports the implementation and ongoing evolution of the KCTCS Career Development Framework while promoting institutional accountability, career readiness, and post-completion success for students across the KCTCS system.

Provides operational leadership, direction, and training to the staff of the Division of Safety and Emergency Services and KCTCS college employees involved in the office's functional areas; Responsible for the coordination of plans and programs that protect lives and property, prevents accidents and incidents, and preserves the learning environment and business operations of KCTCS; all KCTCS Environmental Health and Safety, Crisis Management, Title IX Compliance related to safety and security, and System Office security, safety, and environmental management Services. During an emergency, maintain a command center for monitoring and managing the emergency operations; and other duties as assigned. Coordinates efforts of Safety and Security managers at system colleges to jointly develop system wide security and safety initiatives. Regularly engage with Safety and Security managers system wide to ensure effective and timely support of system Safety and Security enterprise. This position will focus on hazard-based risk identification, mitigation, and controls. The Director of Safety and Emergency Services will also provide support and expertise to KCTCS college representatives and local, state, and federal partners.

Manages the organization's data warehousing and business intelligence platforms, overseeing data integration, reporting, analytics, and data governance to deliver trusted information that supports operational and strategic decision-making.

Providing administrative support and management of the KCTCS system wide procard program; managing procard transactional data using KCTCS systems and procard platform software. Conducting Requests for Proposals, Requests for Sponsorships, Requests for Bid, Requests for Quotes, Requests for Information; record retention; System-Office & System-Wide support; drafting and negotiating contracts; support corrective action processes with supplier performance; contract renewals& negotiations; special projects; contract reviews; invoice payment approvals; system testing as needed; conference and travel as needed; additional tasks as assigned.

The Executive Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Academics and Student Services provides high-level administrative support to the VP, ensuring the efficient operation of the division. This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized individual who can handle complex tasks, manage confidential information, and interact with a wide range of stakeholders. The assistant will be responsible for managing schedules, coordinating meetings, preparing reports and presentations, and assisting with day-to-day operations within the VP's office. Assist the VP with the management of calendar, take minutes of various groups/meetings, respond to emails, process documents, manage travel, facilitate obtaining signatures on relevant documents, prepare project documents and reports, budget management, and other duties as requested. The assistant also supports/assists the other units within the division.

Coordinators with contractually required services, including ensuring Kentucky Works Program participation is met for multiple types of participants and systems are updated as required. Some travel will be required.