Director of Operations Workforce Solutions

Title: Director of Operations Workforce Solutions

Salary Range: $55,500 - $58,500

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Workforce Solutions

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of Operations for OCTC’s Workforce Solutions division. This position provides strategic leadership and oversight for a $4 million+ budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year including grants and cost recovery accounts. Manage all procurement, financial expenditures and reconciliation processes, receivables, and payroll. The position is also responsible for the administration and supervision of the division’s assessment center, customer service operations, and facilities and administrative support functions.

Job Duties:

• Lead the fiscal operations of Workforce Solutions by providing the management, monitoring, and real time reporting on all WS program budgets ($4M+ annually) including all grants and cost recovery accounts.
• Manage and/or provide oversight for WS procurement, financial expenditures and reconciliation, and KCTCS-TRAINS project closeouts and reimbursements.
• Lead and supervise workforce program staff in the division’s assessment center, customer service operations, facilities, and administrative support functions, and provide guidance and support.
• Work with OCTC’s HR department to facilitate the onboarding of Workforce Solutions full-time and part-time employees and reconcile monthly payroll reports. In accordance with accreditation requirements, upload required employee documentation into Campus Labs and ensure all accountability measures are met on a timely basis.
• Manage any additional Workforce Solutions division activities as assigned by the Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance Management, Operations Management, or related field or equivalent years of experience is required.
• Three (3) years of relevant work experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience is preferred.
• Three (3) years of prior supervisory experience is preferred.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Demonstrated experience in financial management, budgeting, and accounting.
• Strong skills in organization, attention to detail, customer service, operations and personnel management, communication, and problem-solving.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financials preferred.

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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.