Director of Mayor's Scholars and Special Programs

Salary: $88,000.00 - $92,000.00 Annually
Location : Main Campus (Liberty Heights)
Job Type: Full-Time Staff
Job Number: 202500160
Department: Student Affairs
Opening Date: 03/02/2026
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A


About Baltimore City Community College
Founded in 1947, Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is comprehensive, urban institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The College's campus is located in West Baltimore and courses are offered throughout the City. With its broad range of degree, certificate, and continuing education programs, affordable tuition, and extensive outreach, BCCC offers educational opportunities to the citizens of Baltimore City and throughout the state of Maryland. BCCC serves over 7,500* students annually, providing credits that transfer to four-year colleges and universities as well as workforce training leading directly to job placement. The College is proud of the fact that over 50 nations are represented within the student body.

* Based on the annual unduplicated credit and non-credit headcount for FY 2023.

Description/Job Summary
Reporting to the Dean of College Access & Outreach or designee, the incumbent serves as the Director for the Mayor's Scholars Program (MSP), Granville T. Woods Program, and other special programs. The Director is responsible to the Dean of College Access & Outreach or designee for providing leadership and direction in the planning, development, implementation, marketing, recruitment, evaluation, and ongoing improvement for the MSP program and other special programs. The individual is responsible for the daily operations and data collection. The Director provides direct services to students and provides leadership and supervision to the Coordinator, Advisor, Office Specialist, and seasonal support staff. The Director is responsible for all reporting functions related to assigned programs.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Directly performs and supervises staff involved in recruiting, enrolling, and advising program participants.
• Provides vision, leadership, and management for assigned special programs.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations for the Mayor's Scholars Program, Granville T. Woods Program, and other special programs.
• Uses data to drive program design and program implementation, to assess progress and make improvements.
• Leads regular internal cross functional workgroup meetings.
• Ensures student participants are recruited, oriented, and enrolled into special programs such as MSP, Granville T. Woods, and other programs as assigned.
• Regularly runs program reports to determine student participation and overall program effectiveness.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises the Coordinator, Advisor, Office Specialist, and seasonal support staff to support assigned programs.
• Communicates with stakeholders to advance program goals, and outcomes.
• Advocates for programs throughout the College and with others for the resources, data and processes required for high standard implementation.
• Participates in professional, community and civic activities and organizations that enhance the image and mission of the College and promote program performance and goals.
• Serves as the internal/external voice, representative and leadership for special programs.
• Coordinates with other support services and instructional areas to ensure maximum student success for program participants.
• Collaborates to develop and implement a model for institutional recruitment and retention management plans.
• Utilizes technology and data to strengthen the operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of programs.
• Seeks external funding sources and grants for program support and student scholarships.
• Provides strategies to work with the marketing team to promote institutional identity for programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in student personnel, higher education leadership, management, or other related field.
• Five or more years of experience managing related programs such as early college, retention, or first year experience programs in higher education institutions.
• Three years of experience in college admissions, outreach or recruitment.
• Seven years supervisory experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, staff, students, and external organizations.
• Significant experience in program design, implementation and evaluation utilizing data analytics and national best practices.
• Significant experience with student information systems including Banner, Colleague, or similar student information systems.
• Ability to work independently, balance multiple tasks, work to meet deadlines, and prioritize a complex workload.
• Strong technical skills (Microsoft Office 365 Suite).

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in higher education leadership, management, student personnel, or other related field.
• Ten or more years of directly related experience.
• Banner CRM Recruit Proficient User.
• Community college experience.

BCCC is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the BCCC community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome

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BCCC is the only community college in Baltimore City, one of 16 community colleges in Maryland, and both a higher education institution and a State of Maryland agency.

As a state agency, the College is able to offer full-time, permanent PIN employees a host of benefits including a competitive salary and tuition remission. New College PIN employees will be invited to discuss benefit options with a personnel officers.

Benefits extended to all full-time PIN employees are as follows.

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• : (PPO, EPO, and/or HMO medical plans), vision and dental plans (PPO or DHMO)
  
  
• : include the State Employees' Pension, Teachers Pension Systems, Optional Retirement Programs (ORP) and the Law Enforcement Officer Pension System.
  
  
• Supplemental Retirement Plans - 401(k), 403(b) and 457
  
  
• Leave : 22 days of Annual Leave, 15 days of Sick Leave, 3 Personal Leave days, Leave Bank membership opportunities, 9 Holidays and a Winter Holiday break (5 days) observed between the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays
  
  
• Tuition Remission to institutions within the University System of Maryland (USM)
  
  
• Professional Development opportunities

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