Manager of Faculty Load and Compensation

This position has the opportunity to be based at any of our three (3) campuses: Boulder County Campus (Longmont, CO), Westminster Campus (Westminster, CO), or Larimer Campus (Fort Collins, CO).

Who We Are

With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You Are

As the Manager of Faculty Load and Compensation (FLAC) at Front Range Community College (FRCC), you will be essential for compiling and processing contracts to ensure timely compensation for faculty and instructors. This is a collaborative position that will include training in and with the Scheduling team. This includes a deep understanding of the Compensation and Faculty and Instructor handbooks, Curriculum File, and pay processes with Human Resources.

As part of the Academic Success team, you will work with the FLAC team and other college teams to create compensation processes that further the college's mission. Collaborating with key human resources staff, department chairs, academic deans and others, this position ensures smooth implementation of faculty and instructor compensation to include payments for teaching, projects, professional development, and meetings. The FLAC team consults with faculty and staff to facilitate the development of consistent and efficient compensation processes, collaborates with Academic Deans to ensure quality control, ensures appropriate data entry, and ensures load forms are processed correctly in a timely manner. The FLAC team is responsible for understanding and applying FRCC compensation processes consistently to assure equitable and timely compensation for faculty and instructors.

Your responsibilities will encompass overseeing strategic institution-wide compensation processes. This role involves close collaboration with internal teams such as the Scheduling Team, Department Chairs/Leads, Academic Deans, Academic Services, Enrollment Management & Student Success, Equity & Inclusion, Human Resources, and Colorado Online. Together, these teams set goals, develop plans, and build consensus among senior leadership.

In this position, you will also partner with system-wide teams including the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Information Technology Department, Colorado Online and FLAC teams from other CCCS schools, to manage equitable pay processes and align with CCCS System policies, procedures, and guidelines.

This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but requires a significant on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.

SALARY: $61,685 - $64,769 annually

BENEFITS: Please click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of November 18, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of a completed application package submitted by the candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Manager of FLAC.

Primary Duties

Faculty Load and Compensation (FLAC) Management:

• Run and analyze reports to identify courses missing contracts and to track contracts pending approval. Troubleshoot and resolve issues to assure timely and accurate pay.
• Provide guidance and training for contract generators to ensure consistent and timely processing of contracts. Process contracts and load forms as needed to ensure accurate and timely payment for instructors and faculty.
• Manage training plans for faculty, instructors and staff related to FLAC processes (i.e., load forms, load sequencing, appropriate coding, home org updates, approval queue updates and electronic contract approvals).

Supervision & Leadership:

• Hire, train, mentor, and provide leadership to team and professional development opportunities for team.
• Mediate conflict and manage personnel issues including, performance evaluations, routine personnel matters, leave, and other personnel actions.
• Provide direct oversight of technicians in specific service areas. 
• Ensure high performance, effective service delivery
• Conduct regular staff meetings and one-on-one meetings with staff and stakeholders.

Quality Assurance:

• Collaborate with team technicians to implement and maintain quality assurance.

Collaborate:

• Collaborate with the Compensation Handbook Committee, Academic Dean, Human Resources and Academic Affairs Senior Leadership to consider changes and updates to the handbook.

Required Competencies

• Data Entry Skills: Has a strong proficiency in planning and executes a variety of data entry programs such as Banner, cross training with the Scheduling Team in Ad Astra.
• Creativity: Generates creative ideas to ensure timely and equitable payment and compensation happens for a variety of unique program modalities.
• Operational Planning: Aligns with the College 2025-2030 Strategic Plan and creates an operational roadmap that guides the department’s goals and individual goals and initiatives.
• Communication: Communicates effectively with individuals with diverse backgrounds; communicates in a way that is effective. Tailors appropriate language, vocabulary, and tone to appeal to and connect with our diverse stakeholders, including Students, Staff, Faculty, and other constituents.
• Change Catalyst: Pivots if new data becomes available that can influence outcomes; understands that change is constant and requires flexibility.
• Collaboration: Collaborates with colleagues across departments, specifically when job processes are integrated to strategically focus on ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness for students.
• Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces the mission, vision, and values of FRCC. Understands the importance of the work performed in support of institutional goals.
• Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of your work. Adopts a philosophy that makes the ability to serve the student the cornerstone of the work that you do.
• Mentoring & Coaching: Provides mentoring and coaching to others and seeks mentoring and feedback to improve own performance.
• Data Usage: Looks at the data within the department, paying particular attention to what the data shows about the department's performance and student impact. Works with the next level supervisor to brainstorm changes to improve a program or service that the department provides.
• Cultural Self-Awareness: Examines own beliefs and acknowledges own biases and how they have impacted or may impact the ability to serve students.
• Cultural Competence: Recognizes the need to become knowledgeable about the ways to communicate and support students of other backgrounds. Change approach to reflect the new learning.
• Equity Mindedness: Views department operations through an equity lens. Calls attention to processes that lead to inequity in serving students. Understands the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals. 
• Team Building: Participates in team building exercises and builds positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues both within the department and in other departments within the college.

Qualifications

Required Education/Training & Work Experience

• Associate degree and four (4) years of experience in data management, project coordination, or related field.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of experience in event management, project coordination, or related field.

Preferred Education/Training & Work Experience

• Experience working with Banner and COGNOS.

Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.