Position Description: Corinthian Colleges, Inc., Campus Vice President, Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston

The following description is quite detailed. Our intention is to provide insight into the opportunity so that you can make a well-informed choice.

Opportunity Snapshot

Let's cut to the chase: our goal is to set you up to advance to a Campus President position in about a year, and then to a regional leadership role in four to seven years -- possibly without relocating. We have created a unique development program that will enable you to acquire a broad and deep understanding of our operations; combine that with the business leadership skills you already have, and you will be an impact player in our organization in short order. You'll contribute to our mission of helping students improve their lives and you'll enjoy both the stability of an educational leader with a strong presence in our niche as well as the entrepreneurial spirit of a market-responsive company.

You will rotate through various positions in our organization to learn all aspects of our business and then move into a Campus President position, depending on your performance and our needs. To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have completed a management development program in a corporate setting, and subsequently proven your business savvy and leadership abilities by running a significant business unit for at least five years. Education industry experience is NOT required; in fact, we think professionals from the hospitality, retail, or other customer facing, service-oriented industries would find this an attractive situation. Experience with sales is strongly preferred.

Founded in 1995, Corinthian Colleges, Inc (CCi) is committed to helping students prepare for careers that are in demand or advance in their chosen field. With over 75,000 students and more than $1 billion in revenue, we are one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America, and a financially robust organization. We offer our employees the chance to take on interesting challenges, work with sharp and talented people, help grow our organization both in revenue and in the quality of our performance, and contribute to our mission of helping students improve their lives -- some 70,000 times a year.

What Else You'll Bring to the Table

In addition to the qualifications detailed above, you'll need:

A bachelor's degree, preferably in Business.
Proven leadership skills.
P&L management experience at the department or operating unit level.
Familiarity with multiple operational areas is a plus.

One of our goals at CCi is to minimize the need for relocation. At the same time, we will expect you to be mobile within the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston areas during your development program, although you'll spend most of your time at one or two local campuses. This region includes campuses in Greenspoint, Hobby, Austin, Bissonnet, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio.

What's in It for You

Stable lifestyle -- if you are coming from the retail or hospitality industry, you're probably used to working evenings and weekends, and your employer has expected you to relocate every 18 months or so for a new assignment. At CCi you'll get your nights and weekends back, with some occasional exceptions. No one can predict the future, of course, but our vision is for you to be able to enjoy career advancement while putting down roots and looking forward to coaching your kid's T-ball team. And with more than ten campuses in this region, that's pretty realistic.

Lightspeed to leadership -- this is not a program for rookies; you've been there and done that already. It's an "immersion" program for proven leaders, and the objective is to have you ready in about 12 months to step into a Campus President role, with a Regional VP Position on the horizon. You'll help drive ongoing growth at CCi and enjoy the benefits of that growth.

No slowdown here -- in fact, challenging economic times often motivate people to go back to school. Our revenue in 2008 was $1 billion, up almost 18% over 2007. We are estimating revenues of $1.2 billion for 2009. Student enrollment grew 13.2% last year, and we had 76,165 students as of December 31, 2008.

Strong mission, dynamic environment -- you'll find a strong sense of pride, across CCi, in helping students build more successful lives for themselves. If you haven't been on a college campus lately, we think you'll find the active, energetic atmosphere very motivating.

Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and discretionary bonus program we offer an excellent benefit package including an employee stock purchase program, comprehensive healthcare program, a 401(k) plan, and more.

The Campus Vice President Program

We've developed this program specifically to get you ready to join the starting lineup as quickly as possible. You won't just wait on the sidelines, however -- you'll be in the game from day one, getting hands-on preparation in all key areas of our operations. We'll continue to refine this new program moving forward -- based partly on your input -- but right now this is how it will look:

The Regional Vice President and a Program Manager from our Organizational Development group will act as mentors.
You'll spend about a month in each of six modules: Admissions, Student Financing, Education, Career Services, Auditing and Compliance, and Operations/Campus Management. In each module you'll work with a subject matter expert in that area.
Each module has an exit process by which we'll evaluate how well you've assimilated the information. From there you'll either move to the next module or spend another two weeks in a "refresher course."
We'll provide you with leadership training, including opportunities to shadow some of our most effective leaders.
You'll also go through our internal sales training program.

You could be finished in six months or it might be longer. Bottom line: we want you to have the knowledge you need to succeed. After you've completed the program, once a Campus President role opens up, you'll slide right in. If there are no immediate openings, you'll act as a "Floating President," filling in for vacations and contributing to special projects.

The Campus President Role

As a Campus President, you'll hire, train and develop the Campus Leadership team and influence the entire Campus team to do the fast-paced work required to run an efficient and productive campus. You'll inspire your team to help make your Campus the best in the industry and create an open path of communication between you and your team.

Some of your key objectives as a Campus President:

Providing an outstanding educational experience for all our students.
Guiding employees in daily operations to ensure a high degree of service and quality.
Developing operational policies and procedures on issues that affect your team.
Evaluating current work methods and finding ways to eliminate inefficiencies.
Assembling a top-notch team, including hiring, training, development and corrective action.
Upholding the quality and productivity of every aspect of your campus.
Working to attain maximum metrics, student goodwill and employee satisfaction.

Keys to Success

To excel in this program, and as a Campus President and beyond, you will be highly motivated to produce results, and open to learning new skills, processes, and tools. In addition, you will:

Demonstrate initiative and be ready to jump in and engage in the give-and-take dynamics of a talented and assertive team.
Focus on full-picture solutions, not just the next task on the list.
Balance an analytical and data-driven approach with an appreciation for the uniquely human quality of our mission.
Leverage your influencing skills and not just your authority.
Achieve your goals independently while keeping your supervisor in the loop.
Be resourceful in a lean culture: our top people are those who make the most of what they have to make their area even better.
Bring a high-energy approach, sense of urgency, and solid focus to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced organization.

If this sounds like the right mix of challenge and opportunity for you, and you meet the minimum qualifications, we want to hear from you!

Who We Are

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. is a young and dynamic organization that has quickly grown to become one of North America's largest post secondary education companies. CCi operates more than 100 campuses across the continent as well as a rapidly growing online education division.

Through its two brands, Everest and WyoTech, the company employs a unique approach to teaching and has graduated and placed more than 200,000 students in a variety of fields including careers in business, health care, criminal justice, information technology (IT), trades and transportation maintenance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. EOE M/F/D/V