Managing Director, Instructional Operations and Initiatives - Austin, United States - Austin Community College

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Managing Director, Instructional Operations and Initiatives

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
  
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
  
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
  
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
  
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
  
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
  

Job Posting Title:
Managing Director, Instructional Operations and Initiatives

Job Description Summary:
The Managing Director of Instructional Operations & Initiatives is a high-impact leadership role that functions as a de facto chief of staff and operational lead in Instruction. Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor of Instruction, this position combines strategic oversight, operational excellence, and executive partnership. The Managing Director will spearhead efforts to understand the needs of ACC's instructional units, streamline operations, anticipate strategic requirements, and lead important initiatives in instruction. Additionally, the role includes chief of staff duties, collaborating with executives and stakeholders on daily operations and strategic initiatives, as well as overseeing budgetary management, compliance, and centralized instructional needs.

This is a senior-level position that requires a high level of leadership and management skills, as well as deep knowledge of andragogy, pedagogy, and best practices in instructional programming. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of leading cross functional teams, implementing innovative instructional initiatives, as well as managing day to day operations. The Managing Director of Instructional Operations and Initiatives primary responsibilities will be to use principles of project management to support strategic planning and initiatives, data engagement, budget development and management, compliance needs, and stakeholder input across Instruction. The Managing Director will be a key member of the leadership team and will play a critical role in delivering on ACC's commitment to student equity and success.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

The essential duties and responsibilities include the following.

Strategic Leadership

• Provide collegewide leadership for the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and continuous evolution of a strategic plan for Instruction.
• Research and provide guidance on strategic directions for all units under the Vice Chancellor of Instruction and related initiatives and projects, serving as the primary contact for key projects and initiatives within Instruction.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Instruction on matters concerning budget, policy, compliance, and procedures as well as financial, administrative, and operational issues.
• Foster strong relationships to support the staffing and ongoing effectiveness/improvement of instructional personnel and departments.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee project management and the coordination of initiatives in alignment with ACC's theory of change, strategic goals, and objectives/key results. Assist with aligning priorities, developing KPIs, and supporting divisions and departments in developing and monitoring leading and lagging indicators.
• Collaborate with executives and stakeholders on daily operations and strategic projects.
• Evaluate, manage, and strategically improve budgetary management and practices to ensure alignment of resources and priorities. Exploit cost savings and transfer funds as needed to address various issues as they arise. Develop structures in Instruction to help align budget requests with the instructional and collegewide strategic plan.
• Oversee compliance with regulatory and statutory needs in instructional units.
• As assigned, lead and manage centralized instructional needs.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with faculty and staff and other institutional constituents to foster a seamless and student-driven academic experience.
• In conjunction with the VCI, meet regularly with advisory groups; facilitate strong faculty-administration communication; work collaboratively to evolve practices and procedures to support student success.
• Facilitate and support interactions with interdisciplinary cross-functional college personnel (administrators, faculty, and staff) to support daily operations and special project completion and to effect two-way communication between and among the VCI and all college constituencies.
• Develop ad hoc work groups as needed; attend meetings as a representative of the VCI as needed; assist with issues pertaining to facilities as needed.

Data-Informed Decisions

• Catalog, map, and analyze processes and initiatives in Instruction. Gather input from instructional faculty and staff and develop processes to support a continuous flow of information that fosters trust, transparency, caring, and constructive collaboration. Provide support for key initiatives, recommend new initiatives that have potential for scale to support student success, recommend ways to combine redundant initiatives, recommend sunsetting of initiatives that have reached their end of life cycle.
• In conjunction with the VCI, facilitate data literacy across instructional units to support student success through a variety of means, including consistent engagement with and responsiveness to disaggregated data, as well as predictive analytics.
• Develop and implement innovative, broad-based, and technology enhanced practices and procedures informed by data to support efficient operations and student-centered decision-making.

Knowledge

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Higher education administration to include structure, policies, regulations, statutes, and procedures of community colleges.
• Ongoing awareness of current and emerging trends, innovations, issues, challenges, and opportunities in higher education, especially instructional operations such as curriculum management and new program development.
• Strategic planning and implementation theories and techniques.
• Methodology for analysis and improvement of instructional processes for enhanced efficiency.
• Financial and budgetary evaluation, management, and improvement in a higher education context
• Use of professional discretion and confidentiality.

Skills

Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with Faculty, Deans, Department Chairs, and other College executives and staff.
• Strong analytical skills to identify challenges, propose solutions, and make data-driven decisions.
• Leadership skills to oversee and manage instructional operations and personnel effectively for a harmonious work environment reflective of a positive and inclusive organizational culture.
• High emotional intelligence to navigate complex interpersonal dynamics and build positive relationships.
• Ability to manage complex projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Skill in resolving conflicts and facilitating constructive dialogue among team members.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with various stakeholders.
• Diplomatic skills to communicate excellently and effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to convey complex information in a clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to make informed and timely decisions, considering various factors and potential impacts.
• Flexibility and adaptability to navigate competing and changing circumstances and priorities.
• Planning and managing budgets and human resource needs.

Technology Skills

• Understanding of instructional technology and its integration into academic processes.
• Google Office Suite.
• A variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• Ability to develop and analyze reports and statistical data in a variety of mediums.
• Ability to coordinate and execute results among stakeholders in a remote/hybrid and multi-unit environment.

Required Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education.
• 2 years supervisory experience.
• Audit and management of regulatory and statutory compliance in higher education.
• Proven experience in instructional operations or a related field within higher education.

Preferred Work Experience

• Higher Education and academic experience.
• Familiarity with Workday and Blackboard.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Education

• Master's degree in Education, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration or a related field.

Special Requirements

Licenses/Certifications; Other

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for travel in the Austin area as required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to travel between campuses as needed
• Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range

$120,041 - $150,051

Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
February 23, 2024

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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