Director Educational Programs Development - Phoenix, United States - University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix

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Phoenix, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

General Information:

Location:

US-AZ - Phoenix

Position Type:
Full Time

Virtual Eligible:
Yes

Job Category:
Administration

Ref #:
6809

Description and Requirements:

Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working sidebyside with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so we would love to hear from you
About Us
University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education.

Our values (which hopefully you share) are:
Brave. Honest. Focused.- Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce.

We are committed to hiring - and learning from - those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.- We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

About the Position

The Director, Educational Programs Development (PD) directs and oversees development of educational professional programs suited for professional development, targeting working professionals, learners, and University alumni.

The individual proactively assesses market opportunities and business needs and develops curriculum or course materials to position the University to capture market share in short-burst learning programs.

The Director, Educational Programs Development (PD) collaborates with colleagues in the Provost's office to coordinate, catalog expansion, course development, program delivery and evaluation.

What You'll Do

In collaboration with senior management, lead strategic planning, direction, and development of course catalog and offerings for professional development programs that provide students with needed education and skills to meet the workplace demand.
Oversee overall project plan, manage timelines, budget and contracts for the development and sustainability of the professional development course offering.
Partner with strategic sourcing and partnerships to identify, shortlist and select key content delivery partners to build the professional development courses.
Maintain accountability for the full quality, instructional integrity, and learning outcomes for all the courses that are part of the professional development catalog.
Select, mentor, coach and evaluate staff; establish and monitor appropriate employee performance objectives; prepare and present employee performance discussions, including one-on-one meetings and quarterly check-ins; implement mentoring and coaching plans, or disciplinary action, where appropriate.
Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

NOTE:

The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties.

Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above.

Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents' performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents' immediate supervisor or manager.

Job Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct management of staff

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree in Education or Instructional Design
Ten (10) years of experience, including some prior management experience

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's degree in Education or Instructional Design
Experience in building products in a Corporate Learning/ L&D
Ability to design/envision learning solutions for an enterprise
Experience with designing learning analytics and driving learning outcomes among corporate learners
Proven knowledge in the areas of instructional design, adult learning principles and practices, curriculum development and educational technology
High level of conceptual and strategic abilities to develop long range goals and objectives
Evidence of innovative, logical decision making and strong management skills
Critical thinking, problem solving, relationship building, negotiation and anticipatory abilities
Excellent communication, networking, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, as well as a collaborative leadership style
Results oriented and able to direct multiple projects and activities

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