Portfolio Director, Master of Business Administration - Adelphi, United States - InsideHigherEd

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Portfolio Director, Master of Business Administration

School of Business

12-Month Collegiate Faculty

Location: Hybrid

University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) seeks an experienced, innovative, servant leader as Portfolio Director (PD), Master of Business Administration within the School of Business and the Department of Business Administration. The PD supports the University's mission of transforming the lives of students by seeking to expand access to the MBA program through new and innovative means. We seek a talented PD with excellent academic credentials, online teaching experience and industry experience. The role involves engaging and building relationships with partners in industry, professional associations, and non-profit organizations, as well as leading and developing a team of educators.

UMGC is the largest online public university in the country enrolling some 90,000 students annually. As an open-access university, UMGC offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, as well as certificates in more than 90 fully online, asynchronous programs and specializations. We have become one of the most dynamic and innovative institutions of higher learning with more than 180 locations in more than 20 countries, including active-duty military and veterans, around the world. Locally, we are known for our reputation as a Maryland state university making workforce-relevant education accessible and affordable to adult learners and other learners for whom a traditional post-secondary education is not an option. Our MBA program is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) and began accepting students in Fall 1999. We currently have more than 2500 students in the MBA program. The incumbent PD will be charged and challenged with the opportunity to develop a complete portfolio of learning experiences such as non-credit courses, certificates and executive training that extend beyond the existing MBA program.

Residency or relocation to the MD/DC/Northern Virginia metro area is strongly preferred. More specifically, this position is classified as "hybrid" and the work location is Adelphi, Maryland. You may primarily work from home; however, you will be required to report regularly to the office to engage in face-to-face collaborations, and support colleagues as well as executive leadership in Adelphi or other locations within the MD/DC/Northern Virginia metro area. You will also be expected to build relationships and partnerships with experts and organizations through face-to-face interactions at various events and opportunities.

Additional accountabilities include:

• Setting and leading the intellectual and strategic vision, direction, and priorities for a portfolio of business learning experiences at the graduate level, with emphasis on alignment to required and emergent employer/industry knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions
• Engaging as a leader in the national landscape of graduate business education, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative approaches to validate, credential, and cultivate business knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions
• Optimizing the quality and performance of the graduate business learning experience
• Collaborating with Integrative Learning Design, Academic Services and Quality, and Analytics in the use of assignment-, course-, faculty-, and program-level data to develop, review, and update learning experiences
• Hiring staff and coaching faculty including assessing and developing performance with the expectation of retaining highly talented faculty and resolve faculty issues
• Tracking and monitoring portfolio performance through real-time and retrospective metrics and assessments to ensure continuous improvement in quality, effectiveness, and efficacy
• Implementing data-driven activities and initiatives to ensure a high-quality portfolio of learning experiences, including metrics of student satisfaction, engagement, learning, and the student experience as drivers of student success, persistence, retention, and completion
• Demonstrating and modeling highly effective teaching practices for portfolio faculty
• Building and facilitating a global community of practice of expert practitioners and faculty, and ensuring their active engagement in supporting the currency, relevancy, and quality of graduate business learning experiences
• Collaborating with the department and other University offices on school and University initiatives
• Working with faculty to ensure the portfolio meets the needs of students, coaching and supporting instructors in addressing student issues and leveraging their industry insights for the benefit of learners
• Identifying new technologies, theories, and approaches within the business field to enhance the quality of the portfolio
• Collaborating with departments and offices across the University to deliver a best-in-class learner experience, including surrounding the student in support from both academic and nonacademic vantage points, enhancing student engagement, and resolving student issues and grievances, leading to higher levels of student success
• Overseeing student programs such as academic support, open houses, small centers, mentoring programs, and student clubs
• Developing and maintaining productive relationships with industry partners, including businesses, relevant organizations, professional associations, and other universities
• Facilitating seminars and teaching courses during the academic year, overseeing relevant student groups/programs, and serving on UMGC committees as needed
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned by the Department Chair and the Dean

Required education & experience:

• A demonstrated ability to get things done; an earned Doctor of Business Administration or Ph.D. in Business Administration or closely related discipline from an accredited institution of higher learning
• At least three (3) years of academic experience and five (5) years of professional or managerial experience in a relevant field
• Highly motivated with knowledge of curriculum development
• Experience with pedagogical practices for online instruction
• Able to build and maintain productive working relationships, and have excellent presentation, oral, and written communication skills.

Preferred experience:

• Skilled at anticipating, averting, and solving problems executive presence with excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience with nontraditional/adult learners; a particular ease and finesse that results from professional maturity and emotional intelligence
• As well as a deep commitment to applying a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to all people, partnerships, and processes