Program Development Manager - Atlanta, United States - InsideHigherEd

Description

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Provide effective leadership for the team/unit by developing comprehensive program plans for the team/unit and other units as needed. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations.

This position will interact on a regular basis with Senior and Executive unit faculty and staff.
This position typically will advise and counsel: Senior and Executive unit faculty and staff and other research academic unit faculty and staff supervisors.
This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Job Duty 1 -
Collaborate with unit leadership and other research enterprise support units to translate business objectives into learning programs

Job Duty 2 -
Work with supervisors to identify performance gaps and recommend effective training and organizational development solutions

Job Duty 3 -
Conduct analysis to understand the needs of the unit and other research enterprise support units, managing the review, approval, and audit of new and existing certifications for consistency.

Job Duty 4 -
Responsible for developing a responsive organizational plan that manages the onboarding of new employees, role specific training, training content creation, and the learning management system (LMS).

Job Duty 5 -
Design, develop, schedule, and direct the design and implementation of administered training and organizational development programs for all unit and other research enterprise support unit employee populations that provide organizational impact and improve performance

Job Duty 6 -
Responsible for the configuration, implementation, administration, and maintenance of units learning management system (LMS).

Job Duty 7 -
Create partnerships with external providers, manage the contracting process, and ensure all course curricula and educational materials are current, of acceptable quality, and delivered on time.

Job Duty 8 -
Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility.

Job Duty 9 -
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
Travel Requirement: 10% - 25%

Required Experience
Two to five years of job-related experience

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of training design principles and practices; excellent verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to internal customers, vendors, leadership, and staff; excellent analytical and problem solving skills; knowledge of office related computer applications; knowledge and programming of learning management systems; management and supervisory skills; possess leadership, project management, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills; consulting or counseling experience.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia ).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may require some travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Grade A10

Anticipated annual salary $71,008.00 to $96,572.00 commensurate with qualifications

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