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rDirector of Continuing Education
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rLocation: Workforce Development
rRegular/Temporary: Regular
rJob ID: 607837
rFull/Part Time: Full-Time
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r Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation\'s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle
of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering
equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
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Special Information
- This position is available to work on-site or hybrid at either the
Flagstaff Mountain campus or North Valley campus in Phoenix, AZ with
or without accommodation.
- This position is posted as Director of Continuing Education, which
is a working title. The NAU system title for this position is
Director, Business & Educational Partnerships.
Job Description
The Director will manage the Office of Continuing Education (CE) and
provide coordinated leadership under the Office of Workforce Development
for Northern Arizona University\'s continuing education programs to
provide non-credit instruction for business and industry training,
professional development courses, workforce development, personal
enrichment, youth camps, and public service programming.
Based in educational innovation and driven to engaging new and diverse
market advances, the Director will enhance and expand continuing
education locally, regionally, and internationally. The position will
work in a highly collaborative environment and lead the development,
maintenance, and refinement of continuing education programing at NAU.
The Director will work with multiple college areas/departments, meet
enrollment goals, and manage curriculum development in multiple content
areas. Northern Arizona University has historically offered non-credit
courses through various departments and is centralizing the management
and oversight for our growing program under the direction of this
position and the Office of Workforce Development.
The Director collaborates with the Office of Workforce Development team
to conduct high level research and produce complex workforce and market
analysis reports for the University. The position also manages processes
and workflow for strategies like badging, micro-credentials, and prior
learning assessment for the University.
Communication, Sales, Partnerships - 35%
- Collaborates with Office of Workforce Development team to develop
business, industry, educational, and agency partnerships.
- Furthers partnership conversations and communications and builds
relationships, internally and externally.
- Receives workforce analysis report requests from Deans and
Curriculum and Assessment and holds stakeholder meetings with Deans
and faculty to determine needs.
- Identifies and facilitates innovative solutions for expanding the
Academic and Workforce Alliances presence in the University
community, work across the campus to capture opportunities to
enhance the experience of students and instructors and provide
leadership and direction for the continuing education efforts.
- Engages businesses with training solutions and nurtures
relationships to expand and develop the sales of custom training
solutions.
- Develops custom training proposals and pricing for external partners
and after approval presents proposals to clients/partners.
Program and Project Management - 25%
- Manages projects, including engaging with stakeholders, organizing
tasks, negotiating with stakeholders, setting costs and budgets,
determining ro es and responsibilities, soliciting and gaining
approvals, and ensuring completion of tasks.
- Oversees planning and implementation for related CE technology like
Canvas, Canvas Catalog, and Transact.
- Assists with coordinating academic badging through the provost\'s
office.
- Coordinates academic processes along with leadership and ensures
compliance with the necessary documentation and accreditation
processes.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and
accrediting bodies.
- Creates enrollment projections, processes, and logistics.
- Develops internal Memorandums of Understanding and addendums with
the Colleges and gains approvals.
- Develops budget proformas for partnerships and all CE programs and
communicates with partner units regarding budget implementation and
faculty hiring.
- Generates revenue above expenditures to cover all operational costs
and to contribute funds to support other key university functions.
Strategic Planning - 15%
Drives the creation, development, and execution of a diverse offering of
programs.
Develops, adapts, and oversees financial processes for Continuing
Education within a system of change.
Determines strategies for growth, evaluates internal processes, and
establishes standards that lead to high quality programing.
Creates and o