Northern Arizona University
Director of Continuing Education
Flagstaff ,
Arizona
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r Director of Continuing Education
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r Location:
Workforce Development
r Regular/Temporary:
Regular
r Job ID:
607837
r Full/Part Time:
Full-Time
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r Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation\'s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicleof economic mobility, and driver of social impact by deliveringequitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
Special Information
This position is available to work on-site or hybrid at either theFlagstaff Mountain campus or North Valley campus in Phoenix, AZ withor without accommodation.
This position is posted as Director of Continuing Education, whichis a working title. The NAU system title for this position isDirector, Business & Educational Partnerships.
Job Description
The Director will manage the Office of Continuing Education (CE) andprovide coordinated leadership under the Office of Workforce Developmentfor Northern Arizona University\'s continuing education programs toprovide non-credit instruction for business and industry training,professional development courses, workforce development, personalenrichment, youth camps, and public service programming.
Based in educational innovation and driven to engaging new and diversemarket advances, the Director will enhance and expand continuingeducation locally, regionally, and internationally. The position willwork 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, meetenrollment goals, and manage curriculum development in multiple contentareas. Northern Arizona University has historically offered non-creditcourses through various departments and is centralizing the managementand oversight for our growing program under the direction of thisposition and the Office of Workforce Development.
The Director collaborates with the Office of Workforce Development teamto conduct high level research and produce complex workforce and marketanalysis reports for the University. The position also manages processesand workflow for strategies like badging, micro-credentials, and priorlearning assessment for the University.
Collaborates with Office of Workforce Development team to developbusiness, industry, educational, and agency partnerships.
Furthers partnership conversations and communications and buildsrelationships, internally and externally.
Receives workforce analysis report requests from Deans andCurriculum and Assessment and holds stakeholder meetings with Deansand faculty to determine needs.
Identifies and facilitates innovative solutions for expanding theAcademic and Workforce Alliances presence in the Universitycommunity, work across the campus to capture opportunities toenhance the experience of students and instructors and provideleadership and direction for the continuing education efforts.
Engages businesses with training solutions and nurturesrelationships to expand and develop the sales of custom trainingsolutions.
Develops custom training proposals and pricing for external partnersand after approval presents proposals to clients/partners.
Program and Project Management - 25%
Manages projects, including engaging with stakeholders, organizingtasks, negotiating with stakeholders, setting costs and budgets,determining ro es and responsibilities, soliciting and gainingapprovals, and ensuring completion of tasks.
Oversees planning and implementation for related CE technology likeCanvas, Canvas Catalog, and Transact.
Assists with coordinating academic badging through the provost\'soffice.
Coordinates academic processes along with leadership and ensurescompliance with the necessary documentation and accreditationprocesses.
Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, andaccrediting bodies.
Creates enrollment projections, processes, and logistics.
Develops internal Memorandums of Understanding and addendums withthe Colleges and gains approvals.
Develops budget proformas for partnerships and all CE programs andcommunicates with partner units regarding budget implementation andfaculty hiring.
Generates revenue above expenditures to cover all operational costsand to contribute funds to support other key university functions.
Strategic Planning - 15%
Drives the creation, development, and execution of a diverse offering ofprograms.
Develops, adapts, and oversees financial processes for ContinuingEducation within a system of change.
Determines strategies for growth, evaluates internal processes, andestablishes standards that lead to high quality programing.
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