EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VCU CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
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Job Code
10611
Recruitment Pool
All Applicants
Posting Number
req6269
Unit
Office Of The Provost MBU
Department
Department Website Link
Location
VCU
Address
907 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
Duties & Responsibilities
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is seeking an experienced Executive Director to provide bold and human-centered leadership to its reinvigorated Continuing and Professional Education unit. The next Executive Director will step into an opportunity to build on recent momentum in order to launch the phase of this organization in service to VCU and the greater Richmond region.
Reporting to the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (SVPAA) and serving as a member of the Senior Vice Provost’s leadership team, the Executive Director for VCU Continuing and Professional Education will provide leadership and oversight for the development, implementation and evaluation of noncredit courses and programs.
The Executive Director will advise and collaborate with the Senior Vice Provost, leadership team and other stakeholders to develop an institutional approach for bridging credit and noncredit spaces. The result will be an integrated ecosystem of exciting, in-demand and diversified instructional courses and programs. A key mechanism for this collaborative effort will be the Instructional Innovation Council, composed of 22 representatives from VCU’s academic schools/colleges, which the Executive Director will co-convene.
The Executive Director will provide key leadership and strategic vision to the VCU Continuing and Professional Education staff for the research, development and implementation of innovative and fiscally profitable noncredit courses and programs in high demand areas. These offerings will leverage VCU’s in-house talent for the development of original content.
Crucially, the Executive Director will maintain an active on-the-ground presence in the community in order to build and nurture industry relationships.
Success in this position will include attaining key benchmarks and industry standards, including achieving an operating margin of 40% or greater within open enrollment courses and programs (and 50% of greater for contract training), securing 20% of new course development within a one-year period, and maintaining a repeat rate of at least 30%. These benchmarks are starting points for discussion, and the incumbent should be prepared to demonstrate their position on them in an interview.
This position is in-person locally based in Richmond, VA. Flexible Work Arrangements are available.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or an equivalency in related education and experience.
- An entrepreneurial mindset with proven experience creating and managing high enrollment and revenue generating noncredit programs that meet the needs of adult learners.
- Prior successful and progressive leadership experience in a continuing and professional education unit within a college or university setting, including demonstrated results in the development and implementation of strategies for attracting and retaining continuing education students.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a leader at VCU.
- Keen business mind with an understanding of how to create and manage multiple diverse revenue streams including from credit and noncredit micro-credential programs.
- Understanding of current trends in continuing and professional education nationally as well as regionally, with the expertise to link workplace continuing education needs to University noncredit program development.
- Experience in curriculum design and development in an adult learning environment.
- Supervisory experience of more than seven to 10 years leading a team of professionals using a mature, human-centered leadership approach.
- Ability and commitment to the professional development of VCU Continuing and Professional Education team members, including a focus on cultivating talent, retaining staff and building trust.
- Dedication to inter- and intra-unit collaboration across VCU’s academic and administrative units.
- Ability to articulate a clear and compelling vision for anticipating and creating future trends.
- Experience building/improving infrastructure for continuing and professional education programs, including policies and protocols.
Preferred Qualifications
- A terminal degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
- Demonstrated success working in the private sector.
- Knowledge of adult learning theory.
FLSA
Executive & Senior Leadership
Job FTE
1.0
Exemption Status
Exempt
Restricted Position
No
E-Class
UF - University Employee FT
Job Category
Academic Administrator
ORP Eligible
Yes
Salary Range
$190,000 - $210,000
Compensation Type
Salaried
Target Hire Date
12/1/2024
Contact Information for Candidates
Documents Needed to Apply
Required materials include a cover letter responding to the required qualifications, CV and contact information for five professional references. Please address the following questions as part of your application. You are welcome to attach a separate document. 1.) What is your philosophy for managing a team of professionals? 2.) Detail your experience in continuing and professional education. 3.) What experience do you have in building and nurturing relationships with academic units, employers and community members for program development?
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