ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Job Title: Assistant Director of Education

Summary: The ADOE works under the supervision of the DOE and assists with responsibility for the overall administration, coordination, and development of instructional policies, programs, personnel, and facilities. This position is responsible for assisting with creating and sustaining an environment of academic and professional excellence for students and faculty and a collaborative working environment with educational team members.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate abstract and concrete concepts to individuals in both written and oral form.
• Ability to adapt management and communication styles to various personalities with supervisors, peers, and staff populations.
• Able to work independently on multiple tasks, being able to shift priorities as necessary and to organize tasks and materials to meet frequent deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work long hours with minimal supervision.
• Must be comfortable with various computer software programs, including databases, word processing and email. The ability to familiarize self with various reports and analysis of data for trends is essential.
• The ability to provide potential solutions to problems as well as to listen to other potential solutions is essential and then to implement/guide implementation of decided upon strategies is crucial.
• Strong business acumen with ability to review both fiscal and student body numbers to identify trends and perform needs analysis. Must be able to manage and provide solutions in order to control key numeric metrics.

• Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively as either a leader or member of a team and work collaboratively with academics as well as business and regulatory personnel.
• Ability to listen to customers (e.g. students, staff, etc.) and to understand and respond timely and positively to their requests.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.

• Job Requirements; Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Accountability:

• Knowledge:
• A Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least two years of increasingly responsible experience in academics, and considerable academic management advising and teaching experience.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory provisions and industry practices preferred.
• Experience with student management information systems.