Director of Adult Degree Completion and Continuing Education

Director Of Adult Degree Completion And Continuing Education

The position of the Director of Adult Degree Completion and Continuing Education is responsible for establishing and implementing processes that ensure exemplary recruiting and academic and career advising services in the Adult Degree Completion Program. It also is responsible for developing and implementing a robust continuing education program.

Essential Duties :

Direct and initiate efforts to expand adult education programs for Missouri Southern State University, including developing industry partnerships that facilitate the program.

Serve as the university's Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator.

Actively engage and build relationships with employers and community organizations to identify opportunities for growth of the adult degree completion program.

Provide broad-based academic advising by being knowledgeable of academic policies and procedures, unique to Missouri Southern State University. This includes admission, major selection, student course scheduling, and other elements of advising.

Partner with MSSU leadership to develop and implement internal and external marketing / communications strategies.

Work with faculty and staff across campus in developing and implementing processes that align with the special needs of various cohorts to improve student retention and graduation.

In consultation with the Registrar's Office and / or Transfer Guide, unofficially evaluate and determine the transferability of credits.

Stay abreast of changing institutional information including admission requirements, new programs, and other policies and procedures.

Participate in departmental assessment processes.

Create continuous improvement and monitor program effectiveness by defining, measuring and evaluating performance data.

Maintain competency and professional currency through self-directed professional reading, professional association memberships, attendance to conferences, workshops, institutional, and departmental professional development programs.

Resolve complaints associated with the program.

Provide a single point of contact for the ADC program with prospective students, employers, community organizations, and internal constituents.

Manage the ADC operations in its entirety.

Contributes to the overall success of the institution's mission by performing all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Develop and manage a continuing education program that provides professional development, encourages community engagement, and builds industry partnerships for MSSU.

Education, Experience, and Licenses :

Master's degree required.

Previous experience in academic and career advising where knowledge of federal, state, and higher education policies and procedures has been gained, or two years of university employment in which a thorough knowledge of academic programs was required.

Experience managing adult education and / or training programs preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Ability to present before large groups of people.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common business and technical journals, financial report, and legal documents.

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints.

Ability to make ethical decisions in doing what is best for both students and the University.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets to create meaningful reports.

Ability to edit and maintain webpages.

Ability to manage Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard Ultra.

Excellent organizational and management skills are required.

Ability to engage with individuals of different cultures, backgrounds, or experiences.

Ability to use small office equipment, including copy machines or multi-line telephone systems.

Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing and spreadsheets.

Ability to use highly technical computer applications.

Physical Demands / Work Environment :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or use a computer keyboard and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Requires the ability to see, hear and speak.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTICE : The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she / he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.