Director, Center for Program Innovation (Continuing Educator II) - UC Davis Extension - Sacramento, CA 

UC Davis Extension is the continuing and professional education division of UC Davis. In this capacity, UC Davis Extension partners with campus schools, colleges and faculty to create global access to the distinctive knowledge and resources of UC Davis. UC Davis Extension instructors include outstanding faculty from every school and college as well as distinctive working professionals in a wide variety of disciplines. Last year, UC Davis Extension recorded more than 62,000 enrollments in 1,400 unique classes, serving students from all 50 states and more than 115 countries. Courses are offered onsite and online in a variety of formats, including short courses, conferences, certificate programs and self-supporting master’s degrees. Courses are open to the public and offered on a contract basis through partnerships with private companies, government agencies and international peer universities. UC Davis Extension is completely self-supporting, generating more than $40 million in annual revenue from course fees, public and private contracts and grants. Each year UC Davis Extension contributes nearly $10 million to UC Davis in the form of revenue shared with partner schools and colleges, fees and assessments, and course discounts extended to staff and faculty. As an academic unit of the University, UCDE employs over 200 career employees, utilizes limited, contract and more than 50 student employees during peak periods, and draws on the expertise of over 400 by agreement instructors.

Responsibilities:

This position is an academic leader in our newly formed Center for Program Innovation, which is responsible for identifying, assessing and incubating entirely new product lines and programs under the direction of the Associate Dean. Under general oversight, this position will provide leadership for major new programmatic initiatives working collaboratively across the division, campus and professional community and encompassing a variety of subjects and disciplines.  The incumbent will be an expert in the process of assessing, designing and executing programs rather than a disciplinary expert.  The incumbent will lead cross-functional planning teams that contribute to program design, and will manage programmatic initiatives from concept through execution.  The incumbent must possess a strong command of higher education; capacity for high-level interaction with diverse campus and community partners; exceptional skill in business development and project management; capacity to lead the curriculum development targeting post-traditional learners; strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; and, the capacity to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.  This position is one of three academic leaders in the Center, and will emphasize professional certificate programs, alternative credentials and industry partnerships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• ·       Master’s degree in business, communications, management, education or a similar relevant field

• ·       Minimum three (3) years of experience in higher, continuing or professional education/training

Qualifications:

• ·       Knowledge of adult learning principles and best practices

• ·       Experience and track record in business or program development

• ·       Communication skills, tact and diplomacy to interact with diverse campus and community partners

• ·       Demonstrated capacity for collaboration and teamwork

• ·       Research analytic skills to assess market demands and curricular need

Preferred Qualifications:

• ·       Knowledge of or experience in online education

• ·       Experience working in a self-supporting organization

• ·       Experience designing innovative business models.

Compensation:

Continuing Educator II salary scale: $58,152-$102,600.  Placement within salary range commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a term academic position with an initial 12-month appointment, renewable annually, with 24 days accruable vacation per year and full UCD benefits package.  For more information about our extensive benefits package please visit: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html.

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Applications: Apply at UC Davis Recruit: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF01019

For primary consideration, please apply by June 6, 2016.  For questions, please contact:  Denise Prigge, Email: dlprigge@ucdavis.edu; Tel. 530-757-8671.

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