Dean of Continuing Education jobs in Washington, DC

Trinity Washington University, a comprehensive university in the nation’s capital, seeks a visionary dean to lead its growing Continuing Education division. Located in the industry-rich Washington, D.C. region, the unit is poised to expand its well-regarded programs for education professionals into nursing, healthcare, technology, business, management, and other key areas. In addition to its slate of courses for individual enrollment, Continuing Education works with multiple strategic partners to meet workforce professional growth needs. The incoming the dean will forward existing partnerships and cultivate new partners to strategically expand programming in the region.

Housed in Academic Affairs, the dean leads strategic continuing education initiatives, creates community lifelong learning programs, and ensures excellence and integrity in all course offerings and the student learning experience. The dean oversees day-to-day management of unit operations, including course planning and scheduling, registration, tuition and payment systems, oversight of faculty and curricula, and responding flexibly to issues that arise. The dean also works with the Office of Instructional Technology and Technology Services to ensure integrity of online course offerings, both synchronous and asynchronous, using Trinity’s learning management system Moodle. The dean reports to the provost and works in close cooperation with the senior executive staff and president. The office of the dean requires the teamwork, collaboration and personal interaction that occurs in a campus environment and cannot be achieved remotely; therefore, this is an in-person position.

Offering approximately 300 primarily online synchronous and asynchronous courses designed for busy professionals seeking graduate-level education experiences to advance their careers and meet certification requirements, Continuing Education currently enrolls an average of 3,600 students per year. Outside of Continuing Education, Trinity enrolls about 2,000 students in its degree-granting programs in four schools: the College of Arts & Science, the School of Nursing and Health Professionals, and the School of Professional and Graduate Studies.

Candidates must present a track record of at least five-years of full-time experience in a Continuing Education unit (or similar division) with entrepreneurial experience in developing new programs. Candidates must have an earned doctorate in education management or a related field with evidence of directly relevant professional experience. This experience will encompass course and program design, delivery, and oversight; good knowledge of Moodle or a similar LMS; proficiency with a variety of educational tools and technologies; and experience with software, data analysis and database management systems like Power Campus and Tableau.

The candidate should demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills, supervision of professional staff, and ability to conduct and utilize analysis of continuing education trends and data to inform programming. The candidate will also show synchronicity with Trinity’s educational mission and commitment to workforce development in the region.

Trinity Washington University offers a broad range of undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs that prepare students across the lifespan for the intellectual, ethical and spiritual dimensions of contemporary work, civic, and family life. Trinity’s core mission, values, and characteristics demonstrate a 125 year-history of commitment to advancing principles of equity, justice and honor in the education of women, and women and men in graduate and professional programs. Trinity’s grounding in the mission of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and the Catholic tradition welcomes persons of all faiths in order to achieve the larger purposes of learning in the human search for meaning and fulfillment.

Trinity is dedicated to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its students, faculty and staff. Trinity is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community and strongly encourages all qualified individuals to apply.

Candidates should send a complete c.v. along with a letter of application (no more than 2 pages) addressing how the candidate’s experience and credentials align with this announcement. Finalists will be expected to submit the names of up to five professional references.

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