System Director, Online Learning and Faculty Development (Manager IV, Instructional Tech)

Title: System Director, Online Learning and Faculty Development (Manager IV, Instructional Tech)

Salary Range: $73,272

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: KCTCS System Office

Campus Location: System Office

Department: Provost

Total Rewards

KCTCS System Office offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

This high-stakes role provides visionary leadership to advance the system's integration of cutting-edge technology and innovative pedagogy. It uniquely combines oversight of two (2) units within the provost's office
(Online Learning and Faculty Development). This role demands a high-capacity individual capable of exhibiting superior leadership and management skills to guide a large team of direct reports and two system-wide peer teams (Online Learning, and Teaching and Learning); managing a substantial budget; direct a comprehensive marketing plan for online learning; and strategically collaborating with college and system-level leadership.

Job Duties:

Online Learning: Provide visionary and strategic leadership for the conceptualization, innovation, implementation, and evaluation of online and hybrid learning projects, programs, and initiatives. Spearhead the development of cutting-edge policies, procedures, resources, services, and educational technologies to elevate online learning across KCTCS colleges. Analyze complex challenges, devise viable solutions, and creatively navigate the intricacies of a broad college system to drive excellence and innovation in online education.

Faculty Development and Engagement: Transform and lead the conception, design, and execution of engaging, high-quality, and evidence-based developmental opportunities focused on teaching and learning. Empower and elevate the capabilities of over 3,000 diverse faculty and instructional staff at 16 colleges with varying levels of experience. Drive the development of comprehensive procedures, resources, and services that foster continuous faculty growth and excellence.

Regulatory Oversight and Compliance Management: Advise system and college leadership on navigating and implementing federal and state legislation impacting higher education, with a particular focus on online learning, but with some attention to competency-based education and financial aid. Conduct thorough analyses of new laws and policies and provide strategic recommendations to ensure that institutional policies and practices are in full compliance. Develop, enforce, and continuously improve policies that uphold regulatory compliance and institutional integrity, guiding the institution through complex regulatory landscapes.

Team Leadership and System-Wide Collaboration: Supervise department staff, provide clear direction, timely support, constructive feedback, and developmental opportunities. Serve as System Office liaison to the Online Learning Peer Team and Teaching & Learning Peer Team, assisting with identifying needs, setting priorities, fostering the exchange/sharing of best practices, assessing learning/effectiveness, and providing administrative/logistical support. Represent KCTCS to online learning and faculty development organizations and initiatives at both national and state levels. Research trends in online delivery, teaching, and education technology to recommend and implement new strategies, pedagogies, and modalities, including competency-based education.

Marketing and Outreach: Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing plan to promote and grow online learning programs and initiatives. Collaborate with marketing teams to increase awareness, enrollment, and engagement in online learning offerings. Utilize data-driven strategies to enhance the visibility and reputation of KCTCS's online learning programs.

Budget Management and Resource Allocation: Strategically direct, optimize, and allocate a substantial budget for online learning and faculty development initiatives, encompassing both recurring funds and soft funds (grant dollars). Ensure efficient use of resources to support strategic goals, maintain financial sustainability, and maximize the impact of educational programs and services.

Positions with the KCTCS System Office located in Versailles, KY are term-contract positions, with the expectancy of continuance based on performance.

KCTCS offers a hybrid work schedule with a requirement to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per work week.

Hybrid work schedules are subject to periodic review and may be modified or terminated at any time.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Higher Education, Technical Education, Workforce Development, Curriculum Design, Adult Learning and five (5) years of relevant experience or equivalent.  

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctoral Degree in Higher Education, Technical Education, Workforce Development, Curriculum Design, Adult Learning and seven (7) years of relevant experience or equivalent.

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.