Director, PowerED by Athabasca University
Athabasca University's Office of the Vice President, University Relations is currently recruiting for the position of Director, PowerEd.
The Director, PowerED™ is a senior strategic leader, providing direction and oversight on the execution of projects to align with goals and objectives identified in Imagine. The Director, PowerED™ is responsible for leading a team of talented individuals, for seizing opportunities to develop partnerships of value, and pursuing thought-leadership opportunities – positioning PowerED™ and Athabasca University as a leader in innovative online education.
The award-winning PowerED™ by Athabasca University unit offers online, on-demand micro-learning products for individuals seeking to upskill and reskill, corporate training for organizations who want to lift up their team members and their results and provides digital learning consulting services including instructional design services and agile online course development responding to client organizational needs.
Qualifications:
Education:
- An undergraduate degree in a related field (e.g., educational management, marketing, administration, public relations). An MBA degree or a related graduate degree is preferred.
- Knowledge of the Alberta, Canadian, and International continuing education and/or professional development environment, particularly with regard to workplace training and skill development, and of e-commerce platforms, learning management systems, course development software and other EDtech products. Advanced entrepreneurship experience, knowledge of legal agreements, contracts and associated due-diligence processes.
Required Experience:
- 10 to 15 years success in a related professional capacity, preferably leading an Edtech vertical or innovative continuing education and workforce development organization, either within a university environment or within a corporate organization, with at minimum five years within a management level.
- Strategic planning, operations planning, budgeting, communication, team leadership and mentoring, partnership negotiation, business development, change management, brand management, relationship management, innovation, and presentation skills.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Leadership: The ability to lead, coach, and support: a mentor and positive role model with the ability to initiate, motivate, inspire, and delegate. An active listener, who builds trust through demonstrated objectivity and consistency. A progressive ideas person.
- Communication: Excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation/public speaking skills. The ability to clearly articulate value propositions and end-to-end solutions for external client organizations.
- Decision Making: Analytical and highly organized, capable of exercising sound judgment, identifying priorities, implementing strategies, and making evidence-based operational decisions. Ability to understand and interpret trends, addressing issues and challenges with clarity and confidence.
- Cultural Preparation: A developed understanding of and alignment with university culture and academic values and traditions, and an understanding of and sensitivity to the ways in which these and other important values and associations shape institutions of higher learning and form bonds that link individuals and groups to institutions of higher learning.
- Professionalism: High ethical standards and an honest, open, and consistent approach to working with peers, employees, Executive Officers, and members of the Board of Governors.
- Adaptability: Ability to interpret and adapt to new and changing situations and to change direction or modify approaches as required.
- Service Orientation: A personal dedication to a service and the creation of a culture of excellence.
- Negotiation: A diplomatic and effective negotiator who works systematically toward fair and equitable solutions.
- Computer Skills: High-level proficiency with information and communication technology systems including digital tech stack implementation and management, ability to navigate
course production software, and ability to visualize the integration of ED tech software into the learning experience. Advanced ability to build presentations, proposals, documents that support PowerED's business.
An equivalent combination of education, experience, skills and abilities may be considered.
A detailed Position Summary can be viewed at: Director, PowerED™
We will only accept applications received through our online recruitment system. Please include your resume, letter of application, and the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references: https://athabascau.acquiretm.com/job_details_clean.aspx?ID=2493.
