Assistant Director, Innovations & Advancement

Dallas College•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director, Innovations & Advancement applies business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. The role supports academic scheduling operations, data analytics, and major projects involving collaboration across departments and the College. The position requires regular and predictable attendance and includes completing required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher; official transcripts are required.
Training in project management strategies and tools such as SCRUM methodology, Six Sigma, and MS Project/Planner.
At least one year of experience with Power BI dashboards and Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Power Automate, Power Apps, Access, or PowerPoint.
At least one year of experience with SharePoint and demonstrated application of data management and data literacy skills.
At least one year of demonstrated expertise in physical space utilization, faculty teaching portfolios, physical and digital learning materials processes, and applying compliance and accreditation guidelines in higher education.
Demonstrated competency in administering academic scheduling operations, providing leadership, and executing policies within assigned responsibilities.
Skill managing data in fast-paced environments, designing efficient processes, and fostering student success.
Ability to exercise independent judgment while fostering collaboration and building alliances.
Experience in project leadership, prioritization, decision-making, and continuous improvement.
Proficiency in managerial tasks, attention to detail, documentation, report preparation, and communication across organizational levels.
Demonstrated success working with diverse communities.
Subject to a criminal background check; some positions may also be subject to a fingerprint check.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience with Colleague, Workday, or Ad Astra Scheduling software and work-related experience in higher education.
Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Facilitate projects by creating charts, timelines, and other visualizations to support project completion.
Collect, critically assess, and report department evaluation and outcomes data, providing analytical perspective to help develop resolutions that strengthen programs and improve effectiveness.
Conduct needs assessments to determine organizational or business needs, deliver organizational goals, and assess program effectiveness to broaden and enhance associated services.
Support implementation and management of systems and related processes.
Use historical context to make strategic decisions independently, identify stakeholders, and conduct fact-finding before escalating matters to leadership.
Lead individuals or teams responsible for accomplishing goals or tasks and facilitate process improvement to meet business needs.
Assemble project teams; schedule, review, and monitor project work to ensure progress follows expected guidelines and work is completed on time and within budget.
Identify resource requirements, meet training needs, define project deliverables and reporting structures, provide customer satisfaction, and ensure project quality.
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
Complete required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year.
Perform other duties as assigned.