Associate Dean, Corporate Training and Economic Development

NWTC•Green Bay, WI

13d•$105,768 - $113,994•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Dean, Corporate Training and Economic Development serves as an instructional and operational leader advancing teaching excellence, learner success, and workforce impact across customized contract training programs. Reporting to the Dean of Corporate Training and Economic Development, the Associate Dean translates College, workforce, and customer priorities into effective learning experiences. Through trainer hiring, onboarding, observation, evaluation, coaching, curriculum oversight, and learning assessment, the role ensures customized training reflects effective instructional practices, industry standards, College quality expectations, and customer and workforce needs. The position leads trainers and teams in curriculum development and improvement, establishes instructional expectations, supports employee performance and professional growth, and uses program data to improve learner outcomes and workforce impact. It also helps manage training resources and operations, promotes safe and inclusive learning environments, builds pathways to other College learning opportunities, represents the College with community and workforce partners, and supports compliance with applicable policies and requirements. The position is based in Green Bay, with regular travel to other district locations. Travel averages eight day trips and two overnight trips per month. The standard schedule is 40 hours per week, typically Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; flexibility to work other hours as necessary is required. The role directly supervises benefit-eligible and part-time trainers and support employees.

Requirements

Master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree and the ability to obtain a master’s degree within an established timeframe as a condition of employment.
Five years of teaching, training, or instructional experience, with demonstrated effectiveness in facilitating learning in a discipline or related discipline to the supervised program(s).
Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured under the District’s standard insurance policy terms.
Ability to work at a computer, facilitate or demonstrate instructional activities, and attend meetings for extended periods.
Ability to navigate campus locations, classrooms, offices, meeting spaces, and events as needed.
Ability to operate office equipment, instructional technology, tools, or controls required for the position.
Ability to effectively access, interpret, and exchange information with students, employees, and community members.
Ability to transport or move instructional materials, supplies, or equipment, with or without assistance or adaptive equipment, if applicable.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at hire and maintain work authorization throughout employment; the College does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience in a community or technical college setting.
Two years of occupational experience outside the field of education.
Microsoft Office Suite skills.

Responsibilities

Lead instructional quality and workforce training across customized contract training programs in alignment with College frameworks, quality standards, and workforce priorities.
Lead trainers and teams in designing, developing, implementing, and continuously improving customized curricula and learning experiences.
Ensure curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments are viable, relevant, industry-aligned, and high-quality.
Promote consistent use of effective, evidence-based instructional practices across delivery locations and modalities.
Lead trainers and teams in establishing meaningful learning assessments and using results to improve curriculum, instruction, and learner outcomes.
Use learner, instructional, customer, and program data to identify opportunities to improve training quality, learner engagement, completion, satisfaction, and workforce outcomes.
Collaborate with Academic Affairs & Workforce Development and College leadership to align customized training with College frameworks, instructional quality standards, and learner success priorities.
Develop pathways from customized contract training to associate degrees, technical diplomas, certificates, and other College learning opportunities.
Build and maintain an engaged, high-performing team through hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, communication, and professional development.
Foster a team climate that supports NWTC values and achievement of CTED and team goals.
Set instructional and performance expectations for trainers; provide ongoing coaching, feedback, observation, and professional development.
Conduct performance reviews and training observations, evaluate instructional effectiveness, provide feedback, and support continuous improvement.
Collaborate with Talent & Culture and CTED leadership to attract, select, onboard, and retain qualified trainers.
Lead resolution of employee, customer, learner, trainer, and business partner concerns, escalating complex or significant matters to the Dean when appropriate.
Recommend budgets, resource allocation, facilities, equipment, purchasing, and scheduling priorities to support efficient contract training fulfillment.
Manage and implement approved resource allocation, facilities, equipment, purchasing, and scheduling priorities.
Monitor departmental expenditures and resource use for alignment with budgets, operational priorities, and College requirements.
Use operational and financial data to evaluate effectiveness, identify trends and opportunities, and inform planning and resource decisions.
Determine workload for shared faculty among academic programs and recommend course scheduling to meet district training needs.
Promote safe, inclusive, engaging, and effective learning environments across locations and delivery modalities.
Address learner concerns, challenging classroom behavior, complaints, and barriers to learning in collaboration with trainers, CTED leadership, and College partners.
Partner with Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, Student Affairs, and other stakeholders to align training with College policies, learner-support practices, instructional quality expectations, and pathways to further learning.
Represent CTED and the College with business, industry, K-12, community, advisory, and workforce partners to understand regional needs, strengthen relationships, and advance workforce priorities.
Participate in College committees and cross-functional initiatives concerning customized training, learner success, and workforce development.
Implement and monitor policies and procedures supporting compliance with College, State, Federal, District, Wisconsin Statute 38.14 Contracts for Services, safety, and applicable program requirements.
Collaborate with CTED leadership, Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, and other College partners to evaluate program effectiveness and continuously strengthen training quality, operations, and workforce impact.