WDLL Pathway Director (IT)

University of the District of Columbia • Washington, DC

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Information Technology Pathway Director will oversee the programming development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of the University of the District of Workforce Development division’s IT Pathway. The IT Pathway Director will report to the Associate Dean of the workforce development division.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent technical degree.
• Five years working in the IT field as a project manager, supervisor, and/or IT trainer/educator.
• Five or more years working in the IT field, preferably in an education/training environment.
• Three (3) years operational and/or program/project management experience.
• Three (3) years supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the leadership, overall planning, management, completion and implementation of large complex, in-demand IT industry recognized certification programs/courses.
• Maintains expert professional knowledge of industry trends and marketplace issues.
• Monitors and provides accurate information to students, employers, and partners regarding industry needs, demands, trends, etc. by conducting on-going research of national and local evidence-based and/or best practices in the IT training fields to ensure the program/training pathway meet the need(s) of all stakeholders within the local workforce system.
• Responsible for ensuring that all routine semesterly planning and implementation activities are completed accurately and on-time.
• Manages program/course scheduling, assign classrooms and facilities to maximize room utilization throughout the campus.
• Supervise, train, and oversee performance of all pathway Staff members.
• Conducts reviews of the IT courses/programs’ performance on a regular basis and as requested.
• Ensures all pathway-specific and general community and employer partnership activities are conducted as specified in associated agreements and/or pending agreements.
• Identifies, engages, and spearheads new workforce education initiatives and programs to further and/or enhance the division’s IT pathway.
• Manages the operational budgeting activities for the IT Pathway, including annual spending plan, monthly monitoring, and reporting of basic budget expenditures and making recommendations for future budgetary changes to sustain and enhance the IT Pathway.
• Prepares and provides appropriate information for annual budget development process.
• Co-creates student success and retention operations and processes by monitoring aggregate and dis-aggregated program data and consistently recommending programmatic improvements based on data-informed and/or data-driven decision-making activities.
• Responsible for supervising, planning, assigning and directing work; appraising employee performance; rewarding and disciplining employees through HR policy/procedure; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensures compliance with UDC policies and procedures to ensure proper administration of all pathway activities.
• Recruits, evaluates, selects, and provides support and maintains communication with Instructors.
• Serves on campus, college-wide, and community supported committees, as needed.
• Serve as Lead on Pathways’ employer advisory groups.
• Directly addresses and resolves all student complaints, issues, and/or concerns and continuously engages in customer service improvement processes.
• Implements university and district-wide directives and initiatives, as necessary
• Develops, monitors, and updates pathway specific standard operating procedures.

Benefits

• Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation) and sick leave and will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia' s retirement plan (TIAA).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees