Job Title
Associate Program Director
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering
Department
Workforce Development
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?
Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.
As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.
We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.
Job Description
Purpose:
The Associate Director of Professional Education Programs provides general project and program oversight for the TEES Professional & Continuing Education initiatives within Texas A&M Engineering Workforce Development. The Associate Director provides operational leadership for the EDGE business unit, leading a team of program managers and program support staff responsible for the execution and delivery of EDGE Professional & Continuing Education (P&CE) programs. The Associate Director is responsible for day-to-day operations of the EDGE business unit and oversees the EDGE production process for P&CE, including initiation, definition, contracting, development, delivery, and control of courses. Program managers execute these activities, with the Associate Director providing guidance, coordination, and removal of operational barriers to ensure successful delivery. Additionally, the Associate Director supports special initiatives identified by the director and collaborates with program specialists and program managers to advance Workforce Development priorities.
Responsibilities:
Manage functions for the Professional & Continuing Education Program, including complex, highly sensitive and confidential administrative matters in determining work priorities; analyzes and develops administrative operations; monitor budgets for programs and events.
Oversee and execute programs related to Professional & Continuing Education (PCE) including maintaining data in the student management systems and other software platforms, engage Center and Departmental Division personnel to facilitate the delivery of PCE activities related to PCE both in College Station and remote locations
Oversees and executes programs related to enrollment and delivery of professional and continuing education (PCE) activities, work with researchers and faculty to facilitate short courses.
Manages web materials; manages marketing and communications for programs; develops and maintains/distributes programmatic marketing materials.
Creates and maintains various databases; maintains program statistics to satisfy metrics.
Assist with the preparation of grant proposals related to professional and continuing education programs, including supporting the writing process and helping develop budgets in collaboration with faculty and staff.
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