Director, Regional Education

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Employment Status Full Time Employment Type Regular Job Summary

Directors are members of the College’s senior leadership team with a shared responsibility for promoting and achieving the College’s goals set out in its Strategic Plan and Academic Plan.

Their role is to provide their portfolio with academic leadership, to encourage excellence in education and training, to represent the portfolio to the College, to promote the development of the portfolio and of its staff, and to manage its activities through the most effective and cost-efficient use of its resources, within the framework of the College’s Strategic Plan and policies.

Directors have a senior leadership role and are responsible for the proper conduct of their portfolios in accordance with the College’s rules and regulations. They are accountable to and report directly to the Vice President Academic.

NATURE & SCOPE:

• You will work collaboratively to provide strategic leadership to the portfolio, serving as the primary representative of the portfolio to other departments and external bodies.
• You will be part of a team actively engaged in contributing to and accomplishing the vision, mission, and goals of the College and in supporting the aspirations and needs of our learners.
• You will promote a positive work atmosphere by interacting and communicating in a professional manner that demonstrates mutual respect with students and colleagues.

Specific Duties

The major duties of the post are:
(i) Providing strategic leadership in the development and operation of the portfolio, and particularly in:

• developing and implementing (in consultation with the Senior Educational Leadership Council) long-term academic and management plans and policies, incorporating a coherent set of objectives for programming. This will include the production of a multi-year rolling plan for operational and strategic priorities;
• developing, planning, and managing human resources for the portfolio within a College-wide framework, including recruitment, training and development, and career development of staff;
• fostering and facilitating a supportive environment and ethos for intra- and inter-portfolio collaboration and external collaborations;
• working with other members of the senior management team to promote the College’s Strategic and Academic Plans.

(ii) Shaping and being responsible for controlling the portfolio budget within the funding constraints set during the budget-setting cycle, including:

• informing the allocation of funding between member departments
• reporting regularly to Executive and internal designated bodies
• acting as the reporting officer for the portfolio and providing financial accountability to the College. This will include agreeing on targets for income and expenditure with the Vice President Academic or designated departments.

(iii) Managing and developing the staff in the portfolio, including:

• managing and supporting Regional Principals and their campuses;
• recruiting and selecting staff within policy and collective agreement guidelines;
• career development in accordance with institutional policies and procedures and collective agreement guidelines.

(iv) Acting as an advocate for the portfolio and ensuring its views are represented to officers and committees in the College.

(v) Working towards fulfilling the requirements of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the British Columbia Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

(vi) Promoting the portfolio externally.

(vii) Serving on College councils, committees, and working groups as necessary.

(viii) Support innovation, experimentation, and risk taking in both new and ongoing services, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement in all programs and services.

Skills & Qualifications

• Earned graduate degree in a relevant field of study;
• Knowledge of the CNC region and the communities within;
• Minimum three year’s managerial experience and three years of post-secondary faculty experience; a combination of other experience may be considered;
• Experience promoting a positive work atmosphere demonstrating mutual respect;
• Understanding of the system, philosophy, and mandate of colleges in British Columbia;
• Experience with Aboriginal Education in a college context;
• Exceptional judgment, accountability, decision making and problem solving skills;
• Ability to apply risk-management assessments to decision making;
• Experience administering collective agreements.

Band NA Grade 14 Salary 92,968-123,958. Location Prince George, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, Quesnel, Vanderhoof CNC Campus Prince George Department Academic

Posting Number 21-092AP

Employee Group Administrative

Desired Start Date 08/09/2021

Position end date (if temporary or seasonal)

Additional Appointment Details

Number of Hours per week 37.5

Posting Competition Status Accepting Applications

Open Date 07/15/2021

Screening/Close Date 08/02/2021

Remain Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instruction/Details to Applicant