St. Petersburg College

Executive Director Online Academic Integration, Student Success & Services [ID: 879]

Position Summary:

Responsible for providing leadership in online education through college-wide collaborations to support program administrators, faculty and staff in a multi-campus environment in developing and maintaining coherent and effective standards and programs that insure students’ academic success.

Typical essential duties

Responsible for:
- Structure and development of resources leading to integration and enhanced student readiness, retention, success and completion in the online modality;
- Coordinating with program administrators in scheduling online classes to meet student need and grow online programs;
- Collaborating with deans, chairs and faculty involved in online programs to improve cohesion of online offerings;
- Working in conjunction with Professional Development staff to provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff in the new models for success in online education;
- Managing a college-wide database tracking faculty certification for teaching and/or developing online classes;
- Creating and maintaining a system for structuring and monitoring instructional evaluations of online adjunct faculty;
- Providing coordination to strengthen delivery of online student support services;
- Preparing a detailed analysis of current online education success rates and support services status and performance and establishes benchmarks against which to measure the progress toward achieving related student readiness and success goals;
- Proctored online testing scheduling and coordination with site representatives for staffing and deployment;
Serves as liaison to provosts, deans and chairs in matters of student success to insure that established policies and best practices are applied consistently college-wide.

The classification is responsible for directing the activities of an assigned academic related department or program. Incumbents will develop strategies to accomplish goals, implement policies and procedures, and develop and monitor an assigned budget. Incumbents may need to perform professional level work within assignment and will supervise employees or student workers. This classification is different from previous class in the scope of responsibility.

Compensation: $87,351.91 - $109,189.89

Requirements:

Education:

Master’s degree in a related field to assigned area.

Experience:

Four (4) years administrative experience in online academics with attention to student success. Preference given to those with experience teaching in the online modality.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

Managerial principles and practices;
Academic program requirements;
Customer service principles;
Program coordination principles, practices, and techniques;
Program planning principles;
Troubleshooting and solving complex program issues;
Budgeting principles;
Research methods;
Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, codes, and/or statutes;
Presentation principles and practices;
Diverse populations and cultures;
Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

Managing and evaluating the work of lower level staff;
Prioritizing and assigning work;
Providing customer service;
Managing and administering program budgets;
Interpreting academic program requirements;
Maintaining confidentiality;
Planning, coordinating, and implementing program components and activities;
Researching, analyzing, and applying relevant information to the development of departmental processes and programs;
Ensuring compliance with applicable internal and/or external program requirements;
Using a computer and related software applications;
Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Responsibilities:

These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.		Potential Frequency
1.	Directs staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.	Daily 25%
2.	Prepares and administers a budget which includes grant budgets; prepares cost estimates for budget recommendations; submits justifications for budget items; monitors and controls expenditures.	Daily 10%
3.	Provides oversight and directs the implementation of activities and operations for an assigned academic department or program, which includes: planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, student retention, strategic planning, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings; implementing overall policy changes; ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; and coordinating and integrating activities between multiple service areas.	Daily 40%
4.	Prepares, reviews, and interprets a variety of applications, agreements, forms, records, needs assessments, business correspondence, and reports; makes recommendations based on findings.	Daily 25%
5.	Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.	As Required

Equal Access/Equal Opportunity

The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact Dr. Devona Pierre, Executive Director, Organizational Culture and Engagement/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.