Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison

Commonwealth of Virginia; Australia; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Norfolk, VA is seeking an Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison. This role involves managing program development, collaborating with state representatives, and ensuring compliance with academic policies. Candidates should possess a Master’s degree and exhibit strong communication and technical writing skills. This is a full-time position offering significant engagement in academic program initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Experience with faculty collaboration.
• Proficient in data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage new program development activities.
• Monitor academic-related proposals.
• Support faculty and staff with proposals.

Skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Technical writing

Data support

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

Master’s degree in social science, technical writing, education, business or related area

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Title : Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison

Agency : ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Location : Norfolk, VA

FLSA : Exempt

Hiring Range :

Full Time or Part Time :

Job Description

The Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison manages activities related to new program development and organizational changes by monitoring academic-related proposals from beginning to end in collaboration with SCHEV and ODU representatives. Assists the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs by crafting, reviewing, and submitting new program and organizational changes proposals, monitoring ODU compliance with state policies and procedures; overseeing data collection related to SCHEV proposals to include surveys and focus groups with students; and supporting faculty and staff with new program and organizational changes proposals activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social science, technical writing, education, business or related area.
• Effective communication, leadership and collaboration skills; working experience with faculty members.
• Attention to detail; professionalism while working with others.
• Considerable skills with word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software applications.
• Considerable technical writing skills.
• Some experience providing data support to a variety of audiences.
• Some experience managing data and generating reports.
• Considerable experience managing Microsoft desktop applications (e.g. Excel, MS Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Some ability to collaborate and work as a member of a team to reach common goals.
• Considerable ability to write reports for external agencies.

Additional Considerations

• Some teaching or training skills preferred.
• Working knowledge SCHEV policies and procedures preferred.
• Working knowledge of applied research design and statistics preferred.
• Working in an academic context with faculty and administrators preferred.
• Some experience managing data with statistical packages / programming languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS) preferred.