Education Manager - Expression of Interest

Oulton College; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Group RRSP

Competitive wages

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Oulton College in Atlantic Canada seeks an experienced Education Manager to guide program development, accreditation, and student success. The role reports to the Vice President, Academic and collaborates with senior management to drive retention and regulatory compliance.

You will align instructors with policy, support strategic planning, and lead initiatives for program review, approvals, and stakeholder engagement across college departments.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience in education management.
• Experience in program accreditation and quality assurance.
• Strong knowledge of legislative requirements.
• Experience in post-secondary education industry or training and development.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and bring forth solutions.
• Proven negotiation and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to work with little supervision and prioritize issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure program sustainability driven by enrolment, retention, and satisfaction.
• Collaborate with coordinators and instructors to align programs with college values and provincial guidelines.
• Coordinate communications with admissions to convey program content.
• Monitor attendance, withdrawals and satisfaction; report to senior management.
• Lead accreditation initiatives and annual program reviews with stakeholders.
• Plan resources for all programs including labs and equipment.
• Coach team members and resolve staff or student issues.
• Support strategic planning and cross-department projects.

Skills

Education management

Strategic planning

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Autonomy

Student success focus

HR coordination

Job description

Education Manager - Expression of Interest

Oulton College, established in 1956, is Atlantic Canada’s premier post-secondary institution.

Oulton College is the first private career college to become degree-granting in the province. They are undergoing a massive growth phase and are poised to grow substantially over the next few years. If you have a genuine passion for student success and are seeking a fulfilling career in the education sector, we encourage you to explore the possibilities of joining our team at Oulton College.

Job Description

The Education Manager will report directly to the Vice President, Academic and work with the senior management team to oversee the facilitation of the Programs. The Manager of Education will provide input on retention, student success, student satisfaction, and regulatory requirements and standards with the Directors and Managers within education. Aligning instructors with academic policies,culture, leadership, mission, and vision; and the need to support student success will be vital to this role. The Education Manager will take the lead on managing all initiatives related to any approvals or accreditation and ongoing program review of their respective programs. This will require working closely with all departments within the college.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure program sustainability for programs, which will be driven by Enrolment, Retention, Expense Management, Program Development, Employer Relations, and Student Satisfaction.
• Work closely with Coordinators (or equivalent ranking staff), Instructors and respective teams to ensure consistent delivery of programs that are aligned with Oulton’s values and within the provincial guidelines for programs.
• Work with the Manager of Admissions to ensure a clear and accurate message of program content is getting delivered to prospective students.
• Monitor student attendance, withdrawals, satisfaction on a monthly basis and report such Key Success Measures to Senior Management.
• Collaborate with other managers on special projects to improve enrolment. This could involve putting together events at the college, marketing a specific aspect of a program, etc.
• Building strong relationships with Regulatory/Employers/Stakeholders to ensure growth of program profile, clinical seats and of job opportunities for students. This aspect will be completed in conjunction with Curriculum and Program Reviews to ensure we are delivering the best graduates.
• Manage Student Retention, Remediation, and Re-Admission with the registrar and student services areas to ensure students are provided with appropriate opportunities in accordance with the Colleges and provincial education regulations.
• Ensure the program teams are aligned towards college values and goals. Establish a mechanism to measure productivity, especially during non-teaching time.
• Monitor classroom instruction/ delivery (classroom observations)
• Ensure yearly program reviews are completed and present changes to senior management, track actions to ensure completion
• Ensure class schedules, syllabus for each class, textbook lists, and related academic equipment and supplies prepared and submitted on time and that any payroll changes are communicated to HR.
• Plan resources required for all programs (including lab needs).
• Approve/participate in final interview when hiring of new instructors
• Responsible for accreditations and approvals
• Consult with HR to coach team members who are struggling with moving their plan forward and not achieving goals. Ensure Coordinators (or equivalent) put forward solutions to issues that need to be resolved (part of coaching)
• Resolve staff/student issues and conflict
• Monitor"At-Risk" student list and meet with students who are on probation and who are at risk of withdrawing
• Contribute to the strategic planning process with management team

Key Success Measures

• Student Satisfaction
• Employee Satisfaction
• Graduate Success Rate
• Board Exam Results (as applies)
• External site/ Preceptor/ Employer Satisfaction

Requirements

1. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of progressive experience in education management
• Experience in program accreditation and quality assurance programs
• Strong knowledge of legislative requirements
• Experience in post-secondary education industry or training and development
• Strong ability to resolve conflicts and bring forth solutions
• Proven ability to negotiate and come to a consensus
• Ability to work with little supervision and prioritize issues

2. HARD SKILLS

• Strong Planning & Organizational Skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment
• Have a demonstrated ability to lead teams to meet goals and objectives
• Be able to work with a high degree of initiative in a fast-paced environment
• Have the ability to problem solve
• Have good judgement and strong decision-making skills
• Excellent business acumen

3. SOFT SKILLS

• Excellent Communication Skills, Verbal and Written
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills and proven ability to influence others and lead teams
• Autonomous
• Passion for Student Success
• Dedicated
• Work with a team of other Education Managers in a dynamic and student-centric environment
• Opportunities for professional development
• Access to Health and Dental Benefits, as well as Group RRSP
• Competitive wages
• Supportive, collaborative and professional work environment

Oulton College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.