Assistant Director, Education Department

Northampton Community College; Bethlehem Township (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Northampton Community College is seeking an Assistant Director for the Education Department to provide leadership, administration, and oversight of externally funded programs, workforce initiatives, and student services under the Education Department.

The role focuses on grant and contract administration, funding eligibility, and compliance, with supervision of staff supporting credentialing and funded initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, higher education, business administration, public administration, organizational leadership, or related field.
• Experience in grant, contract, or externally funded program administration; budgeting and reporting.
• Progressive experience in higher education or education administration with supervision.

Responsibilities

• Administer externally funded Education Department programs, grants, contracts, and workforce initiatives.
• Oversee funded-student life cycle, including eligibility, enrollment, and compliance.
• Manage grant/contract requirements, reporting, and deliverables.
• Oversee financial administration, invoicing, budgeting, and analyses.

Skills

Grant administration

Budgeting & reporting

Data management

Supervisory skills

Interpersonal/written & oral comms

Independent problem-solving

Stakeholder relations

Education

Master's degree in education/administration

Tools

Workday

Financial systems

Job description

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

We invite you to consider applying for one of our currently available positions. For more information on the College, please visit www.northampton.edu. For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit https://www.northampton.edu/human-resources/life-in-the-area.htm.

NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

Assistant Director, Education Department

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Posting will close on: 09/10/2026

No further applications will be accepted on or after this date

Primary Function: To provide leadership, administration, and operational oversight of externally funded programs, workforce initiatives, and funded student services within the Education Department under the direction of the Director of Education. The Assistant Director serves as the department's primary operational point of accountability for grant and contract administration, funding eligibility and compliance, financial administration, reporting, data management, and external funding partnerships. The position supports the development and expansion of workforce opportunities across the Education career pathway and supervises designated staff supporting credentialing, grants, and funded initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• (1) Administer externally funded Education Department programs, grants, contracts, and workforce initiatives, including PASSHE, PHMC, and other current and future funding sources.
• (2) Oversee the funded-student life cycle, including funding intake, eligibility determination, required documentation, enrollment and status monitoring, continued eligibility, and compliance with funder requirements.
• (3) Manage grant and contract requirements, including agreements, amendments, deliverables, timelines, documentation, and required institutional and external reporting.
• (4) Oversee financial administration of externally funded programs, including invoicing, expenditure tracking, account reconciliation, budget monitoring, financial analyses, and coordination with appropriate College offices.
• (5) Maintain accurate and consistent program, funding, and student records across Workday and external funding systems and establish processes that support a reliable single source of truth for funded-program data.
• (6) Serve as the primary operational liaison with external funding agencies and workforce partners and maintain timely, accurate, and documented communication regarding program requirements, student funding, reporting, contracts, and compliance.
• (7) Monitor the funding implications of student enrollment, withdrawal, academic progress, attendance, leaves, and program changes in coordination with Academic Advisors and program staff while maintaining appropriate separation between academic advising and funding administration.
• (8) Supervise the Credential Coordinator and designated current and future grant-funded positions, providing direction, support, accountability, and performance management.
• (9) Collaborate with the Director of Education to identify, develop, and expand external funding, workforce-development, credentialing, and educational opportunities across the Education career pathway.
• (10) Develop and maintain procedures, documentation, tracking systems, and internal controls that support compliance, operational effectiveness, fiscal accountability, and continuity across externally funded Education Department initiatives.
• (11) Coordinate with Education Department faculty and staff, Academic Advising, Finance, Grants, Workforce Development, and other College offices to support successful implementation and administration of funded programs.
• (12) Other related duties may be assigned from time to time by leadership.

Organizational Relationships: (1) Responsible to the Director of Education for performance of assigned responsibilities; (2) supervise assigned Education Department staff, including the Credential Coordinator and designated grant-funded positions; (3) work closely and cooperatively with Education Department faculty and staff, Academic Advising, Finance, Grants, Workforce Development, and other College offices; and (4) establish and maintain effective professional relationships with external funding agencies, workforce partners, educational organizations, and other relevant external stakeholders.

Performance Standards: Performance in this position is considered satisfactory when: (1) mutually agreed upon objectives have been attained within specified time frames; (2) responsibilities of the position have been carried out at a level consistent with performance objectives; (3) grant, contract, financial, student funding, and reporting requirements are completed accurately and within established deadlines; (4) funded-program records and data are accurate, current, and appropriately maintained; (5) effective relationships and communication are maintained with internal and external partners; (6) externally funded programs operate in accordance with College, contractual, and funder requirements; and (7) leadership competencies are exhibited in a manner consistent with institutional norms such that positive team/employee relations are fostered and employee developmental needs proactively addressed.

Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in education, higher education, business administration, public administration, organizational leadership, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: Knowledge of grant, contract, or externally funded program administration; ability to interpret and implement complex funding requirements; knowledge of budgeting, invoicing, financial tracking, reconciliation, and reporting; ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, systems, and funding streams simultaneously; strong data-management and recordkeeping skills; ability to supervise and develop employees; excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills; ability to establish productive relationships with internal and external partners; demonstrated problem-solving and independent decision-making skills; adaptability and ability to work independently; and knowledge of workforce development, credentialing, and/or Pennsylvania education career pathways preferred.
• Experience: Progressive professional experience in higher education, education administration, workforce development, grant administration, or a related field; experience administering externally funded programs, grants, or contracts strongly preferred; experience with financial administration, compliance, reporting, or funded-student programs preferred; and successful supervisory or administrative experience preferred.

Benefits Snapshot

The College offers a generous benefits package to Full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver and an abundance of time off - up to 25 days' vacation/floating, 10 sick days, Four (4) day workweeks during Summer, Holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year's) - among other things! Please visit https://www.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/employee-benefits/index.html for more details on the full array of benefits.