Program Manager - Blong Tech Center

Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce; Maquoketa (IA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Summer Fridays off

Retirement plan

Health, vision, and dental coverage

Life insurance

Long Term Disability

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible Spending Account

Professional development reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking a CE Program Manager to design and deliver short-term curricular offerings addressing business/community needs. You will develop non-credit programs, assess needs, market, and oversee instructors, delivery, evaluation, and staffing.

The role focuses on curriculum development in business, IT, management, and service with emphasis on recruiting and coordinating part-time instructors and ensuring strong teamwork and communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Three years experience in business, IT and/or education.
• Technical knowledge in business, information technology, management and service.
• Proven ability to recruit, train and retain a talented pool of part-time instructors.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop non-credit programs and courses in business, IT, management and service.
• Conduct needs assessment and marketing for curricular offerings.
• Identify instructors, program delivery and evaluation, staffing.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Instructor recruitment

Curriculum development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Location Blong Technology Center, Davenport (12) Job Description

This CE Program Manager is a solution-oriented designer and provider of short-term curricular offerings that address the business and community needs for trained and certificate-eligible employees. This position is focused on developing non-credit programs and courses in business, information technology, management and service. Emphasis is on needs assessment and marketing as well as curricular development. Responsible for identifying instructors, program delivery and evaluation, and staffing.

Excellent Benefits Package

• Administrative salaried staff receive Paid time off annually starting at 20 days of vacation, 14 days sick, 2 days of personal time. In addition to paid holidays off, including a week in December.
• Summer Fridays off – shift rotation for those positions that require daily coverage
• Retirement plan with 9.44% employer contribution (IPERS or TIAA option), employees contribute 6.29%, plus additional retirement options
• Health, vision, and dental coverage
• Employer paid & voluntary Life insurance
• Employer paid Long Term Disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account optionsProfessional development and education reimbursement benefits
• State employee discounts for cell phones, hotels, museums, etc. Employee Assistance Program

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Three years experience working in business, IT and/or education.
• Technical knowledge in the areas of business, information technology, management and service.
• Proven ability to recruit, train and retain a talented pool of part-time instructors.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Successful candidate must possess exceptional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing curriculum preferred.

Physical Demands

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. Prolonged periods standing or sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Salary $62,900.00 - $78,700.00/Year