Senior Faculty Development Consultant

CNM Central New Mexico Community College; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

FSA

Dependent Care Reimbursement

Employee Assistance

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Educational Benefits

Job summary

CNM Central New Mexico Community College is seeking a Senior Faculty Development Consultant to support onboarding and design, deliver, and evaluate ongoing faculty professional development. You will collaborate with IIS and CTL to meet strategic goals and work across administration and cross-enterprise partners to ensure faculty are prepared, supported, and connected throughout their careers at CNM.

The role requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and at least two years of related work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and two years of related work experience.
• Experience in faculty development or instructional coaching is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs, coordinates, and facilitates new faculty support and initiatives for full-time and part-time faculty.
• Plans and leads long-term, multi-step projects while working independently and directing volunteers and partners.
• Builds and maintains a structured faculty professional development model with milestones, coordinating with schools, HR, and leadership.
• Assesses faculty professional development needs through surveys, focus groups, consultations, and data.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, updates, and facilitates courses, webinars, trainings, workshops, events, and modules in areas such as teaching practice and inclusive pedagogy.
• Coordinates and facilitates faculty learning communities, peer coaching and observations, and mentoring opportunities.
• Tracks data for participation, completion, satisfaction, and impact; reports to leadership.
• Maintains faculty development records in CNM data policies.

Skills

Two years experience

LMS

E-learning authoring tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Tools

Learning management systems

e-learning authoring tools

Job description

Compensation: $59,500.00 - $75,900.00 Compensation Type: Salary Employment Type: Regular Grade: E08

Position Summary

The Senior Faculty Development Consultant reports to the Director of Learning & Development within Innovation and Instructional Support (IIS) under Education and Learning. This role supports new faculty onboarding and designs, delivers, and evaluates ongoing faculty professional development. The role recommends process improvements, identifies opportunities to strengthen faculty orientation and professional development, and collaborates with Innovation and Instructional Support (IIS) and the Cooperative for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to meet strategic goals. This position works with administration and cross-enterprise partners to ensure faculty are prepared, supported, and connected throughout their careers at CNM.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs, coordinates, and facilitates new faculty support and current and evolving initiatives for full-time and part-time faculty.
• Plans and leads long-term, multi-step projects while working independently and directing the work of volunteers and partners in supporting faculty directly.
• Builds and maintains a structured faculty professional development model with milestones, coordinating with academic schools, Human Resources (HR), and academic leadership, so that content reflects current policies, priorities, systems, and expectations.
• Assesses faculty professional development needs through surveys, focus groups, consultations, and institutional data.
• Develops, plans, coordinates, updates, and facilitates faculty professional development courses, webinars, trainings, workshops, events, and self-paced modules in areas such as: teaching practice, learner success, inclusive pedagogy, and professional growth.
• Coordinates and facilitates faculty learning communities, peer coaching and observations, and other mentoring and community-building opportunities for full-time and part-time faculty.
• Tracks data for participation, completion, satisfaction, and impact of faculty professional development initiatives and events.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs, initiatives, and outcomes, and reports to leadership; and maintains faculty professional development records in compliance with CNM data policies.
• Partners with other Instructional Consultants (IC) and Learning Experience Designers (LXD) on joint offerings, and offers recommendations to ICs and LXDs on course-level design, enhancement, and quality review requests.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field AND Two (2) years of related work experience

Preferences

• Three (3) years of direct higher ed teaching experience, including direct face-to-face classroom instruction and experience teaching in at least two instructional modalities.
• Two (2) or more years of experience in faculty development, instructional coaching, or professional learning in education.
• Experience evaluating program effectiveness and reporting outcomes to leadership.
• Experience using learning management systems and e-learning authoring tools to build and deliver trainings and/or professional development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of inclusive pedagogy, adult learning principles, and evidence-based teaching practices.

Best Consideration Date/ Posting Close Date

11/18/2026

EEO STATEMENT

As an EEO employer, Central New Mexico Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Central New Mexico Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.

As the institution with the largest undergraduate student body in New Mexico, Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) provides affordable education to over 30,000 students and offers rewarding career opportunities to over 2,000 faculty and staff. Despite our large size, we still think of ourselves as the "CNM Family." Our diverse community of leadership, faculty, and staff work cohesively and collaboratively to make a positive difference in our students' lives, while always exploring ways to improve the institution. CNM staff is our most important resource for achieving our vision of Changing Lives, Building Community. For employees, this vision translates to a comprehensive benefits package that helps them thrive in the workplace and at home.

Review our summary of benefits

CNM offers a wide range of competitive benefit plans to meet the needs of its employees and families, including:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Dependent Care Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plans and Savings
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Educational Benefits

We support our staff and their families to continue their education, whether at CNM or other educational institutions, through our CNM tuition waivers and tuition reimbursement benefits.

Professional Development

Our future success depends on internally developing our employees' leadership and professional skills. CNM is committed to providing quality professional development opportunities on an ongoing basis CNM has consistently ranked among the top five community colleges in the country for the number of associate degrees and certificates awarded to both Hispanics and Native Americans, and consistently ranks among the top 10 for total degrees and certificates awarded. Regardless of your role, whether you're faculty, administration, or support staff, you'll play a pivotal role in instilling students with integrity, leadership, and compassion. Qualities that bring forth capable, confident, and productive citizens who want to make a change for the better.