Sr. Director, Office of Global Education and Academic Innovation

Missouri Arts Council; Missouri; Presencial; USD 95.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Webster University in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Sr. Director for the Office of Global Education and Academic Innovation to provide strategic leadership across global education, online learning, and faculty development.

The role translates university priorities into actionable plans and oversees cross‑functional programs across locations and modalities. The position requires extensive leadership experience in higher education, with a focus on global initiatives, instructional innovation, and

Descripción del empleo

Sr. Director, Office of Global Education and Academic Innovation

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

External Job Description

Reporting to the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, the Senior Director provides strategic and operational leadership across functions that advance Webster University’s global academic mission, instructional quality, faculty development, and academic innovation.

The Senior Director provides leadership and coordination across Global Education and Planning, Study Abroad and WINS, the Online Learning Center, and the Faculty Development Center. The position translates institutional priorities into operational strategies, strengthens integration across functions, and ensures effective execution, resource stewardship, talent leadership, and organizational performance across Webster’s global network and instructional modalities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Global Education and Planning, Study Abroad and WINS, the Online Learning Center, and the Faculty Development Center.
• Partner with the Vice Provost to translate institutional priorities into strategies, operating plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead initiatives that advance global education, student mobility, online learning, faculty development, instructional quality, and academic innovation across locations and modalities.
• Drive organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement by strengthening processes, accountability, service delivery, and implementation of change.
• Use data and performance measures to evaluate outcomes, identify opportunities and risks, and inform decision-making.
• Lead, develop, and manage assigned staff, establishing clear expectations and accountability for performance.
• Manage assigned budgets and resources to ensure effective financial stewardship and alignment with institutional priorities.
• Build effective partnerships with faculty, deans, academic leaders, global campuses, and administrative functions to advance shared priorities.
• Ensure appropriate policies, procedures, controls, and operating standards are maintained and represent the Office on institutional initiatives and external partnerships as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*

• Prepare reports, presentations, analyses, and recommendations for academic and institutional leadership.
• Support accreditation, assessment, compliance, and institutional reporting activities related to assigned areas.

Salary range for this position:$95,000-$110,000 annually.

Any one position may not include all duties listed, nor do the examples necessarily include all duties performed.

Location

Webster Groves Campus-WEBG

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, education, international education, organizational leadership, instructional design, or related field required.

Functional/Technical Skills and Leadership Competencies*

• Strategic Execution: Translates institutional priorities into actionable plans and measurable results.
• Financial Management: Effectively manages budgets, resources, and competing priorities.
• Talent Leadership: Builds effective teams, develops talent, manages performance, and creates accountability.
• Organizational Effectiveness: Aligns people, processes, and resources to strengthen organizational performance.
• Decision Making: Uses data, sound judgment, and institutional context to make effective decisions.
• Change Leadership: Leads organizational change and supports successful implementation and adoption.
• Relationship Management: Builds effective partnerships and influences across academic and administrative functions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of higher education academic operations and administration.
• Strong strategic planning, analytical, project management, and process-improvement capabilities.
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.

REQUISITE EXPERIENCE*

• 8–12+ years of progressively responsible experience with significant leadership experience in higher education, academic administration, global education, online learning, faculty development, instructional innovation, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple functions, complex programs, or significant organizational initiatives.
• Experience leading and developing managers and professional staff.
• Demonstrated budget and resource management experience.
• Experience leading strategic execution, organizational change, and process improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior leaders, faculty, academic leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience within a multi-campus, global, international, or distributed academic environment strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Terminal degree preferred.

Department

Academic Affairs-ACAF

Physical Demands

Work is generally performed within a standard office environment with regular use of technology and virtual collaboration tools. Position may require domestic and international travel and occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling of materials up to 20 pounds.

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Information on race, gender and national origin will only be used for statistical and recordkeeping purposes, and will not be used in making any employment decisions. All information provided will be kept separate from your expression of interest. Providing this information is strictly voluntary, and you will not be subjected to any adverse action or treatment if you choose not to provide this information. If you do not choose to answer these questions, we ask that you select "Decline to Identify" for each question. Thank you for your voluntary cooperation.