Strategic Department Chair, Humanities & Communications

NC Community Colleges; Winterville (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NC Community Colleges seeks a Chair to provide academic, instructional, and administrative leadership for the English, Humanities, Foreign Languages, and Communications Department. You will supervise faculty, coordinate schedules, oversee curriculum development, and align goals with division and college priorities.

The role includes teaching as needed, serving on committees, and advancing student success, transfer readiness, enrollment growth, and degree completion at the Main Campus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus 3–5 years in higher education instruction, curriculum development, assessment, planning, supervision, or academic administration
• Knowledge of community college missions, transfer pathways, and student success initiatives
• Ability to use institutional data to drive planning and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Provides academic and administrative leadership for the English, Humanities, Foreign Languages, and Communications Department.
• Supervises faculty and staff, including hiring recommendations, workload assignments, observations, evaluations, mentoring, and professional development.
• Coordinates instructional schedules, faculty assignments, and course offerings to support student demand and college priorities.
• Oversees curriculum development, implementation, revision, and compliance for departmental disciplines.
• Coordinates program review, outcomes assessment, annual planning, and continuous improvement activities.
• Reviews enrollment, retention, completion, and student success data to inform departmental planning and decision-making.
• Develops departmental goals and strategic initiatives consistent with division and institutional priorities.
• Plans and manages departmental budgets and resources.
• Facilitates departmental meetings and communicates college, division, and departmental initiatives to faculty and staff.
• Collaborates with University Transfer Coordinator regarding transfer curriculum and pathways.
• Supports student success by coordinating with tutoring, advising, accessibility services, enrollment services, and other student support areas.
• Teaches traditional, hybrid, and/or online courses within assigned disciplines as required.

Skills

Faculty leadership

Supervision

Data-driven planning

Budget management

Education

Master’s degree in English, Communications, Humanities, Foreign Languages, or closely related field

Job description

NC Community Colleges seeks a Chair to provide academic, instructional, and administrative leadership for the English, Humanities, Foreign Languages, and Communications Department. You will supervise faculty, coordinate schedules, oversee curriculum development, and align goals with division and college priorities.

The role includes teaching as needed, serving on committees, and advancing student success, transfer readiness, enrollment growth, and degree completion at the Main Campus.