Truckee Meadows Community College
Location
Reno, NV | United States
Job description
EPIC Program Director Thank you for your interest in Truckee Meadows Community College. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at (775) 673-7168 or
[email protected] .
Job Description Educational Programs Inspiring the Community (EPIC) serves thousands of students annually in and around Washoe County through hundreds of non-credit programs fostering personal enrichment and professional development. The department is self-supported through student tuition and fees. EPIC offers fun and creative courses and events as well as workforce preparation training year-round.
The EPIC program director oversees the successful planning and execution of non-credit career certificate training programs, community education courses, custom training, and the safety center. As a self-supporting department, the program director assesses economic trends, analyzes financial projections to ensure sustainability and attainment of revenue goals, and mediates potential shortfalls. The program director leads, manages, and supervises full-time and part-time staff with various roles and responsibilities that assist with the department's operations.
Minimum Qualifications 1. Bachelor's degree in business, educational administration or a related field required.
2. A combination of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in program management, education and training, marketing, sales, or business management required.
3. Supervisory experience of multiple staff members required.
Preferred Qualifications 1. Master's degree in business, educational administration or a related field preferred.
2. Experience in educational administration preferred.
3. Grants management experience preferred.
Major Responsibilities: Department Management: 1. Prepare and conduct formal and informal needs assessment and analysis of the department, training programs, courses and events.
2. Develop new and maintain existing programs and course for both career certificate and community education programs to guarantee an annual 10% profit margin, minimum. Assist with recruitment of instructors and trainers.
3. Prepare and implement annual program budgets of over 2.2 million dollars for all EPIC accounts. Set financial goals using established models for non-credit programs. Maintain an 18-month reserve to cover all essential operational needs, including salaries, fringe benefits, and program supplies.
4. Monitor all budgets on a monthly basis and meet financial goals. Review and approve EPIC financial and payroll transactions. Ensure expenses are necessary and meet the needs of the department, training programs or courses.
5. Supervise and evaluate direct reports and ensure office coverage during all normal business hours. Promote a positive work culture to enhance productivity and foster a sense of community with the team.
6. Facilitate departmental training policies and procedures, team building and professional development. Facilitate monthly team meetings to ensure all staff are up to date on department and institutional news, information and changes.
7. Assist with student registrations, transfers or cancelations by phone, email or in-person.
8. Manage and resolve non-routine instructor and student issues and concerns.
9. Create, submit and present an annual final narrative and financial report to Dean of Business and Social Sciences. Narrative includes new fiscal year goals or initiatives with projected revenue impacts.
10. Submit non-credit reports to institutional research or as requested by internal or external stakeholders.
11. Serve as a back up to any position in the department during times of absences or scheduling conflicts.
12. Assist TMCC departments with developing non-credit courses including recommending price points and tuition rates.
13. Serve as the point of contact and administrator for all of EPIC's grant-funded projects.
14. Develop and implement department strategic plans that align with institutional plans and goals.
15. Review and approve all independent contractor and vendor agreements.
Career Certificates and Custom Training: 1. Create, oversee, maintain and regularly evaluate short term, career certificate programs, researching job growth outlook for Northern Nevada and developing programs that are in line with high growth careers. Ensure success of these programs through partnerships with appropriate community contacts.
2. Stay abreast of industry, economic and wage trends and projections. Identify training gaps and determine the feasibility of implementing training programs.
3. Ensure the curriculum of locally or nationally certified training program aligns with the certification board's competencies and standards. Update the curriculum as needed. Develop and maintain partnerships with the certifying board.
4. Conduct pricing analysis of training programs to ensure competitiveness and profit margin.
5. Manage and maintain the department's courses on the state's management information system for eligible training providers. Add and renew courses as necessary.
6. Direct the activities of customized workforce and safety training to include client engagement, proposal/contract development, delivery of training and evaluation.
7. Develop and execute effective relationships with all divisions in the College to support each division's customized training needs.
8. Create and oversee the vision and mission of customized training, including revenue goals.
Marketing: 1. Work with the marketing manager to develop a strategic marketing and promotion plan for all courses and events. Assist with the delegation of tasks to ensure full implantation of plans. Ensure the plan includes promotional timelines for printed and social media campaigns.
2. Promote all program services, activities and courses when representing the department at internal or external meetings, workshops or events. Serve as the "face" of the department outside of the institution.
3. Participate in relevant community, business and College groups, meetings and activities to promote programs, create pathways, stay involved with the community, support student-hiring initiatives and develop relationships.
4. Develop presentations and present to internal and external stakeholders to increase awareness of department activities and services.
5. Communicate and maintain trusted relationships with businesses to increase awareness of customized training opportunities through the College.
Salary and Benefits Information: Salary: $79,214 - $99,018 initial salary placement will be dependent on education level and years of experience.
Perks of Working at TMCC - Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
- 17.5% retirement match, 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays
- Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave - NSHE Benefits
- Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
- ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
- Professional Grant-in-Aid : TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
- Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
- No State income tax
- All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.
Exempt
Yes
Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%
Required Attachment(s) Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact
[email protected] .
In order to be given full consideration all of the following must be attached to your application.
1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for Three Supervisory References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.
Posting Close Date 03/13/2024
Note to Applicant Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. Search committees will use this information to determine that applicants meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement.
This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed above. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.
All documents, including unofficial transcripts for academic positions, must be received prior to the closing date listed on the job announcement.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check upon hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.
To apply, visit Truckee Meadows Community College is a comprehensive educational institution located in Reno, Nevada and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. TMCCs five instructional sites and numerous community locations serves an increasingly diverse population of more than 11,000 students each semester. TMCC, an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution), is a progressive institution that celebrates inclusion and diversity while supporting core themes of academic excellence, student success, and access to lifelong learning. A vital leader in the New Nevadas growing economy, TMCC is located near the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains in an environment rich with a thriving arts, culture, food scene, abundant outdoor activities, and a family-friendly local community. It is only a 3.5 hour drive to San Francisco, CA, a 40-minute drive to Lake Tahoe, and within easy driving distance of four national parks (Great Basin, Yosemite, Lassen, and Death Valley). For more information, please go to or view our virtual tour at tour.tmcc.edu . The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion.
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