Manager, Professional And Part-Time Learning

About Durham College

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers.

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world.

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

Duties and Responsibilities

Professional and Part-time Learning (PPL) is seeking a proven leader with a passion for student success and innovation. The Manager will oversee a portfolio of programs and courses spanning a variety of areas including education, skilled trades and information technology. This position reports to the Director of Professional and Part-time Learning Programs.

The Manager will have full responsibility for achieving all budget and enrolment targets established for the portfolio. The incumbent will also handle all aspects of people leadership and management for a large group of part-time facilitators and instructors, ensuring appropriate staffing and the consistent delivery of high-quality student learning experiences. In addition, the Manager will participate in a wide range of initiatives to ensure that the existing programs/courses under their direction remain viable and up-to-date, and to expand the portfolio on an ongoing basis.

Working as a member of a high-performing and innovative management team, the incumbent will collaborate closely with their colleagues in order to jointly advance the department’s strategies and goals. Effective relationship management skills are critical to success in this position, as the Manager will establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse range of professionals both internally and externally, in order to maintain and grow the portfolio moving forward. The incumbent will also be comfortable assuming responsibility for additional projects/initiatives as identified by the Director.

Along with the areas noted above, the Manager will be responsible for the resolution of complex student issues that have been escalated to them by Program Assistants, the Student Advisor, the Senior Operations Manager or other members of the PPL team. The incumbent will also directly handle administrative responsibilities for their portfolio such as (but not limited to) facilitator and instructor hiring, course scheduling, updating information for the PPL website, establishing and maintaining contractual agreements, and monitoring/ analyzing portfolio performance throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in course development would be considered a definite asset
• Solid business financial acumen
• A passion for both student success and innovation
• Superior interpersonal skills, along with the proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a professional and highly collaborative manner
• Understanding of the Ontario college system; added familiarity with OntarioLearn and the nature of continuing education in Ontario would be an asset
• Outstanding organizational skills, including managing multiple deadlines and tasks with competing priorities
• Experience in teaching at the post-secondary level
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in people and budget management
• A minimum of a master’s degree in a related field, such as education or business
• Exceptional relationship management skills
• Proven success working in a fast-paced, high volume, complex environment while applying very strong skills in the areas of problem solving, analysis, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Highly motivated to not only succeed, but excel
• Experience working in a post-secondary educational setting – preferably at the college level – in an administrative capacity

Required Skills

Annual Salary Range Band 11: $87,433- $109,292

Required Experience

Contract: August 2023 to December 2023

Please apply below by submitting your cover letter and resume to the online portal. Job Competition closes on July 13, 2023. Competition number ADP23-12.