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Collegewide Director of Professional Development
Position Details
Position Information
Position Title
Collegewide Director of Professional Development
Position Number
94377
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Hiring Location
Office of the President-Dover, DE
Contact Phone Number
302-857-1104
Contact Email Address
Work Location
Office of the President-Dover, DE
Position Specific Details
This is a 12-month, Salary Plan A position.
This position is collegewide and requires occasional travel to various campus locations as needed. While responsibilities may take place across multiple locations, the primary work location is the Office of the President, situated on the Terry Campus in Dover, Delaware.
This position is collegewide and requires occasional travel to various campus locations as needed. While responsibilities may take place across multiple locations, the primary work location is the Office of the President, situated on the Terry Campus in Dover, Delaware.
Salary
Salary to be determined by relevant education and experience
Classification Information
Classification Title
Collegewide Director of Professional Development
Job Code
T03002
FLSA
Exempt
Position Pay Grade
Salary Plan A
Position Type
Full-Time
Summary Statement
An incumbent is responsible for developing, leading, managing, organizing and implementing professional development and training opportunities for all salary plans, aligned with the College’s priorities, supporting the operations and mission of the College.
Nature and Scope
An incumbent reports to a senior administrator within the office of the president and serves as a member of the College’s human resources leadership team. An incumbent is responsible for developing, leading, managing, organizing and implementing professional development and training opportunities for all salary plans, aligned with the College’s priorities, supporting the operations and mission of the College. This includes, but is not limited to, new employee onboarding and orientation, supervisory training, leadership development and formalized collegewide mentorship programs. Regular collaboration with senior leadership will be a critical component of this role. Typical contacts are members of Presidents Council, College administrators, team members who oversee strategic efforts, and employee participants.
Principal Accountabilities
An incumbent may perform any combination of the below listed accountabilities:
1. Leads, develops, and manages onboarding and orientation programs for newly hired employees. Includes collaboration with senior leaders in all divisions to develop appropriate content. Also includes collaboration with the Center for Creative Instruction and Technology for delivery of content and tracking through a learning management system.
2. Organizes, develops, manages, and coordinates all aspects of the collegewide Supervisory Training Program, including presentation development and revision. Tracks participation and completion for annual recognition.
3. Organizes, develops, manages, and coordinates all aspects of the collegewide Emerging Leaders Academy, including the application and selection process, senior leadership coordination and participation, presentation development and revision. Serves as the primary collegewide lead for program participants, including tracking and assessing required participation.
4. Organizes, develops, manages, and coordinates all aspects of the College’s semi-annual professional development days.
5. Organizes, develops, manages, and coordinates all aspects of the College’s New Faculty Development program in collaboration with the Center for Creative Instruction and Technology and Academic Affairs.
6. Organizes and coordinates orientation and training events to support the College’s new department leadership in collaboration with Academic Affairs. Oversees updates to the LMS content in collaboration with the Center for Creative Instruction and Technology and Academic Affairs.
7. Organizes, develops, manages, and coordinates all aspects of the College’s administrator retreats.
8. Serves as a member of the collegewide Equity Committee to participate and collaborate on initiatives like the annual equity summit and to ensure that all professional development and training opportunities are inclusive of the College’s DEI initiatives.
9. Oversees the coordination of all administrative logistics associated with professional development workshops, programs and training including, but not limited to, coordinating and vetting proposals and presenters, scheduling speakers, managing room reservations, posting portal announcements, participant tracking, and participant recognition.
10. Oversees the College’s performance evaluation system, forms, and tools for all salary plans, and provides training for supervisors on how to conduct effective performance evaluations. Researches, recommends and develops updated evaluation tools for managers and employees, which are aligned with the College’s professional development goals. Responsible for the distribution and collection of the Office of the President annual performance evaluation for all Salary Plans. Reviews forms for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
11. Recommends, develops, manages, organizes, updates, facilitates and evaluates any other professional development and assigned training as needed. Uses assessment tools and data to guide future offerings.
12. Participates in College meetings and serves on collegewide committees.
13. Researches and recommends updates to senior leadership about revisions to current professional development and training opportunities and initiating new ones when College priorities change and/or when trends in higher education and community college education shift. Provides updated employee professional development goals for consideration, annually.
14. Researches best practices in human resources as related to professional development and training, including analyzing the information and providing recommendations as assigned by the vice president for human resources and/or vice president for strategic recruitment and engagement. Assists with drafting and/or revising policies or procedures as assigned. Conducts special projects/studies and prepares reports as needed.
15. Plans, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of professional, technical, and support staff.
16. Performs other related duties as required.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of public human resources administration.
- Knowledge of applicable state, federal and College laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to assigned human resources function(s).
- Knowledge of the relationship between human resources function and organizational operations and requirements.
- Skill in the collection, analysis, and presentation of data from a variety of sources.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
- Skill in the interpretation and application of applicable federal and state laws, and College rules and guidelines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficiency in the use of learning management system (LMS) technology as well as other trending instructional and professional development technology.
- Proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software programs (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Ability to use sound judgment and reach logical conclusions.
- Ability to identify and analyze problems/needs/issues, assess their impact and make recommendations.
- Ability to supervise staff.
- Ability to develop, recommend, and implement campus or College human resources operating procedures or policies.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with College/campus administrators, supervisors, employees, and the public.
- Ability to effectively communicate and relate to a diverse population in a multicultural environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and four (4) years of responsible supervisory experience; or other equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience in higher education, human resources, and/or instruction is preferrable.
Posting Details
Posting Details
Posting Number
REG4944PO
Number of Vacancies
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
03/18/2026
Close Date
04/13/2026
Open Until Filled
No
Special Applicant Instructions
Supplemental Questions
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Required Documents
Required DocumentsOptional Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Teaching Philosophy
- Writing Sample
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Transcripts
- Other Document
- Multi Media
- First Letter of Reference
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