Assistant Director of Corporate Education

Institution: Oregon State University Ecampus

Job Summary: Oregon State University Ecampus is seeking an assistant director of corporate education. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Oregon State Ecampus is a growing, innovative, and collaborative organization with a commitment to providing high-quality online degrees and programs. Ecampus makes OSU’s exceptional learning experiences available to students throughout Oregon and around the world. OSU Ecampus is a leader in national online education, our online bachelor’s program is currently ranked #5 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and has ranked in the top 10 for seven consecutive years.

The assistant director of corporate education is a member of the corporate education (CE) unit within the division of Ecampus. This position reports to the director of corporate education and assists in managing a portfolio of corporate relationships central to increasing the number of OSU students who are being offered tuition assistance by their employer. This position will specialize in corporate relationship management and be able to work both independently and in diverse collaborative teams.

The Assistant Director will:

• Serve as the primary lead with the liaison for assigned corporate agreements regarding tuition benefit plans for employee education
• Work directly with corporate collaborators to implement, operate, and deliver on business goals
• Leverage leadership and strategic communication skills to raise awareness of Oregon State Ecampus within assigned corporate organizations and their employees to differentiate OSU from other providers
• Develop and refine mechanisms to understand assigned collaborators’ needs, gaps, and opportunities
• Collaborate with Ecampus teams on communications, processes, and policies to achieve enrollment goals, serving as corporate education lead for Ecampus marketing and enrollment services, and student success units.

OSU and OSU Ecampus maintain and enhance a collaborative and inclusive community that is dedicated to equity and equal opportunity. All employees of this division are responsible for ensuring that these commitments are achieved. This position supports these goals directly by working to create learning opportunities within the corporate field for students from non-traditional backgrounds, including underrepresented or marginalized groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing or other field relevant to the position AND
• Three years of professional experience managing internal and/or external relationships.
• Experience with at least one of the following functions: marketing, recruitment or customer service.
• Willingness to travel to engage in person with corporate collaborators and at recruitment fairs.
• Experience bringing people together around a shared vision and leveraging ideas into action.
• Demonstrated excellence in written, digital, and oral communication skills.
• Client management and communication skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and comfort with ambiguity.
• A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Previous experience working in a higher education setting or with higher education collaborators, e.g., experience with student services.
• Experience in a corporate education or training setting.
• Experience developing and implementing mechanisms to understand collaborator needs, gaps, and opportunities.
• Experience implementing and improving business processes.

Application Deadline (if applicable): 02/08/2023

Link to full job post: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/130611