Executive Director, Executive Education (Bauer College)

About the role

The Executive Director for Executive Education (College) provides strategic planning and executive management of non-degree-credit programs that leverage the thought leadership of College faculty. This includes facilitation of open enrollment programs for the general public, as well as custom program development for companies locally in Houston, nationally, and globally. This job is exclusive to the Academic Affairs Division.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans and market and implement executive education programs related to a variety of topics in professional business administration.
• Work collaboratively with leadership in other college units including Career Services, Corporate Partnerships and Alumni Relations to ensure that employer, alumni, and executive education opportunities are shared across functions to maximize institutional impact, strengthen long-term partnerships, and present a unified College approach to external engagement.
• Create bespoke executive education offerings for client companies, identifying custom curricular components, negotiating pricing and facilitating contractual agreements.
• Coordinate with academic department chairs to cultivate custom curriculum and source instructors tailored to corporate client needs.
• Design and implement open enrollment programs and course offerings in consultation with Bauer faculty to identify targeted niches and leading-edge topics for various industries.
• Ensure effective delivery of programs through multiple modalities as needed, including on-site, off-site, hybrid and remote options.
• Directly supervise staff department responsible for logistics, operations and client, faculty & student support in executive education programs.
• Build meaningful relationships with large organizations, such that the College is the provider of choice for executive education needs.
• Leverage non-degree-credit programs as a pipeline to degree programs, particularly Executive masters, Executive doctorate and other specialized degree programs offered by the College.
• Represent the College of Business and University of Houston at internal and external events and serve on division and university-wide committees as assigned.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

Requirements

• Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of directly job-related professional experience.
• 10 years of applicable experience in a leadership role.

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