Santa Barbara, CA30+ days ago
Preferred qualifications: • Masters or PhD degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience • Significant and demonstrable experience in leading the creation and implementation of innovative, relevant, and sustainable graduate and professional learning programs • Experience with online education and online education programs • Deep knowledge of graduate and continuing education learning and best practices • Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills, as well as demonstrated success as a collaborative leader and administrator • A record of entrepreneurial, creative approaches to academic program development • Experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with external organizations and employers • Experience with CRM tools and digital marketing and recruitment (SEM, SEO, etc.) • Experience as a supervisor. As this will be the first program of its kind at UCSB, the Executive Director will need to help establish and oversee the development of much of the back-end structural and operational aspects of the program, including: • Recruiting • Marketing • Advertising • Admissions • Student support • Financial aid • Curriculum development • Teaching assignments • IT and technology stack for delivering online education • Corporate outreach and relations.