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Title: Assistant Director of Learning Design and Support

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: M-F

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Finance and Administration

Department: Information Technology

Position Summary

Lead the Learning Design and Support Team. Supervise a team of approximately 6 direct reports (full-time staff who are instructional technologists, designer/developer, video producer) and indirectly oversee 15 student staff. Provide leadership and guidance in the daily operations, mission, and vision of the team. Promote a culture of continual growth and professional development. Help staff achieve their career goals, including assigning work which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with opportunities for learning. Evaluate staff performance. Facilitate strong communication and information sharing. Lead staff in the understanding of university, division, and departmental priorities and objectives. Empower the team and pave the way for successful work by developing strategic partnerships, addressing challenges, and reducing barriers. Manage a budget, effectively use existing resources, and advocate for additional resources to ensure delivery and advancement of services. Establish sustainable IT support models for new service offerings. Develop and maintain a sense of confidence and trust in technology support internal to the department and external throughout the university community. Advance instructional technologies, productivity tools, and creative elements by providing leadership to the staff, building cross-campus partnerships, and overseeing efforts focused on the use of instructional technology, productivity tools, and creative elements across a broad range of academic and administrative programs and initiatives that align with university mission, strategic priorities, and initiatives. Staff development efforts with a focus on the effective use of technology (in partnership with the Office of Leadership and Professional Development). Facilitate TLT cross-team collaboration and project management. Serve as an active team member of the TLT Leadership Team and the IT Leadership Team. Collaborate with other TLT Leaders and staff to ensure strong communication, transparency, information sharing, effective teamwork and synergy between staff, and the successful utilization of skill sets across the department to serve our mission and vision. Facilitate TLT staff meetings, rotating responsibilities with other leaders. Key partnerships include the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, academic department chairs, the Registrar’s Office, the Office of Professional and Continuing Studies, Human Resources, the Office of Leadership and Professional Development, the Student Professional Development Center, and University Communications. Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration (within IT and throughout the university) to implement technology solutions to serve the mission and support university initiatives. Build and sustain vendor relationships, including with the LMS provider, LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft, contract services’ providers, and others.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for employees.
• Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree in Learning, Design, and Technology, Psychology, Education, Instructional or Educational Technology or related field and two (2) years of experience in Education, Instructional or Educational Technology or a related field to include supporting technology learning needs in a postsecondary setting, delivering IT training for faculty, staff, and students, and developing deploying teaching and learning material. New hires subject to a background check.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Apply online at https://jobs.elon.edu/jobs/search, search for the job title and provide your curriculum vitae and cover letter referencing this posting.