WGU is seeking a Department Chair (Lead Academic Program Manager - Graduate Nursing) to lead the Graduate Nursing program through its entire lifecycle, driving student success and market relevance.
Requirements
- P&L ownership experience with managing over Graduate Nursing programs
- Drive a culture of continuous experimentation, measurement, and learning from data to rapidly improve the quality and delivery to students
- Strong people leader to indirectly lead a diverse team of 25+ people
- Influences Others and Communicates Effectively
- Collaborates
- Manages Ambiguity
- Drives for Results
- Builds Effective Teams
- Organizational Learning
- Deep understanding of how students learn and combining innovative curriculum and student support strategies to drive student success
- Customer or student obsession with a focus on driving successful outcomes for them
- Industry or academic leader in the discipline
- Understanding of the industry trends, job opportunities, local student needs, and educational market trends in the discipline
- Credible voice of the department in external partnerships and presentation opportunities
- Strong people leader to directly or indirectly lead a diverse team of 25+ people
- Execution focus with the ability to dive-deep and live in the details with a fast-paced weekly execution cadence
- Ability to organize and coordinate activities and results across cross-functional teams
- Ability to coach and develop direct reports
- Ability to collaborate with and lead teams, including those in a remote environment, while demonstrating excellence, integrity, and respect
- Ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed organization
- Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels, both internally and externally
- Ability to be an agent of change in a rapidly changing environment
- Proven ability to analyze data to identify trends and drive innovation
- Sound judgement and decision-making skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Benefits
- Bonus
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
- Health savings account and flexible spending account
- Basic and voluntary life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
- Legal and identity theft coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Wellbeing program
- Discounted WGU tuition
- Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
- Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 12 weeks of parental leave
