Associate Director of the Neeley Professional Development Center
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 26, 2024
Job Summary:
The Associate Director of the Neeley Professional Development Center plays a pivotal role in providing students a professional lens to view their experiences and in promoting the principles of accountability, commitment, and ownership. In this role you will make a direct impact by developing and implementing an onboarding experience that provides incoming Neeley students with a path to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to establish the foundation as a professional-in-training during their first and second year. You will work alongside a high functioning team who utilize a continuous improvement process and will contribute to collaborative efforts within the larger Neeley Student Success Services (NSSS) team.
Duties & Essential Job Functions:
1. Design, develop, and implement a Neeley student onboarding experience and identify associated milestones by collaborating with NSSS departments, faculty and staff, and other stakeholders to identify the professional knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for student success during their first few semesters.
2. Monitor student progress and establish a rewards and recognition structure that will motivate and encourage students to reach established milestones.
3. Integrate technology to streamline the onboarding process and enable students to have ownership of completing the onboarding experience.
4. Demonstrate professionalism in all activities where the PDC is being represented, showcasing expertise in facilitating and delivering presentations in and out of the classroom.
5. Ensures consistency of program delivery by supervising, coaching, and developing student coaches supporting Neeley Premium Credentials enabling them to perform roles effectively.
6. Improves professional skills of Neeley School students by designing training materials to mitigate potential skill gaps, facilitating training sessions, performing strategic reviews of student resumes and cover letters to ensure student value is effectively communicated in both documents, and by providing mock case and targeted interviews.
7. Collaborate with the NSSS team to determine required resource availability for successful student onboarding.
8. Support core services of the PDC by facilitating workshops provided to all students, participating in orientation sessions for incoming students, representing the PDC at Neeley related functions, and accepting student and team appointments for presentation coaching and individual and team development.
9. Maintain current knowledge of professional development trends taking place within corporate organizations and refine existing resources and services to reflect the current environment.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree
• 4 years of experience developing and implementing training and learning programs and assessing outcomes
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Master's degree
• 7+ years of experience in a role having organizational leadership responsibilities
Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
• None
Preferred Licensure, Certification, and/or Specialized Training:
• Certification or training in professional assessments pertaining to personality and emotional intelligence Certification or training in project management
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Knowledge of organizational culture
• Knowledge of best practices in learner engagement
• Knowledge of talent development
• Knowledge of interpersonal and group dynamics
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance
• Knowledge of individual differences in personality
• Knowledge of training design methodologies
• Skill in project management
• Skill in change management
• Skill in Microsoft Office
• Skill in interpersonal relationships
• Skill in communication and influence
• Skill in facilitation and presentation delivery
• Ability to apply active listening techniques and use empathy to create a safe environment for students to share information related to professional performance concerns
• Ability to manage large scale projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt to the needs of a growing student population
• Ability to establish collaborative working relationships with diverse individuals and groups (students, faculty, academic administrators and business executives)
• Ability to provide constructive feedback assertively and respectfully to students
• Ability to provide developmental coaching to individuals and teams
• Ability to hold students accountable for following through on identified development needs
TCU Core Competencies:
University Core Competencies definitions may be found on the Human Resources website and in the staff performance management system.
Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):
• Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
• Able to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
• Lifting and moving objects and equipment up to 10 lbs.
Work Environment:
• Work is indoors and active with student interactions, standing while facilitating, and is subject to schedule changes and/or variable work hours.
• This role is an on campus, in-person position.
• There are no harmful environmental conditions present for this job.
• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.
AA/EEO Statement:
As an AA/EEO employer, TCU recruits, hires, and promotes qualified persons in all job classifications without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnic origin, disability, genetic information, covered veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
The Associate Director of the Neeley Professional Development Center plays a pivotal role in providing students a professional lens to view their experiences and in promoting the principles of accountability, commitment, and ownership. In this role you will make a direct impact by developing and implementing an onboarding experience that provides incoming Neeley students with a path to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to establish the foundation as a professional-in-training during their first and second year. You will work alongside a high functioning team who utilize a continuous improvement process and will contribute to collaborative efforts within the larger Neeley Student Success Services (NSSS) team.
Duties & Essential Job Functions:
1. Design, develop, and implement a Neeley student onboarding experience and identify associated milestones by collaborating with NSSS departments, faculty and staff, and other stakeholders to identify the professional knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for student success during their first few semesters.
2. Monitor student progress and establish a rewards and recognition structure that will motivate and encourage students to reach established milestones.
3. Integrate technology to streamline the onboarding process and enable students to have ownership of completing the onboarding experience.
4. Demonstrate professionalism in all activities where the PDC is being represented, showcasing expertise in facilitating and delivering presentations in and out of the classroom.
5. Ensures consistency of program delivery by supervising, coaching, and developing student coaches supporting Neeley Premium Credentials enabling them to perform roles effectively.
6. Improves professional skills of Neeley School students by designing training materials to mitigate potential skill gaps, facilitating training sessions, performing strategic reviews of student resumes and cover letters to ensure student value is effectively communicated in both documents, and by providing mock case and targeted interviews.
7. Collaborate with the NSSS team to determine required resource availability for successful student onboarding.
8. Support core services of the PDC by facilitating workshops provided to all students, participating in orientation sessions for incoming students, representing the PDC at Neeley related functions, and accepting student and team appointments for presentation coaching and individual and team development.
9. Maintain current knowledge of professional development trends taking place within corporate organizations and refine existing resources and services to reflect the current environment.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Education & Experience:
• Bachelor's degree
• 4 years of experience developing and implementing training and learning programs and assessing outcomes
Preferred Education & Experience:
• Master's degree
• 7+ years of experience in a role having organizational leadership responsibilities
Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:
• None
Preferred Licensure, Certification, and/or Specialized Training:
• Certification or training in professional assessments pertaining to personality and emotional intelligence Certification or training in project management
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Knowledge of organizational culture
• Knowledge of best practices in learner engagement
• Knowledge of talent development
• Knowledge of interpersonal and group dynamics
• Knowledge of human behavior and performance
• Knowledge of individual differences in personality
• Knowledge of training design methodologies
• Skill in project management
• Skill in change management
• Skill in Microsoft Office
• Skill in interpersonal relationships
• Skill in communication and influence
• Skill in facilitation and presentation delivery
• Ability to apply active listening techniques and use empathy to create a safe environment for students to share information related to professional performance concerns
• Ability to manage large scale projects and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt to the needs of a growing student population
• Ability to establish collaborative working relationships with diverse individuals and groups (students, faculty, academic administrators and business executives)
• Ability to provide constructive feedback assertively and respectfully to students
• Ability to provide developmental coaching to individuals and teams
• Ability to hold students accountable for following through on identified development needs
TCU Core Competencies:
University Core Competencies definitions may be found on the Human Resources website and in the staff performance management system.
Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):
• Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
• Able to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
• Lifting and moving objects and equipment up to 10 lbs.
Work Environment:
• Work is indoors and active with student interactions, standing while facilitating, and is subject to schedule changes and/or variable work hours.
• This role is an on campus, in-person position.
• There are no harmful environmental conditions present for this job.
• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.
AA/EEO Statement:
As an AA/EEO employer, TCU recruits, hires, and promotes qualified persons in all job classifications without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnic origin, disability, genetic information, covered veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
