Executive Director, Faculty Development

Executive Director of Faculty Development

The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.

The Executive Director of Faculty Development provides strategic leadership and support to advance faculty excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship. The Executive Director serves as a central resource and thought partner for faculty and program leadership at all career stages, offering development programs, individualized consultations, and institution-wide initiatives that support professional growth, effectiveness, and satisfaction.

The Executive Director engages actively with faculty, academic leadership, and other stakeholders across the university to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and scholarly engagement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Collaboration
• Leadership and Career Development
• Faculty Training and Professional Development
• Core Outcomes and Performance Expectations

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Travel Requirements

• Position may be required to travel up to 30%.

Position in Organization

Reports To: AVP, Innovation and Educational Technology

Positions Supervised: Sr. Learning and Development Specialists

Technical, Managerial, and People Skills Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Appropriate reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Doctorate in Education, or closely related degree.
• At least 10 years of higher education instructional experience, preferably at the graduate level (or closely related experience in training, mentoring or coaching may be considered).
• In-depth knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional approaches, and assessment techniques.
• Ability to transfer theory into practice, to reach a broad audience.
• Knowledge of educational practices within health sciences (clinical approaches, etc.).
• Knowledge of various accreditation requirements as it applies to faculty development expectations.
• At least 5 years of past faculty development experience (commensurate with management and/or trainer experience would be considered).
• Demonstrated experience with delivering training/instruction in a variety of formats (face-to-face, online, synchronous-remotely).
• Proficiency with technology; informed on industry trends; Aligned with current evidence.

Business Competencies

• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Engagement - Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• People Leadership - Leads by example when it comes to finding and developing talent, with a focus on talent acquisition strategies, setting performance targets that raises standards and development of high potential talent.