Director, Continuing Education

**Director, Continuing Education**:
Vancouver Island University is a diverse educational institution focused on access and dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning, service and research. Vancouver Island University fosters student success, strong community connections, and provides innovative programs that meet the evolving needs of students and professionals.
- Employment Group
- ADMIN
- Position Number
- 01103
- Division
- Cowichan Campus
- Department
- Cowichan Campus Administration
- Campus
- Location
- Multiple Locations, British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Appointment Type
- regular full-time
- FTE
- 1.00
- Workload
- 35 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm.
- Pay Level
- Excluded Pay Band 14: Minimum salary is $136,141 and maximum salary is $154,706.
- Starting Salary
- Normal salary placement at the time of hire is $136,141 (prorated if part-time). This position is eligible for annual performance-based salary increases.
- Appointment Start Date
- 06-Jan-2026
- Additional Information
- Applicant Documents
- CV/Resume, Cover Letter, Qualifications, Name and contact information of recent supervisors willing to provide a reference
- Posted Date
- 30-Oct-2025
- Closing Date
- 19-Nov-2025
- Job Reference
- 2817

**Duties**:
We are seeking an experienced visionary leader to serve as the Director of Continuing Education. This role is responsible for the strategic development, administration, and expansion of non-credit, professional development, micro-credentials, and lifelong learning courses and programs at the institution. Reporting to the Campus Administrator, Cowichan, the Director will collaborate with faculty and staff, industry leaders, and community partners to create high-quality and accessible learning opportunities for diverse audiences.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Leadership and Strategy**

- Develop and implement a strategic vision for Continuing Education aligned with the University’s mission, values, goals, and priorities and in collaboration with other key stakeholders across the University.
- Understand the unique needs of VIU’s regional campuses and their surrounding areas to build and develop innovative and relevant opportunities that serve these communities.
- Represent the Continuing Education unit on several institutional committees and contribute to broader initiatives that ensure services are complementary and communication is robust and transparent.
- Advocate for Continuing Education to the university community and external stakeholders.
- Develop and implement systems, policies and processes to create standardization and consistency across the Continuing Education unit.
- Demonstrate cultural competency and acumen to ensure diverse perspectives are embedded across the unit’s activities.

**Budget and Resource Allocation**

- Use entrepreneurial strategies to find opportunities to offer programming that will recover program costs and generate revenue for the institution.
- Create annual budgets and multi-year financial plans based on projected enrolment, tuition revenues and expenditures to meet targets, operating margins and program deliverables.
- Conduct ongoing financial analyses, including monitoring actuals, establishing and comparing benchmarks and performance indicators, and conducting on-going resource and cost-benefit analysis.
- Ensure the sustainability of lifelong learning courses/programs through budget management, financial planning, and revenue generation strategies (e.g. course registration, partnerships, subscription services, licensing agreements, external sponsorship, etc.)

**Program Planning and Oversight**

- Play a leadership role in the development of appropriate infrastructure, registration and fee collection systems, resources and staffing to support program delivery, expansion and revenue generation.
- Conduct regular market research and needs assessments to identify emerging industry trends to create relevant and innovative learning opportunities.
- Oversee the design, delivery, and evaluation of professional development, certificate and lifelong learning courses and programs using a data-driven, evidence-based approach.
- Ensure compliance with university policies and accreditation standards.
- Supervise and support a dynamic team to review, develop and deliver high-quality continuing education programming, while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
- Lead marketing and outreach efforts through a variety of platforms to promote continuing education programs and attract learners.
- Modify programming, staffing, materials and financial resources to support strategic priorities and changing stakeholder needs.
- Foster and maintain partnerships with businesses, professional associations, government agencies, advisory committees, Indigenous partners and community organizations to develop and enhance program offerings.
- Maintain and update resources on prior learning recognition and other specialty areas of assessment ap