Program Manager

**Company Biography**:
Located on the beautiful homeland that is the traditional territory of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa First Nations, for over 50 years, Lambton College has been a ground-breaking institution. Lambton College is a national leader in applied research, teaching methodologies, experiential learning opportunities and future-facing educational innovations. With 13,000+ students from 20 countries around the world, two main campuses in Sarnia, Ontario, and a growing roster of more than 90 diploma, certificate and degree programs, Lambton College offers students flexible learning options with a broad range of programs and courses that incorporate elements of classroom, mobile, hybrid and accelerated educational alternatives.
Lambton College ranks #1 in Ontario and #2 in Canada for Research in 2020 in addition to maintaining a ranking within the top 3 Colleges for Research for five straight years.
At Lambton College, we’re proud of where we have been, but more importantly, where we are going, together. With Caring and Vitality as two of our core values at Lambton College, you know you’ll be joining a team of passionate and fun colleagues.

**Specific Accountabilities**:
Responsible for the planning and delivery of School of Technology and Trades Programs and Training.
- Identifies, develops and evaluates the courses/programs the School of Technology and Trades.
- Develops and maintains curriculum working to ensure that indigenization, principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and sustainability are incorporated into programing.
- Conducts current needs analysis and reviews educational trends and assists in grant writing and proposals for new funding opportunities
- Assess and make recommendations to support the delivery of the programs such as facilities, equipment and services
- Assess and work with Health and Safety to ensure safety is embedded into programing and a safe environment is provided in the School.
- Develop and maintain online course/micro credential offerings.
- Liaise with other divisions such as Continuing Education, Research and the Innovation Institute for collaborative projects.
- Student relations activity including advising/responding to potential students regarding course selections and pre-requisites
- Create/develop opportunities for revenue generation
- Maintains a high level of performance through recruiting, selecting, training, developing and evaluating staff and adjunct faculty.
- Participates in the establishment of enrollment targets and continually monitors budget data for identified training programs.
- Works with Dean/Chair in developing program costing for new initiatives both long and short term

Accountable for arranging a variety of marketing and partnership efforts such as:

- Identifies and implements strategies to promote individual programs and courses
- Develop a framework to review programs and curriculums through an equity lens
- Identifies new target markets for special programming the development of new technologies
- Ensures that the departmental budget is used effectively by optimal use of human, fiscal and physical resources; plans and controls budgetary operations particularly with respect to adjunct faculty.

**About the Position**:
The Program Manager is a full time Administrative staff position reporting to the Dean of Technology and Trades, working 35 hours per week.

The Program Manager, is accountable for identifying, developing, marketing, staffing and evaluating a number of courses, programs and services offered by School of Technology and Trades. The Manager is responsible for the effective operation and delivery of the courses/programs within the School of Technology and Trades and for assisting with proposals for externally funded initiatives.

**Qualifications**:

- A four year Degree in a related field required
- Masters Degree in a related field and/or Bachelors of Education or Masters of Education is an asset
- 5 years experience in an Academic setting required

**Closing Statement**:
Lambton College is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free selection process. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the interview coordinator of accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.