Director of Program Development - FinTech Grant

FSCJ is seeking a high-performing Director of Program Development to implement its Northeast Florida Financial Technology (FinTech) Initiative. Funded through a five-year, $3.67 million grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and in partnership with St. John’s River State College, the Northeast Florida FinTech Initiative will transform and elevate the region into a premier FinTech hub, built on a model of collaboration between education and industry. A primary objective of the FinTech Initiative is to develop and fully implement education programs and pathways that produce the professional talent required by industry partners.

The Director of Program Development provides overall supervision of the project including participant outcomes, industry engagement and sub-grantee relationship. The Director provides assistance to grant participant intake and registration process, recruitment, enrollment development and follows up with students to provide support services/job placement. The direction includes, but is not limited to, grants development and monitoring, instructional program development and management, curriculum development and collegewide oversight of programs and activities in which numerous instructional departments participate. The Director will manage $3.67 million grant budget and related reporting requirements. Additionally the Director of Program Development will supervise grant personnel including project coordinators, and lab managers.

At a minimum the selected candidate must have bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution supplemented by a minimum of five (5) years of related experience. Additionally the ideal candidate for this position will be an organized, results-oriented team player with experience in program development, student recruitment work placement; the ability to work effectively across College departments; and the capacity to be a strong representative of the FinTech Initiative with internal and external stakeholders.

Review of applications for this position will begin in November, 2020 and continue until a candidate is selected. Interested candidates must submit a Florida State College at Jacksonville online application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of submitting an online application. Please visit https://Jobs.FSCJ.edu to learn more about this position and to complete the required online application.