Senior Vice President, Lindenwood Global

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JOB TITLE: Senior Vice President, Lindenwood Global

THE OPPORTUNITY
This is a unique and rare opportunity to create and build a Global Division from the ground up. Reporting to the President, the Senior Vice President of Lindenwood Global is the enterprise leader for the University’s burgeoning online and continuing education programming. This inaugural position has full authority and responsibility for envisioning and building the online business vertical. The selected candidate will be given wide latitude to build a transformative online and Global learning experience; he or she must explore the art of the possible and operationalize it to create the e-learning reality of the future. The Senior Vice President establishes all strategies, goals and direction for the department, provides leadership for all departmental colleagues, and builds and trains a best-in-class team.

Lindenwood’s vision for transformation is to create a nationally recognized online division that provides an intuitive, well-branded, online educational experience that adapts to student’s individual learning styles to maximize their personal, academic, and professional outcomes. Strategically, the SVP will create an online infrastructure to revolutionize how Lindenwood serves students, scales operations, expands academic reach, and drives toward the future.

This initiative has the support of all elements of the university and will be robustly designed, built and resourced.

LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC THINKING

• Must be a dynamic and visionary leader, a driver who turns ideas to action
• Quintessential motivator of people, teams, and colleagues across the enterprise
• Can seamlessly inspire others to change
• Supports the mission of the University and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence
• Collaborates with campus constituents to ensure budget compliance and develop creative solutions to maximize resources
• Thrives on identifying and overcoming challenges

UNIVERSITY MISSION

• Supports the mission of the university and serves as an ambassador of the Q2 culture of service excellence

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven business builder with significant and measurable accomplishments
• Proven thought-leader
• Ability and strong personal desire to make a mark on the future of higher education
• Master’s degree highly preferred
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in an executive leadership role
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in developing online and continuing education courses in higher education

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong leadership and collaborative skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of online learning and continuing education market and the opportunities they present within higher education
• Ability to build and motivate a team of professionals

RESPONSIBILITIES

• All elements of Lindenwood Global from first contact to graduation
• Builds the team, designs infrastructure and collaborates with academic schools and Enrollment Management to support exponential growth in the online and continuing education environment, both in net tuition revenue and enrollment
• Directs and initiates efforts to expand Online Learning and PACE programs for emerging populations and concurrently grows organic structure of Lindenwood Global
• Gains traction in the on-demand, micro-credential space by designing and marketing a customized micro-credential prototype with a corporate partner, as well as a prototype for direct-to-learner skills
• Establishes long- and short-terms goals for the department and confirms that standards are met; reviews and evaluates delivery of services to identify areas of improvement and verify goals are met
• Oversees recruitment efforts and graduation initiatives in online and continuing education; monitors and acts upon enrollment and retention data
• Creates a work environment that is mission and vision aligned
• Provides ongoing assessment, adapts to change and responds to higher education trends
• Analyzes assessment data to inform the development of online and continuing education goals, strategies, timelines and metrics that support the mission and strategic initiatives of the University; collaborates with academic leaders to foster online learning objectives
• Represents continuing and online education on various committees and working groups internal and external to the University
• Develops and carries out initiatives to improve student learning both in and beyond the classroom
• Oversees all Lindenwood Online and Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) functional areas, including instructional design; student experience and communications; and regional business outreach

COMPENSATION

Compensation will be competitive in base, generous in variable compensation, and commensurate with the experience level, credentials, and characteristics of the candidate. An outstanding benefits package will be included as part of a complete compensation package.

EFL Associates (https://eflassociates.cbiz.com), an executive search firm, is assisting Lindenwood University with its search for this important leadership position. All calls and inquiries should be made through the search firm. Nominations and applications will be held in strict confidence and candidates will remain confidential until the final stage of the search, at which time the express permission of finalists will be obtained before their candidacy is made public.

Application Process

STEP 1: Complete a brief online application (2-3 minutes): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LindenwoodVPGlobal

STEP 2: Submit your letter of interest and rsum or curriculum vitae:

• Send in PDF format please
• Send to ApplyHigherEd@eflassociates.com
• Email subject line should read Lindenwood SVP Global Application

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. The University complies with appropriate federal, state, and local laws and provides equal employment opportunities and access to educational programs without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to all qualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated to providing a positive discrimination-free educational work environment.