Program director Jobs in Slave Lake, AB

Additional Information:

For over 50 years, the Northern Lakes College vision has been to increase accessibility to educational opportunities. With 25 locations across northern Alberta, program sites throughout Alberta, and a unique Supported Distance Learning model, students can access quality educational opportunities without leaving their community. Students can study from the comforts of home, work, on the road, or from one of the many College locations. Northern Lakes College offers a variety of university transfer, diploma, and certificate programs, including Academic Upgrading, Business & Administrative Studies, Health & Human Service Careers, Pre-Employment & Apprenticeship Trades, Resource Technology, University Studies, and Continuing Education & Corporate Training certificates and courses. The college supports and promotes professional development and wellness opportunities and provides employees with an attractive benefits plan and competitive salaries. The College service region offers numerous recreational activities for the entire family to enjoy!

Northern Lakes College has the following temporary position available:

Chair, Business, and Continuing Education & Corporate Training
Salary: $100,024 to $129,026 per year
Location: Slave Lake
May 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Qualifications:

• Master of business, education, adult education, educational leadership, or related (Completed or in-progress)
• A minimum of three (3) years working in a directly related position
• A clean vulnerable sector criminal record check prior to commencement
• A valid Class 5 driver’s license
• A combination of education, training, and experience may be considered

Assets:

• Five (5) years of post-secondary work experience
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience
• Three (3) years working and living in a northern, rural community, or experience with diverse cultures and ethnic groups

Nature and Scope of Work:

Reporting to the Dean, Academic, Business and Regional Stewardship. The Chair is responsible for providing academic, administrative, and entrepreneurial leadership for Business Programs and Continuing Education & Corporate Training (CE&CT). The incumbent oversees the supervision, administration, and operation of both areas. The Chair is the academic and administrative leader of both departments and serves as a representative of the Dean. The chair guides and supports faculty and staff in carrying out the mission of teaching and other professional activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Major Job Function

• Academic leadership, quality assurance and growth of Business Programs (credit programs)
• Strategic growth, development, and management of CE&CT, which delivers non‑credit courses and programming (CE&CT is the revenue/profit generating department of the College)
• Program planning, curriculum oversight, partnerships, and financial management for all areas of the portfolio
• Identifying new program opportunities and responding to changing industry, employer, and community needs

Supervision and Leadership

• Act as a role model for collegiality, collaboration, integrity, and professionalism across the organization
• Oversight and direction on day-to-day operations for both the Business department and CE&CT
• Development and implementation of department goals, scheduling, and future projects

Program Planning

• Seek out and develop new program opportunities and/or areas for growth.
• Researching labour market, building business cases, providing logistics for delivery options, and implementation/supervision of program deliveries

Budgeting

• Prepare and manage budgets for Business and CE&CT areas
• Present draft budgets at budget planning meetings
• Chair is responsible for supporting the CE&CT team in meeting annual revenue/profit targets

Faculty/Staff Development

• Plan, support, and provide professional development opportunities
• Preparation of staffing requests, develop position descriptions, chair interview panels, and assist with hiring staff
• Ongoing assessment of each individual staff member within the unit
• Manage the Performance Appraisal Cycle for employees within the unit
• Listen and communicate effectively with faculty and staff
• Select and retain outstanding faculty and staff
• Provide overall leadership and direction to department/program faculty
• Identify staff and faculty for awards

Internal/External Liaison and Relationship Building

• Assist the Dean and other internal stakeholders to build relationships with industries and businesses, agencies, communities, and organizations including bands, settlements, and Community Education Committee (CEC)
• Build awareness of the College, its programs in both Business and CE&CT, as well as create opportunities for new training and partnerships
• Duties may also include participating on various boards and working groups within and outside of the College
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Knowledge:

• Use of Instructional Technologies (synchronous and asynchronous) delivery
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of academic program delivery within a college setting

Excellent communication skills

• Program, curriculum, and proposal writing
• Active listening and accurate interpretation of messages
• Oral, written, and visual communications and presentations

Excellent Interpersonal Relations

• Leading and facilitating teams
• Affecting decisions through influence, corporation and consensus
• Resolving conflicts through negotiation and conciliation

Contacts (Internal and External):

• College faculty and staff
• College department personnel including External Relations, Finance, IT, Human Resources, and
• students
• Representatives from business, industry, and school jurisdictions
• Representatives from bands, settlements, and communities
• CE&CT contractors and corporate clients

Successful candidates must provide College or University transcripts and a clean Criminal Record Check to Human Resources prior to commencement.

Note: Northern Lakes College thanks all applicants for their interest in employment; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

• ​Competitive salaries
• Vacation time ranging from three to eight weeks
• Excellent health and dental benefits
• Life and disability insurance
• Pension plans with employer contributions​
• Comprehensive employee and family assistance program
• Professional development opportunities