Job Summary:

The Program Manager reports to the Academic Dean, Stand-Alone Programs and leads the overall development, administration, and quality assurance of Micro-credential programming.

The Program Manager will be accountable to the effectiveness of their program, including continuous improvements in academic quality, program health and growth, and will play a critical role in developing and responding to the needs and demands of their program. The Program Manager will support program development, ensuring that the program is grounded in Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing, providing unique educational experiences and enhancing the strength of FNTI learners.

The Program Manager will work towards and supports FNTI’s strategic priorities while adhering to the Values, Mission, and Vision.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development of program(s), including but not limited to, providing expertise on program and course design, curriculum content, teaching strategies, learning activities, assessment methods, and instructional innovations
• Maintain contemporary knowledge of changing regulations and guidelines that affect course/program offerings and advise the Dean of any implications of these changes.
• Support the development of strategic enrolment management processes for assigned programs
• Responsible for ongoing program review and any revisions required
• Responsible for ensuring that quality assurance standards are being implemented as directed by the Dean and/or the Senior VP, Academic
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure pathways and laddering of FNTI programs
• Ensure the integration of appropriate and effective learning technologies across face-to-face, virtual and hybrid learning course design
• Review and evaluate curriculum innovations to recommend instructional and assessment strategies that reflect Indigenous Knowledge, cultures and pedagogies
• Contribute to the development and implementation of faculty and FNTI policies and procedures as they relate to teaching and learning, program administration
• Work as part of a team to promote research-informed and evidence-based teaching and learning through FNTI programming
• Provide leadership to program Teaching Team, inclusive of Faculty, Cultural Advisors, Student Success Facilitators, and Integrated Experiential Learning staff, as required
• Makes recommendations with regard to resource planning: learner supports; human resources; financial; facilities (IT, space, and instructional capital) and, in particular, with regard to appropriate staffing required
• Support program team and stakeholders, including program advisor, faculty/instructors, curriculum writers, Program Advisory Circle members, external reviewers, etc.
• Prepare program development and accreditation materials.
• Prepare program budget for current and out-year planning.
• Coordinate the development and review of program procedures, polices and guidelines to establish and maintain safe classroom environments
• Provide leadership in curriculum development, renewal and the adoption of Universal Design Principles
• Support regular feedback surveys from students, administration and faculty to ensure continuous program improvement and advance the results in annual plans to support the strategic goals of FNTI and continuous improvement and accountability of the FNTI employee team
• Coordinate resources and supports for Program Advisory Circle, program curriculum developers, instructors, experiential learning staff, etc.
• Provide student information, advisement and referral
• Develop and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships