College of New Caledonia Looking for Project Planner at Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada Full Time

Specific Duties

Duties

In cooperation with community partners and College staff, this position is responsible for developing, planning, implementing, administering and evaluating a variety of project offerings at CNC . This is a position whose decisions and actions have significant impact on the operations of the Division and the College, as accountability is to external as well as internal partners. This position is directly responsible for generating sufficient new projects at the College to justify the workload and, in certain divisions, responsible for the complete recovery of all related project and administrative costs. Duties may include:

• identify and investigate adult training and education opportunities, determine activities the College will pursue;
• write proposals, negotiate proposals with funding partners and College partners;
• develop project budgets, negotiate budgets with funding partners;
• establish comprehensive marketing and advertising processes;
• handle a variety of special assignments independently;
• ensure the financial viability of all projects, taking into account all direct and indirect costs;
• assess industry and community training and education needs;
• research industry standards and requirements;
• research labour market data;
• Document project and course objectives and appropriate content, with the required community, faculty and administrative support and resources;
• Perform prescribed tasks of faculty/staff recruitment, training, development and maintenance processes, such as identifying potential faculty through community and faculty processes and consultation, working with community/faculty to identify preferred qualifications, making arrangements with faculty for offered positions; ensuring faculty are informed about divisional administrative processes relevant to their educational activities;
• Assess industry and community training and educational needs, with appropriate community expertise, faculty and administrative supports to determine detailed course objectives, processes and outcomes;
• Communicate with community partners, instructors and students regarding project and course changes such as dates, times, locations, promotional activities, budgets, cancellation policies and decisions and other administrative issues arising;
• initiate and facilitate collaborative group work in the community and the College, often with groups where no previous relationship exists, and where the reputation of the College’s work is at stake;
• write briefing notes and make recommendations on research topics;
• attend internal and external meetings, communicate with internal and external partners, advise internal and external partners on vision, direction and opportunities as well as internal and external policies and procedures affecting the work;
• be part of a team actively engaged in contributing to and accomplishing the vision, mission, and goals of the College and in supporting the aspirations and needs of our learners and communities.
• promote a positive work atmosphere and communicating in a professional manner that demonstrates mutual respect with students and colleagues.
• other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Skills & Qualifications

• degree in adult education, or degree or diploma in another field and additional education in adult education, or equivalent combination of training and experience;
• 3 – 5 years experience in adult education and training coordination;
• excellent oral and written communication skills, written skills must be demonstrated;
• demonstrated understanding of adult education philosophy;
• proven ability to facilitate collaborative group work;
• demonstrated ability to effectively manage all resources for project completion;
• proven experience working with industry / business / community partners in education/training;
• working knowledge of training needs assessment processes and development;
• working knowledge of labour market research and research processes;
• working knowledge of industry, business and community resources;
• working knowledge of relevant funding agencies;
• excellent skills in problem-solving, including the ability to resolve a variety of unusual conditions using both analytical skills and the development of new information on the problem situation;
• proven ability to exercise organizational and routine supervisory skills;
• ability to work with continuous interruptions and to coordinate activities within the work of the unit;
• ability to work independently and meet extremely demanding work schedules and deadlines;
• ability to motivate others to maintain quality services in a constantly changing environment;
• proven ability to maintain positive working relationships (internally and externally) in an extremely demanding environment, to work with tact and diplomacy, and to be persuasive about the abilities of the College to meet community and industry needs;
• proven skills in investigation and research;
• understanding of marketing processes;
• utilization of appropriate technological resources;
• must have a valid driver’s license.