Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Hiring for Curriculum Manager at College Station, Texas Full Time

Job Title

Curriculum Manager

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

Department

Emergency Services Training Institute

Proposed Minimum Salary

$6,250.00 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

The Curriculum Manager will be responsible for day-to-day management and oversight of the curriculum development team, including distributing project assignments and working with ESTI’s operational program managers to establishing timelines and budgets for project completion. You will also conduct curriculum team meetings, provide weekly reporting on project progress, and oversee the course translation process. The position will maintain an operational understanding and expertise in all areas of curriculum design and development and serve as the division representative for both intellectual property issues and curriculum-related committee assignments. This position reports to the Program Director for Curriculum, Certification, and Evaluation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university (Equivalency: Will consider an Associate’s degree with seven years or a High School Diploma/GED with nine years of related experience in project management, curriculum development, and training to include at least two years of related supervisory experience).

• Five years of related experience in project management, curriculum development, and training including at least two years of related supervisory experience

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education Technology, Training Development, Instructional Design or closely related field

• Curriculum design and development experience including the use of applicable software programs

• Seven or more years of experience in Curriculum Development, Organizational Education, Instructional Technology, or a similar field., including responsibility for project management and operational budgets for face-to-face and online curriculum

• Three or more years of experience developing e-learning projects

• Experience designing curriculum for adult learners and developing e-learning curricula (e-publications, online courses, e-books etc.)

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing

• Extended use of a computer/keyboard, standard office equipment

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. of occasional boxes of printed materials and/or office supplies with assistance

• Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to develop, implement, and maintain program plans

• Ability to manage projects and staff within predetermined timelines and budgets

• Knowledge of applicable software utilized in curriculum development and excellent computer skills including spreadsheet and word processing software

• Knowledge of BLOOMS, instructional design models, adult learning principles, and graphic design

• Ability to work in office and design software programs including Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat Professional

• Excellent small group facilitation and team building skills

• Ability to transform strategic concepts into implementation

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone, TEAMs application

Notifications:

• This position is security-sensitive.

• This position may require up to 5% travel for project meetings or business development activities.

• This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

• This position regularly directs and evaluates the work of others.

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:

Manage day-to-day activities of the Curriculum Program – 50%:

• Plans, prioritizes, and assigns approved projects to curriculum personnel as needed

• Reviews status of projects on a weekly basis to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of projects/outcomes

• Works with Program Director to develop and maintain processes and work flows that will accomplish the variety of projects assigned to the curriculum group

• Develops and maintains project status summary reports and provide a weekly report to include budget information, estimated completion date and percentage complete

• Plans, coordinates, and executes curriculum projects with team members including subject matter experts, curriculum staff, training managers (POC), and instructors to ensure project goals are met

• Reports to Program Director when course development projects are delayed or stalled

• Ensures compliance with copyright laws and TEEX policies and procedures

• Ensures compliance with curriculum security requirements

• Ensures course translation projects are completed on time and on budget

• Collects and maintains appropriate data for future budgeting efforts

• Attends required subcommittee and development meetings

Fiscal Responsibility – 30%:

• Reviews time sheets, salary distribution for projects, travel, and invoices prior to submission

• Submits requests to open and close projects and tasks within appropriate time frames to Business Office

• Generates, reviews, and analyzes revenue and expense reports and provides summary briefings to the senior management team on a monthly basis

• Follows established inventory control guidelines

• Reports equipment needs to Program Director with justifications

• Manages expenses and allocated resources

Provide supervision to assigned staff -20%:

• Oversees work of curriculum staff to ensure content is current, objectives are covered, and activities follow adult learning principles

• Supervises curriculum personnel to ensure the status of development projects is documented in the project management system to include time, effort, and progress

• Ensures instructional design specialists, technical writers, and graphic designer develop courses to meet guidelines of Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) and TEEX

• Addresses employee concerns and complete personnel-related items (e.g., approvals, professional development, performance evaluation, disciplinary action)

Other Duties:

• Performs additional work duties as assigned

• As part of the TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/ HQ Department Head.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training and technical assistance. Last year, TEEX served more than 138,000 people from every U.S. state and territory and 131 countries worldwide.

Major TEEX programs include Fire and Emergency Services, Infrastructure and Safety, Law Enforcement and Protective Services and Business and Cyber Solutions . TEEX operates a comprehensive emergency preparedness campus with some of the world’s top training facilities, including the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Additionally, TEEX is home to state-of-the-art facilities for training in public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordnance. For cybersecurity training, TEEX has built a fully-mobile Cyber Training and Exercise Range that simulates cyberattacks, providing a hands-on experience not often seen in cyber exercises.

As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has also been a leader in homeland security training since 1998, providing federally funded homeland security training and exercises for communities across the nation.

Beyond training and technical assistance, the agency also sponsors two statewide response teams, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) and Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT). While TX-TF1, an elite urban search and rescue team, provides emergency response personnel and resources during disasters , TX-PWRT restores public utilities such as water, gas and electricity after disasters.

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

If you need assistance in applying for this job, please call (979) 458-6801 or email [email protected] .