Lead Workforce Skills and Curriculum Architecht

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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Manages the development and maintenance of assigned skills collections.

Advises and participates in the preparation of materials for stakeholder partners.

Consults on the implementation of skills for the development of relevant competencies and credentials.

Communicates workforce and skill data with a variety of stakeholders.

Develop and maintain relationships across the organization.

Contributes to the creation or acquisition of tools to scaffold create organize tag visualize and store skills collections.

Participates in the development of processes workflows methodologies and strategies for the creation review refinement tracking sharing and use of skills collections within the assigned focus area.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
At WGU skills-based hiring is a core value of our organization because we believe that it is the most effective way to identify and hire the best candidates. By focusing on the skills and abilities that are most important for the job we find candidates that are the best fit for the position. This helps to ensure that our employees are successful in their roles and contribute to the success of our company.
Collaboration

Problem solve with individuals of varying skills expertise and responsibilities.
Initiate collaboration with inter-professional teams implementing innovative strategies that improve outcomes.
Data Analysis

Discuss data and data findings with other individuals.
Determine trends and changes in the use of resources and services using data analysis.

Detail Oriented

Complete work tasks thoroughly and accurately.
Adhere to detailed procedures.
Spreadsheets

Leverage spreadsheets in organizing data.
Complete spreadsheet tasks related to structured business practices and applications.
Data Presentation

Design reports summarizing business financial or economic data.
Generate reports summarizing business financial or economic data.
Research

Determine patterns and trends based on research.
Conduct primary and secondary research for decision making.
Communications

Create trust and rapport with others.
Communicate timely effectively and appropriately.
Listen to other opinions with intention of understanding.
Critical Thinking

Synthesize findings of large data sets.
Gather relevant facts to form a judgement.
Data Literacy

Use data to support decision making.
Use spreadsheets and databases to analyze data.

Innovation

Create new ways to perform daily tasks that improve efficiency.
Collaborate with other stakeholders to share innovative ideas.
Identify existing connections among ideas or solutions.

CompetenciesOrganizational or Student Impact

Leads program/course initiatives to improve Key Results.
Contribute to initiatives at the university college or cluster level.

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Resolves problems that require broad-based consideration of variables at the program/course level.
Work is situational and highly complex and difficulties faced require detailed information gathering and analysis at the program/course.
Acts as a technical advisor and may assist in completing tasks to achieve team deliverables.

Communication & Influence

Communicates and collaborates with fellow faculty members within and across disciplines and practice.
Drives feedback and continuous improvement recommendations to discipline/practice leadership.
Attends professional conferences and association meetings focused on the faculty members discipline or practice area and engaged in discourse with fellow attendees.
May contribute to WGU and college brand development.

Leadership & Talent Management

Considered program course or practice leader.
A source of advice mentoring and counsel within the applicable discipline or practice.
Leads program course or practice learning and quality initiatives within area of specialty.
Models best practices within specialty areas use insights to guide other discipline or practice members and produce measurable results.
Establish coverage within and between teams to meet service level agreements.
Implements workflows and optimizes team resources.
Model sound change management practices.

Job Qualifications
The qualifications listed below will be considered secondarily to a candidates skills. Degrees certifications portfolios or work samples that demonstrate skill proficiency. Experience that has allowed for skill development and mastery that is related to this role. Experience or desire to learn how to work with labor market data. Experience or desire to learn how to work with workforce development. Experience or desire to learn how to work with skills and skills-based learning design.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in a relevant field (e.g. Education Instructional Design Learning Sciences Workforce Development Data Analytics Information Science or related discipline) or equivalent combination of education and demonstrated professional experience; all applicable licenses or certifications required.
• 3 years of relevant professional experience designing implementing and evaluating projects processes or practices with measurable outcomes such as curriculum initiatives workforce programs skills frameworks or learning systems.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research and analysis including synthesizing complex information into clear actionable insights to support program or curriculum design.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and data analysis tools to analyze and interpret datasets for decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with academic research and operational stakeholders.
• Comfort using data-driven approaches to inform curriculum competency or program design decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with labor market data (e.g. Lightcast Burning Glass or similar sources) to inform curriculum skills or workforce alignment.
• Experience with skills-based learning design competency frameworks or skills taxonomy/ontology development.
• Experience in workforce development employer-aligned education or translating workforce needs into educational programs.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools or languages (e.g. Python SQL SPARQL) for analysis or research purposes.
• Experience with competency-based education (CBE) workforce training program development or applied learning models.
• Background in applied research institutional research learning analytics or academic program evaluation.

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Disclaimer: This Job Description has been designed to indicate the general nature essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It does not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications that are required of the employee to do this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a contract of employment and the University may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20% including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences visits to company locations and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.