Head - Sales - Online Learning Platform

JD for the position of Director - Online Education

Designation: Director

Experience: 15 years and above in a University/ Institute of repute responsible for E-learning platform.

Qualification: Preferably from Media and Arts/Cinema/ Communication.

Salary: Best in the industry. However, it shall be governed by market and industry norms.

Objective: To develop and manage the sales of Online Education Products creatively to maximise market share, overall customer satisfaction and other strategic objectives of the business.

- This is a key position which reports to the Top Management. The incumbent shall coordinate with colleagues in University/Institute to develop a strategic approach to technology-enhanced learning.

- The post-holder will provide support for the enhancement of learning and the student experience through the facilitation of innovation, creativity and knowledge transfer with regard to e-learning.

- S/he shall be overall in charge for the setting up, executing and implementing the E-learning platform for the university/institute and shall be responsible for:

- Top Line and Bottom Line

- Sales and Marketing (ATL, BTL, Digital Marketing)

- Manpower planning and Budgeting

- Coordinating with Concerned authorities.

- Academic and Administrative control

- Learning Management System Administration

Business Plan of the Online SBU

- Creative courses (media) ranging from Certificate to Degree

- 100k users in 2 years increasing to 1 million in the first 5 years

- Currently 200k inquires for off-line courses each year which can be converted

- Year 1 target to have 50 courses online increasing to 300+ in 5 years- time

Other Key Responsibilities:

- Work within the broad ambit of the University Learning and Teaching Strategy to inform decision-making about strategically positioning technology-enhanced learning.

- Understand the strategy regarding teaching and learning, including requirements of programmes and units, guide use of technology

- Promote, develop and evaluate the impact of technology enhanced learning on the student learning experience.

- Advise new programme development

- Liaise with other Faculties of the University to be proactive and collaborative in supporting the development of improved technology-based learning.

- Proactively source funding opportunities.

- Contribute specialist e-learning skills and knowledge to technology-enhanced learning projects, to meet l objectives.

- Take a lead role in University /Institution wide e-learning projects including identifying and evaluating e-tools, new approaches to e-learning and emerging notions of embedding e-learning in the academic context.

- Identify and promote local and national examples of enhancement innovations of relevance to the School.

- Liaise with colleagues from the Computing Services, Web Services, Library and other academic departments to ensure an integrated approach to the University's/institutes e-learning practice.

- Provide one-to-one and group support for academics seeking to develop e-learning approaches in teaching and to support research.

- Design web, multimedia and print support material on aspects of e-learning.

- Design support for students in using e-learning tools for effective study.

- Develop and deliver e-learning aspects of the University's central staff development programme (including workshops and seminars).

- Quality Assurance and Enhancement of Course Curriculum and Delivery Models.

- Implementing Educational Technologies, proctored examination and assessment system

- Academic Information System In-charge