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Director of the Center for Life Long Learning at DTU

jobbeskrivelse:

• Challenging future ahead

Technology and access to revolutionary new knowledge is rapidly changing the world and accelerating the need for a workforce transformation. In response, companies and employees around the world must prioritize and address reskilling and upskilling in an entirely new way.

Center for Life Long Learning at DTU

DTU has committed to an ambitious plan to develop and expand professional education for the whole university - through the launch of DTU's new Center for Life Long Learning on 1 February 2019. The new Center is a strategic priority and will be DTU's united platform for all forms of part-time or continuing education for graduates and members of the public who wish to up-skill or re-qualify at a later point in their career. It will employ continuing education to showcase DTU's technologies and know-how to the public - and reach out to industry and the rest of the world, inviting them to DTU.

A once in a lifetime opportunity

The new director of Center for Life Long Learning will report directly to DTU's Dean of Graduate Studies and International Affairs, and will be directly responsible for 20 employees within the Center and the development of continuing educational programs in collaboration with all of DTU'sacademic and teaching staff.

The challenging overall tasks of the new director will be:

• Developing and implementing the Center strategy - from the creation of a 'cutting edge' market profile to the tuning of the organizational setup.
• Sourcing of the external funding required to support the ambitious growth plan.
• Creating the business critical internal collaboration with other centers, institutes and key people - and making strong strategic relations with other universities, authorities, interest groups and companies.
• Managing the employees at the Center for Life Long Learning- defining clear ambitions and goals, shaping a unifying culture, creating meaningful workflows, as well as ensuring individual motivation and development.

Entrepreneur and business minded

We seek an individual with sufficient seniority and experience to contribute to the development tasks - both on a strategic and operational level. The following characteristics would fit the optimal candidate:

• senior management experience in the development of new strategic business in established companies - either through having been responsible for such development or as a manager of an established organization undergoing such change.
• ability to understand a university and the unique mechanisms on how the organization as a whole and the individuals works.
• sublime networker, with theexperience to interact with top management of foundations, organizations, companies, universities and authorities.

We expect you to be a senior manager from industry - and you are now seeking new meaning by being a part of something big in a large and complex organization. You are preferably a member of a company board or are used to working closely with high levels of industry management. You have well documented experience in developing new business. Alternatively you are an experienced and entrepreneurial top manager from universities or similar education entities, who wants to create something completely new and contribute to positioning DTU at the forefront of professional education.

What we offer in return

We offer you the possibility to set your own agenda, be the founding Director, and make a lasting fingerprint on the future of DTU's Center for Life Long learning.

DTU offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation and public sector services for the benefit of the society. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, therefore skills development is an integral part of our organization. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.

In recent years, DTU has been working concertedly to professionalize management. The DTU Leadership Role is based on four cornerstones: academic management, resource management, Performance-enhancing HR management and strategic management. Moreover, self-management and DTU's values constitute the central parameters for these four disciplines. To find out more about DTU's Leadership Role, see the website. http://emagstudio.win.dtu.dk/E-books/DTU/Folder_med_snipper_UK_web/#/1/

Salary and terms of employment

The appointment will be based on qualifications and the collective agreement of the Danish Professional Associations (AC) and guideline 'Cirkulære om institutledere og dekaner ved universiteterne'.

Application and contact information

DTU welcomes applications for the position as Director of the Center for Life Long Learning at DTU.

Please apply and upload your application and CV incl. publication list here: https://hartmanns.dk/da/jobs/director-center-life-long-learning-dtu

Please submit your online application no later than 20 December 2018.

Hartmanns A/S will assist DTU with carrying out the recruitment process.

For any inquiries, please contact Business Consultant Manager in Hartmanns, Jens Hein on mobile +45 4121 1315 or jens.hein (at) hartmanns.dk

As Hartmanns A/S is responsible for the full recruitment process, all inquiries should be directed to this contact.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion, or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Center for Life Long Learning will be launched the First of February 2019 and will develop the market for continuing education offered by DTU. Academic staff working with the Center will be from DTU's Departments, and carefully chosen external experts. The Center will be a market oriented one-stop-shop for all DTU's continuing educational activities. It will provide support for academic staff wishing to use the Center, in the form of market development, advertising, customer relations, and business advice. It will offer attractive continuing education packages, responding to societal needs.

DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and scientific advice. Our staff of 6,000 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society, and our 11,200 students are being educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university collaborating globally with business, industry, government and public agencies.

Website: http://www.dtu.dk http://www.dtu.dk/


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