Regional Sites Manager, Louisville, KY Education Center

Position Summary:

The Regional Sites Manager plays a vital role in the operations and growth of the Kentucky regional sites of Indiana Wesleyan University. IWU has buildings in Louisville, Lexington, and Florence. The successful candidate will possess skills related to the supervision of personnel, customer service, sales, building management, team building, and negotiation. He/she serves as the Conference Services Manager for the Kentucky Region. Assumes primary responsibility for property management of the Louisville building and staffing for daily campus operations. Supervises the Regional Operational staff. Assists Regional faculty and staff to successfully complete their duties and responsibilities, as assigned. Represents the Regional Dean or Director and provides direction to faculty, staff, and students in his/her absence. Promotes a positive image of the University through networking, relationship-building, and attending events in the community.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to the Director of Education & Talent Development

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the Director by keeping her/him informed of daily of activities, problems, emergencies in assigned areas of responsibility. Candidate must possess strong communication skills.

• Represents the University in a positive manner to administrators, faculty, staff, students, conference guests, visitors, and the neighboring community through Christian conduct, behavior, and presentation on and off campus.

• Collaborates with the Director, Academic Affairs, Admissions, Faculty Recruiting, Off-Campus Library Services, Spirit Care, and Student Services to promote student satisfaction, success, and retention.

• Responsible for marketing, booking/scheduling, overseeing conferencing logistics, preparing invoices, handling receipt of payments, and following-up on collection of payments.

• Sets-up, takes-down, manages daily operations, and provides excellent customer service for Conference Services clients (e.g. tables, chairs, A/V equipment, catering services).

• Negotiates contracts and coordinates all necessary maintenance and operations functions for the Region. Assists the Director in preparing and managing the operational budgets for the Region and maintains the Conference Services budget.

• Assists the Director by gathering information for Student affairs (e.g., Petitions, Classroom Issues and Academic Appeals).

• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

• Ability to work collaboratively with administrators, faculty, staff members, and university students to “build bridges” between other departments in the Region and at the Marion Campus.
• Possesses superior English Language skills, including verbal and written communications, to communicate effectively in writing and one-on-one with RD, administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, and vendors.
• Excellent organizational and program planning skills, including budget planning, bookkeeping and budget management.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Possesses a high level of reasoning ability, such as problem solving, interpreting instructions and data, and dealing with unknown variables.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church, Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Indiana Wesleyan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer