Curriculum Management Director

4 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa 2U Full time

At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission - to eliminate the back row in education - and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world's leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings - from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.

**What We're Looking For**:
The Curriculum Management Director is the primary Learning team liaison and relationship owner with external academic partner leadership for an assigned portfolio of curricula and learning products across 2U's university and industry partners. Initially, the Curriculum Management Director's portfolio will comprise UK-based programmes; assignments may change to meet evolving business needs and the portfolio may include non-UK partners as well.

The Curriculum Management Director oversees a portfolio of programs/products through each stage of the life cycle, ensuring each curriculum and/or product is developed according to defined requirements. They lead curricular planning and investment management for each program/product, as well as data-driven evaluation and continuous improvement efforts, providing strategic direction and support for the partner, the program, and the curriculum/product, in alignment with 2U business priorities and target investment. They may also engage in leading early curricular planning with prospective partners during the pre-contract phase.

To do so successfully will require the ability to
- Establish new and grow existing relationships with external academic partner leadership, Learning teams, 2U Program Leadership team, and other internal stakeholders
- Influence members of Learning team to deliver high quality curriculum and products on budget, on time, and meeting all product/program requirements
- Understand budgets, financial data, forecasting; implement financial management processes and tools, as needed
- Thrive in an atmosphere of continuous change, while focusing on priorities, and constantly driving toward solutions
- Demonstrate sound judgment and be comfortable with independent decision-making;
- Manage multiple competing priorities
- Collaborate effectively with other members of the Curriculum Management team as needed to achieve goals

**Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To**:
1. Curriculum Planning & Investment Management
- Ensure adherence to target budget for contracted curriculum build; communicate curriculum budgets and course level profiles/ targets to internal Learning teams.
- Track budgets using monthly financial data. Identify and escalate risks to target investment; recommend and drive implementation of solutions to remediate, as needed.
- Gather, define, and disseminate curricular requirements (accreditation, regulatory, institutional, program-specific.) Effectively communicate and brief-in requirements to Learning teams to ensure all courses are developed to the highest standard of quality and meet agreed-upon requirements.
- For new products/programs, in partnership with external academic program leadership, develop and oversee plan for initial curriculum build considering all factors such as paths of study, faculty availability, etc.
- Develop annual strategic curricular plans for each assigned program to support business objectives, meet program priorities, and drive improvements within established investment parameters.
- Maintain quality of curriculum to meet program requirements and student needs via data-driven revisions and product enhancements.
- Prioritize, scope, and submit requests for ongoing course revisions and product enhancements in alignment with investment guidance, partner needs, product requirements, and business strategy.
- Provide known and projected course development & continuous improvement work to inform Learning teams' resourcing.
- Ensure accurate program and course data is entered and maintained in internal systems; maintain clear and precise records of program requirements, curriculum structure, course information, school leadership and faculty details.
- Contribute program-specific curricular knowledge to support existing partner growth and development of new products that repurpose existing content.
- As assigned, lead pre-contract curricular planning; gather requirements to inform budget and define critical pathway to product launch.

2. External and Internal Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain successful relationships with external academic leadership for assigned portfolio, through regular, clear communication of expectations, progress, and swift issue resolution - through all stages of the partnership.
- Collaborate with external leadership and Learning Strategy to define curriculum brand identity.
- Influence alignment between academic leadership and their designated faculty
- Develop and m

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