Assistant Director of Professional Development and Open Enrollment Programs

Job Posting Title: Assistant Director of Professional Development and Open Enrollment Programs ---- Hiring Department: Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Sep 18, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes About The University of Texas at Austin What starts here changes the world.

The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, ranks among the 40 best universities in the world with top national programs across 19 colleges and schools. By creating educational opportunities for all and leading cutting-edge research at scale, the University fosters positive social change, technological advancement, and economic progress showing the world that change really does start here.

An organizational priority is to successfully make UT the world’s highest-impact public research university, unleashing knowledge, opportunity and innovation from the heart of Texas. Learn more about UT’s mission and values , and leadership . About The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the nation’s premier public policy schools.

As Texas’ top-ranked policy school for over five decades, the LBJ School provides unmatched opportunities for students to engage with policymakers, industry leaders and innovators in Austin and beyond. The school is committed to improving the quality of public service in the United States and abroad at all levels of governance and civic engagement. Our goals are to prepare students and professionals for leadership positions in public service, produce interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of complex societal problems and create solutions, promote effective public policy and management practice and foster civic engagement on issues of public concern.

Committed to advancing the quality of public service, the LBJ School continues to drive education, research and civic engagement at all levels of governance. About the Governor’s Center for Management Development (GCMD) The mission of the GCMD is to improve organizational effectiveness through the development of leaders and organizations in state agencies and institutes of higher education. We believe it is critical to define the skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviors needed by managers and leaders to achieve excellence.

We are dedicated to developing and delivering educational courses and services that will assist leaders and organizations in striving for that excellence. Purpose The Assistant Director of Professional Development and Open Enrollment Programs is responsible for the instructional quality, operational effectiveness, financial performance, and strategic and sustainable growth of the organization's open-enrollment professional development portfolio of the Governor’s Center for Management Development (GCMD).

Responsibilities Open Enrollment Program Strategy and Portfolio Management Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the open-enrollment professional development portfolio. Research workforce, management, leadership, and professional development trends to identify opportunities for new training programs and develop recommendations for the redesign, or discontinuation of programs based on organizational priorities, participant needs, enrollment trends, and program quality.

Review curriculum and program operations and recommend policies, procedures, and process improvements that strengthen program effectiveness, consistency, and participant experience. Curriculum Design, Development, and Continuous Improvement Design and develop engaging, relevant, and practical professional development programs for individual contributors, supervisors, managers, and executives. Monitor participant feedback, program evaluations, learning outcomes, enrollment information