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Whether you are an educator, administrator, or staff professional, your work at M State will directly support students as they shape their futures and will strengthen the communities we serve.\nWith four welcoming campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead, and Wadena, M State combines big-college opportunities with a small-college feel, offering nationally accredited programs, flexible learning options, and a deeply student-focused culture.\nWhy Work at M State?\nAt M State, we are all in on student success.\nOur work is guided by shared values of:\nIntegrity - As dedicated professionals, we act with purpose in everything we do. We are sincere and honest in our relationships and communications, and hold ourselves accountable to doing the right thing even when no one is watching.\nInclusion - We welcome, respect and accept people for who they are and celebrate the power of our collective differences in creating and shaping more robust, energized communities.\nInnovation - Through the power of our four campuses, strategic partnerships and creative problem-solving, we enhance communities. We incorporate technology to improve student experience, and we see continuous improvement as a constant.\nTogether, these values support our vision: A success story for every student.\nPosition Overview\nM State is accepting applications for a Director of Workforce Development Solutions. This position is located on the Moorhead campus.\nThis position exists to provide leadership and management of workforce training and continuing education. The Manager position involves discretion and involvement in the implementation of college policy. The Manager position promotes a positive environment and supervises the staff and functions of the workforce training and continuing education department of M State. Supervisory responsibility includes assigning and controlling flow of work, managing procedures, training employees, hiring and disciplinary actions and performance evaluations. This position serves on the M State Management Team. All employees of M State are responsible for promoting a culture that supports diversity and inclusion in all forms as well as providing excellent customer service continuously to all internal and external contacts.\nThe values that guide our work include: access and opportunity, equity, inclusion and belonging, cultural competence, cultural responsive pedagogy & service, and community engagement. Our educational environments are culturally relevant, responsive, and innovative to the students we serve. Our students are assets, we affirm their identities and lived experiences, and provide spaces that are emotionally safe and reflect who students are.\nCustomer Service.\nOn a daily basis, live the mission, vision and values of M State to ensure a positive experience for all students and stakeholders. Service to M State students and stakeholders is a core component of the position and work responsibilities.\nLead the strategic planning of workforce training and development. This includes providing operational management of workforce training and continuing education part-time, weekend, evening and off-campus training, and apprenticeship programs, promoting, enhancing and maintaining all functions and assignments, and implementing policies and procedures that fulfill the philosophy, mission and goals of the College.\nUtilize project management skills to initiate, plan, execute, control and complete the work of individual and team projects. \nMonitor, evaluate, modify, add or delete courses.\nSupervise workforce training and continuing education scheduling, registration and records of attendance and progress.\nSupervise and manage off-campus delivery sites in addition to the main campus.\nProvide leadership in maintaining current records to provide accurate information for local, state and federal reporting.\nSupervise and work with faculty and customized training representatives to keep specialized curricula adapted to the needs of area business, industry partners.\nEncourage faculty or trainers in the use of alternative teaching methods and deliveries.\nObserve college safety rules, regulations, and policies to keep division compliant.\nSupervise the evaluation and review of workforce training programs.\nBe responsible for formulating and continuing education programs (through advertising, brochures, catalogs and special mailings.)\nDevelop and maintain a comprehensive marketing and business plan for the workforce training and continuing education division.\nCoordinate the preparation of material relating to workforce training and continuing education offerings for all publications.\nExercise supervisory authority so that applicable labor agreements and plans are equitably administered, and employees will effectively perform assigned job duties to achieve annual objectives.\nAssess the qualifications of candidates and hire employees to perform job duties to achieve section objectives.\nAssign employees to work units to meet program objectives.\nEvaluate employee performance, rewards or disciplines employees and promote, suspend, discharge or change their status according to their performance.\nAssign job duties, train and direct employees in the execution of job responsibilities to achieve annual work plan objectives.\nMediate and adjust grievances of employees according to the requirements of the appropriate contract or plan.\nDirect the writing of employee position descriptions and approves the establishment of assigned work tasks.\nAdminister applicable labor contracts and/or plans fairly and equitably and in accordance with statewide employer policy.\nPerform all supervisory tasks in accordance with established equal opportunity/Affirmative Action, non-harassment, and employee safety policies and procedures.\nCreate and maintain business relationships that can be handed over to the team to increase training sales and revenue.\nAdminister the Workforce Training and Continuing Education budget.\nPlan and monitor expenditures to ensure that spending is within the approved budget.\nSeek alternative funding sources (i.e. grants and donations).\nDirect staff to maintain accurate equipment/supply inventory records to maximize security and efficient utilization of that equipment/inventory.\nGrow revenue for the division.\nPerform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the department and maintain the reputation of the organization as a viable business partner. Frequent travel required, mostly in the M State region during working hours.\nServe on the College Management Team.\nChampion efforts for continuous quality improvement.\nParticipate in federal, state and local associations that influence college trends and resources.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nMinimum Qualifications\nFour years of experience in training or training management, sales, sales management, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. A master of business administration degree, organizational leadership, training and development, higher education administration, or related may be substituted for 18 months of experience; a bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, organizational leadership, human resources, training and development, or related may be substituted for 12 months of experience; an associate’s degree in business management, business administration, human resources, marketing, management, or related may be substituted for 6 months of experience\nExperience supervising staff or providing lead work direction\nManagement skills sufficient to manage multiple projects simultaneously, create clear and attainable objectives, build requirements, oversee the cost, time and scope of projects, manage constraints, and communicate progress and end results\nStrong ability to cultivate/manage relationships and engage a range of stakeholders\nAbility to accurately manage budgets, forecast needs, allocate dollars to budget categories and monitor expenditures\nEffective written and verbal communication skills\nValid driver's license\nPreferred Qualifications\nMinimum of three years of experience with staff management and supervision including hiring, work assignments, professional development, performance evaluations, and coaching;\nExperience designing, developing, and delivering training that engages learners and achieve learning objectives.\nWork Shift (Hours / Days of work)\n40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.\nApplication Procedure\nThe vacancy is posted online open until filled with application review to begin the week of September 28, 2026. To apply, submit a letter of interest, resume, three professional references, and any applicable transcripts. Internal applicants need to apply through the Jobs Hub in Workday.\nNOTICE: The college regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship. The successful candidate under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.\nSalary\nThis is the correct salary range for this position, disregard the full range listed by this website: $38.83 - $55.93 per hour or $81,077-$116,782 annually.\nQuestions About the Position? Contact Heidi Balgaard, M State’s Staff Recruiter, at \nAbout\nM State is a regional student-focused institution that is poised for a strong future. It is the sixth-largest outstate college in the Minnesota State system and the largest two-year college in Greater Minnesota, serving more than 10,500 students in credit and non-credit courses each year. M State offers big-college resources and a small-college feel on our four welcoming campuses and in our many online courses and programs. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to the values of integrity, inclusion and innovation, and that dedication is reflected in our programs and in the support we offer to our students.\nMinnesota State is an equal opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States.\nInquiries about Title IX can be directed to the college’s Title IX Coordinator and/or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights. The Title IX office is located on Moorhead’s campus, but it travels and serves all 4 campuses.\nElise Sturdivant\nVice President of Student Affairs and Title IX Coordinator\n1900 28th Ave S\nMoorhead, MN 56560\n(218) 299.6853 |  | \nIf you need accommodations to take part in the application process, please contact Human Resources at (218) 736-1512. 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