The Director of Online MATS is responsible for the continued growth and success of the online MATS program. This role provides strategic direction and vision for the program and ensures synergy between functional departments to achieve program goals.

Duties and responsibilities

1.  (45%) Develop and implement strategies to grow the MATS program.

• Work closely with the Marketing and Admissions team to develop and execute a strategic plan to increase leads and new enrollment.
• Actively seek and participate in recruiting events.
• Build strategic relationships with churches, presbyteries, and other ministries to increase awareness, generate leads, and establish regional cohorts.

2. (40%) Oversee the operations of the MATS program in partnership with cross-functional department leaders. 

• Collaboratively set program goals and objectives.
• Develop business models to forecast program growth and profitability.
• Partner with the Learning Experience team to assess and improve the quality of courses and curriculum.
• Partner with the Student Success team to maintain high student satisfaction and retention levels.
• Collaborate with department leaders and the Finance team to set and monitor budgets. 
• Contribute to developing and implementing policies and procedures related to the MATS, including compliance with institutional, local, and national regulations.

3. (10%) Report progress and updates to leadership, the board, and other stakeholders.

4. (5%) Complete additional tasks or projects as assigned by the Senior Director or Senior Team.

Skills

• Demonstrated leadership, management, and organizational skills
• Proficiency in sales or marketing and project management
• Strong verbal (including public speaking) and written communication skills
• Ability to evaluate and balance competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated data-driven and creative problem-solving skills
• Skills in budget management, strategic planning, and program assessment
• Demonstrated use of technology and platforms to improve productivity
• Strong understanding of WTS mission and institution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
• Record of successful business leadership experience preferred
• Familiarity with the higher-education industry
• Deep appreciation for the seminary’s mission, theology, and instruction

Attributes

• Strategic and creative
• Entrepreneurial
• Vision-oriented
• Attentive to detail
• Strong in team collaboration and communication; elicits trust, confidence, and ambition in team members
• Flexible and adaptable; able to effectively navigate periods of transition and change
• Exhibits wisdom, care, kindness, and integrity in the workplace

Working conditions

• This job operates primarily in a professional office environment. This is a full time, exempt position. This job requires the ability to manage repeated tight deadlines, high stress, public-facing projects that demand attention to detail, and ability to work with many stakeholders on various projects.
• This job can be performed remotely, with visits to campus required approx. 4 times per year

Westminster Competencies

A successful employee will exemplify these competencies as they fulfill their duties and responsibilities:

Demeanor: Embodies the fruits of the Spirit in the office, interacts with people lovingly, joyfully, peacefully, patiently, kindly, faithfully, gently, and in a self-controlled manner.

Organization: Organizes their work in such a way that co-workers could find key resources/documents, and/or provide the tools necessary to succeed.

Communication - Equips supervisors and co-workers by communicating in a clear, kind, and timely manner

Initiative & Innovation - Identifies problems and/or solutions without being asked and consistently develops fresh perspectives, insights, and creative problem solving that help the team more efficiently and/or effectively achieve departmental and institutional goals.

Effectiveness & Dependability - Supervisors can trust you to produce timely, high quality, and generally error-free work with an appropriate amount of time and resources, that you fulfill your commitments, are on time to meetings, and provide advance notice of either delays or failures to meet goals.

Teamwork / Service - Clears the way for the success of others by providing support to their teammates in whatever way is needed;

Technical Proficiency - Effectively utilizes platforms and systems to help the team achieve institutional and departmental goals

Westminster Theological Seminary hires only personnel who belong to a Protestant evangelical church and subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy (belief) and orthopraxy (practice). Employees shall affirm their agreement with the historic, trinitarian Christian faith as expressed in the Apostles’ Creed. Otherwise, Westminster Theological Seminary is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, except as specifically allowed by federal and state law, and basing employment decisions on merit, qualifications and training. Westminster Theological Seminary does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion (except as religion is a bona fide occupational qualification), sex, national origin, age, disability or any other classification protected by law.

In accordance with the above paragraph, all employees are required to sign Westminster Theological Seminary's community life policy affirming their commitment to Christian belief and practice as described in the policy.