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Title Director of Rocky Mountain Campus
Campus: Rocky Mountain Campus (RMC)
Department: Academic Services
Reports To: VP of Academic Services (Dotted line to VP Student Services)
Exempt: Yes
Type: Regular full-time Admin w/ Faculty Status
Effective: September 2025
Summary: This position provides strategic academic and administrative leadership in an assigned region for Gateway Seminary.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The following duties are considered essential to the job. With or without reasonable accommodation, qualified individuals must have the ability to:

  • Recruit and retain students in the assigned region on a pathway to graduation.
  • Create in-person learning opportunities for students in the assigned region.
  • Recruit and train adjunct professors.
  • Create and manage teaching sites.
  • Coordinate the establishment of Advance centers.
  • Promote video access and online learning opportunities for students in the assigned region.
  • Cooperate in managing an integrated academic schedule to assure maximum enrollment across the Gateway system.
  • Teach a limited load of 6 hours of classroom instruction annually. Overload may be approved by the VP of Academic Services but limited to 4 hours annually.
  • Take on supervision of DMIN and/or course development projects as assigned.
  • Participate in academic programs, academic events, faculty meetings, and faculty governance.
  • Coordinate regional academic programs to insure compliance with and integration into the Seminary’s overall academic program.
  • Supervise support employees assigned to the region.
  • Meet annual goals for registered credit hours and tuition revenues for the assigned region.
  • Assist with fundraising and other development efforts in the assigned region.
  • Perform additional duties as required.
  • Job duties are not limited to the list shown above and may be revised from time to time as deemed appropriate by the Seminary.
Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages direct reports and coordinates assigned staff; responsible for their overall direction, coordination, and evaluation. Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the Seminary's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Core Values

The candidate must possess a strong commitment to the mission of Gateway Seminary, be an active member of a Southern Baptist Church, and possess a clear understanding of Baptist history, organization, polity, and culture.

Gateway Seminary is a confessional institution owned by the Southern Baptist Convention. While the seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders. Employees are expected to abide by the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, as well as our bylaws.

The person in this position must endorse the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 and lead the Seminary in accordance with and not contrary to that confessional document..
Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical: Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures.

Service: Manages difficult or emotional situations with reason; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.

Interpersonal Skills: Possesses high regard for the worth of others; able to effectively work within a team environment; manages difficult or emotional constituent situations; focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality.

Technical Skills: Understands non-profit accounting and finance; has a working knowledge of accreditation requirements in higher education; has strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex or diverse information; is able to draw upon intuition and experience to complement data.

Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Writes clearly and informatively; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents quantitative data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Strategic: Able to look beyond the immediate to envision the changes needed in meeting the needs of tomorrow; able to look beyond the way things have been done to see new approaches.

Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Promotes an atmosphere of constant improvement.

Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Facilitates group problem-solving efforts.

Management: Able to manage a diverse set of organizational functions and motivate the distinctly unique employee skill sets required in each.

Managing People: Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating, and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; availability to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products, and services; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.

Leadership: Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.

Professionalism: Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; maintains the highest integrity.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Strong commitment to the mission of Gateway Seminary, and be an active member of a Southern Baptist Church. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: D.Min. or Ph.D. in a theological-related field and/or church leadership; experience in pastoral ministry, experience in curriculum development, accreditation, program review, outcomes assessment, development and implementation of innovative academic programs, and budget management.

Language Skills: English is required. Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner. Ability to read and interpret academic documents such as customer guidelines and procedure information. Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organizations. Ability to communicate effectively and specifically to address problems with management. Ability to lead and influence people or groups of people toward the achievement of goals.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform advanced quantitative analysis and calculate key financial ratios. Able to read and assess published financial statements.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and regulations/laws furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form pertaining to the industry. Strong negotiation skills.

Computer Skills: Knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Microsoft Access Database; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word); must have an aptitude for learning and work with computer applications (Jenzabar).

Time Management Ability: Ability to consistently meet critical time deadlines in preparing financial reports, paying taxes, and managing cash flow.

Other Abilities and Skills: Must be available for travel.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, though moderate noise can occur at meetings and social events. It is a well-lighted, heated, and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

 

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