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The University of Texas at El Paso · 1 day ago

Director of Learning and Continuous Improvement

El Paso, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. The Director of Learning and Continuous Improvement is responsible for shaping and executing strategies that foster a culture of continuous learning, operational excellence, and process optimization, ensuring that employees have the skills, tools, and mindset to drive sustainable growth and innovation.

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement a vision for continuous improvement and learning initiatives aligned with organizational goals

Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and other improvement methodologies to enhance efficiency and reduce waste

Integrate learning and development strategies into improvement efforts to build organizational capability and learning pathways

Design and oversee programs that support leadership development, technical training, and employee development

Develop learning pathways, building skills capabilities and leadership pipelines

Partners across campus create scalable, engaging, and outcome-based learning and development programs that accelerate performance and drive succession planning

Establish continuous learning pathways that support ongoing skills growth, and career progression

Facilitate workshops and training sessions

Promote a culture of lifelong learning and knowledge sharing

Define and track KPI’s for learning and continuous improvement initiatives in the areas of training completion, knowledge retention, project impact, process efficiency, and engagement and adoption

Regularly report progress and recommended adjustments

Partner with senior leadership to align improvement and learning strategies with strategic initiatives

Mentor managers and teams in problem-solving and change management

Benchmark best practices and incorporate innovative approaches to learning and improvement

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Lean Six SigmaOrganizational DevelopmentLearning StrategyLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementAdult Learning PrinciplesProject ManagementCoaching SkillsCommunication SkillsStrategic Thinking