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Director of Online Instruction and Statewide Delivery
Virginia’s Community CollegesFairfax County, Northern VA Community College, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Jul 2026
💰 $125,000/yr($95,000/yr – $125,000/yr)
About the role
Posting Summary
Working Title
Director of Online Instruction and Statewide Delivery
Role Title
12 month - Administrative - In
Role Code
01123-FP
FLSA
Exempt
Pay Band
00
Position Number
280FA032
Agency
Northern VA Community College
Agency/Division
NV280-Exec VP Academic & Student Svs
Work Location
Fairfax County - 059
Hiring Range
Hiring range is $95,000 to $125,000. Starting salary will be commensurate based on experience, education, and other qualifications appropriately related to the position and will fall within the specified hiring range.
Emergency/Essential Personnel
No
EEO Category
1-Officials and Administrators
Full Time or Part Time
Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-
No
Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?
Work Schedule
Work schedule is Monday – Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional weekends and evenings.
Sensitive Position
No
Job Description
General Description:
This position is responsible for leadership of the faculty services and support unit of the college’s online unit, NOVA Online. Manage faculty scheduling and workload, orientation and training for new online faculty, evaluation of faculty performance, and quality assurance. Oversee statewide delivery of NOVA Online courses through Shared Services Distance Learning (SSDL) as well as Phase II delivery of courses between VCCS partner colleges.
*This position is not eligible for telework.*
Duties and Tasks:
- Supervise development and revision of highly complex schedule of classes for online unit.
- Supervise enrollment management activities to ensure achievement of enrollment targets.
- Interact extensively with faculty, deans, and provosts regarding faculty scheduling and workload.
- Supervise process for assessing faculty readiness for teaching online, orienting and training faculty to teach online, and first-year mentoring experiences for new online faculty.
- Evaluate faculty performance through annual class observations of 700+ faculty and provide detailed input to deans and other faculty supervisors.
- Partnering with Director of Student Services, respond to student complaints about online courses and faculty and intervene as necessary.
- Develop and implement robust quality assurance process in partnership with instructional design team to systematically assess and improve quality of online instruction from design and facilitation perspectives.
- Serve in key leadership role for NOVA Online. Represent NOVA Online through publishing and presenting at national conferences.
- Oversee Shared Services Distance Learning (SSDL) program.
- Work with Liaisons, Deans and Vice Presidents from 22 VCCS Partner colleges to ensure quality delivery of NOL courses.
- Approve new courses for Phase II sharing between partner colleges.
- Assist senior administrators with access to faculty credentials for accreditation purposes.
- Train new liaisons and oversee all administration of SSDL courses including SIS coding, coding errors, billing, and communication with Liaisons.
- Oversee correct merging of students into courses and assist with any issues that may arise. Maintain annual MOUs between colleges and manage stipends for Liaisons.
- Ensure quality instruction through a variety of activities including management of an award for faculty excellence and other ways of showcasing excellent teaching; supporting ongoing professional development opportunities for online faculty; addressing problems with faculty performance; creating and implementing systems to routinely monitor quality of online instruction proactively; virtually conduct online classroom visits and review student evaluation data and act on findings.
- Make regular requests from employees for updates and input on college decisions and share feedback with supervisors for inclusion in the NOVA Brief.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required QualificationsKSAs:
- Creativity, vision, dedication to data-driven decision-making, and outstanding attention to detail.
- Commitment to continual improvement and ability to tactfully and supportively guide faculty and staff in examining performance data and making needed improvements.
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