GCU
Faculty Program Manager - Canyon Center for Character Education
Phoenix, AZ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago
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About the role
- One of Arizona's leading institutions of higher learning.
- Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University.
- This role sees Christ-like character as the foundation of excellent teaching and transformative mentoring as faculty aim to cultivate practical wisdom in themselves and their students through the integration of faith, learning, and work.
Responsibilities
- Organize and lead faculty workshops that promote Christ-centered teaching, Christian character, and the power of practical wisdom within faculty life.
- Develop and implement onboarding for new faculty, embedding Christian character and virtue into the core commitments of GCU faculty.
- Collaborate with Faculty Training and Development (FT&D) in the development and delivery of workshops and resources aimed at virtue literacy, practical wisdom, and Christian character formation.
- Establish and support Communities of Practice across all colleges, organized by discipline, focused on GCU's One Foundation commitments, and informed by the CCCE's Christian character framework.
- Develop, implement, and refine faculty-facing CCCE training modules (asynchronous and synchronous) to ensure they are aimed at deepening mentoring skills, virtue literacy, and Christian character formation over time.
- Collect, develop, and curate discipline-specific resources and toolkits on Christian virtues and character formation for faculty.
- Lead and coordinate the rollout of the Christian Character Champion (C3) model across all colleges, emphasizing faith, hope, and love in C3 selection and training of this tiered faculty leadership and mentorship model.
- Support faculty in teaching and modeling Christian character aimed at virtue literacy, civil discourse, and transformative leadership.
- Manage grant expenditures for faculty-focused initiatives, projects, and resources.
- Lead and report on faculty formation outcomes and participation to CCCE leadership, using data and stories to demonstrate impact.
Requirements
- Attention to grant timelines and completion metrics required.
Nice to have
- Evident commitment to and understanding of the Christian worldview, Christ-like character, and the mission of GCU.
- Passion for Christ-centered formation and faculty growth.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication abilities.
- Must be able to successfully pass background checks.
Benefits
- Full benefits portfolio including tuition benefit
- Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
- Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
- Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
- We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
- Provide curriculum support for faculty and curriculum teams to ensure alignment with Christian character education, GCU's mission, and the Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work (IFLW).
- Master's degree required in education, theology, leadership, or related field) doctorate preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in higher education, academic program leadership, or faculty development.
- Demonstrated skill in curriculum design, adult learning, group facilitation, and cross-functional collaboration.
This listing is sourced directly from GCU's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.