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Dean

Career Family: Executive Professional Level: Dean Executive
Career Family Job Summary: Jobs in this career family provide strategic leadership, decision-making, and operational oversight to ensure alignment with the institution's goals. These positions require exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to drive growth and innovation. Executive roles collaborate with school, college and unit-level leaders, shared governance and other stakeholders to develop and implement effective strategies.
Professional Level Job Summary: Deans are the principal administrative officers for a college or school. Deans serve as the presiding officer for faculty meetings and are responsible for the administration of the college. Deans provide leadership toward achievement of teaching, research, and service activities for the college or school. Deans are responsible for matters at the college or school level including but not limited to enforcement of admission requirements; the efficiency of departments and other divisions within the college or school; budgetary planning and allocation of resources; faculty assignments and work load recommendations on personnel actions; curriculum planning; academic advising accountability and reporting. [OFFICER]
Minimum Qualifications: Earned terminal degree in an area relevant to the academic programs 10 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications: Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: A strong record of scholarship, teaching and service in an academic environment. Ability to resolve conflict, Exceptional visionary and strategic thinking and leadership skills. Excellence in leading, evaluating, recruiting and analyzing. Demonstrated management and administrative ability. Effectiveness as a fundraiser, networker and strategic alliance-builder. Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion. Successful experience and/or strong potential for success building and/or enhancing strong programs of corporate sponsorships, funded research, and other mission-aligned revenue generation. Success in establishing mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external constituents such as, but not limited to, alumni, government, and accrediting bodies. Credibility with business and government leaders as a thought leader and innovator in industy practice and education. Excellent oral and written communication skills. The ability to build and work with teams up and across the organization and the ability to resolve conflict in a positive manner. Demonstrable accomplishments in working with faculty groups, senior campus leadership, and executive-level leadership personnel from government, business and industry, and not-for-profit communities as well as other internal and external constituencies. Experience with data driven decision making specific to enrollment and marketing. Ability to lead the development of strategies to increase enrollments, improve retention and enhance the student experience including internships and experiential learning activities.
Supervision Exercised: Yes
FLSA Status: Exempt
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