Skip to main content

This job has expired

Assistant Dean for Administration and Resource Management

Employer
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Location
Wilmington, NC

View more

Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Posting Details

Posting Details

Position TitleAssistant Dean for Administration and Resource ManagementExternal Link to Postinghttp://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/15444DepartmentCHHS - Dean's Office - 31500Vacancy NumberE388Position Number1479Location of WorkplaceMain UNCW CampusBrief Summary of Work for this Position

The Assistant Dean for Administration and Resource Management serves as the chief financial and human resources officer for the college, and is a member of the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) leadership team responsible for assuming a lead coordinating role for strategic, capital, non-capital, and financial planning for the CHHS. The Assistant Dean is responsible for planning and oversight of the college resources and for ensuring that planning is based on an analytics approach – working with college administrators to analyze relevant data and develop short and long range financial and staffing models for strategic planning and decision-making. The Assistant Dean also collaborates with college administrators in short-term and long-term space and facility planning. In addition, this position supervises and manages the Business Service Team, which provides comprehensive resource management (personnel, financial, facilities) and business services support to the college and its functional units. This position reports to the Dean of the CHHS.

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree in business or public administration, finance, data management, or a related field with at least three years of managerial experience in higher education OR a bachelor’s degree with at least seven years of progressively responsible experience in higher education financial administration and planning OR an equivalent combination of experience and education from which comparable skills and knowledge have been achieved

List the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential functions of the position

Required skills:
•Ability to lead and supervise the college’s business services staff through two-way communication and a team-based approach
•Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate technical material to a variety of audiences orally and in writing
•Understanding of university resource needs
•Understanding of university funding models
•Ability to understand and utilize modeling and analytic techniques to develop financial and enrollment projections
•Experience with financial and data-management software and the ability to learn new systems as they are implemented by the campus

Preferred formal education, professional skills and work experience

• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of the organizational structure of a university
• Familiarity with budget processes and policies in the University of North Carolina System
• Familiarity with Banner Finance and Banner HR reporting systems
• Demonstrated experience of effectively working in a matrix organization
• Five years’ experience with EHRA and SHRA position management

Primary purpose of the division, department, and/or grant

The overarching goal of the College of Health & Human Services (CHHS) is to help individuals, families and communities live healthier, more prosperous and more productive lives. CHHS strives to accomplish this goal through excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. To achieve this excellence, the faculty and staff are committed to responsible stewardship of the resources allocated to the CHHS. The CHHS has a permanent operating budget of $22M, over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and approximately 175 permanent employees organized in the following units: (1) the Office of the Dean (2) the School of Nursing, (3) the School of Social Work, (4) the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, (5) Academic and Administrative Support Teams (Shared Services Teams for Business, Student Success, Academic Operations, Marketing and Communications, Advancement, and Research/Innovation Support), and (6) Centers (Center for Healthy Communities and Center for Clinical Research Workforce Development). These units and its programs and faculty are currently housed in four buildings on the UNCW campus: McNeill Hall, Trask Coliseum, Hanover Hall, and the Nixon Annex. By fall 2020, UNCW’s newest academic facility – Veteran’s Hall – will open and serve as a 5th location for the College of Health and Human Services.

College/School Information

The College of Health and Human Services was created in July 2010 to provide UNCW with a new mechanism to link and focus its health-related research, professional continuing education, and health knowledge dissemination and application. In the formative stage of development, the CHHS is currently home to three professional schools: School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work. The College seeks to be nationally recognized for its inter-professional and collaborative approach to enhancing the health and quality of life of individuals, families, and communities in southeastern North Carolina and beyond. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leadership team that values interprofessional collaboration, community engagement and impact, and implementation science. The faculty, staff and students of the CHHS are committed to the pursuit of excellence and seek a leader that can facilitate continued positive momentum that has been developed over a proud history at UNCW.

University Information

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to learning through the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. Guided by our Strategic Plan, the university is committed to nurturing a campus culture that reflects its values of diversity and globalization, ethics and integrity, and excellence and innovation. A public institution with nearly 17,000 students, the university is focused on supporting and enhancing the student-centered learning experience that has been a hallmark since its founding in 1947. UNCW offers an array of programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels, and doctoral programs in marine biology, educational leadership, psychology and nursing practice. UNCW is one of the 17 institutions that make up the UNC System.

EEO Statement

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents – except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.

Applicant InstructionsMonths Per Year12 MonthsPosition TypePermanentAnticipated Ending Date if Time-Limited PositionsJob Posting Date08/26/2019Priority Consideration Date09/26/2019Priority Consideration Information

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by the Priority Date; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Address application documents toApplicant DocumentsRequired Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. List of 3 Professional References
  4. Combined Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
Optional Documents
    Posting Specific Questions

    Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

      Organization

      Read our Diversity Profile

      Our Mission 

      The University of North Carolina Wilmington is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its superb faculty and staff and consistently recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking. 

      UNCW, a public institution with nearly 16,000 students, offers an array of high-quality programs at the baccalaureate and graduate levels as well as doctoral programs in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology. UNCW also offers a number of distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated R.N.-to-B.S.N. program and an Executive MBA program, taught exclusively online and specifically structured for working professionals. The university operates extension sites in several regional counties.

      UNCW is recognized nationally as a military-friendly university and works closely with Coastal Carolina Community College, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River to offer programs designed for military personnel and their families. UNCW is committed to providing resources to military-affiliated students transitioning into the university. The Office of Military Affairs coordinates a comprehensive program of support services for military-affiliated students and advocates for student veterans, active-duty personnel and dependents.

      The university takes a leadership role in the long-term growth of the region. UNCW actively supports economic development through advanced biotech research at its CREST Research Park and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which works to identify and nurture high-growth, low-impact companies in southeastern North Carolina.

      Learn more about UNCW at www.uncw.edu.

      Student Profile

      Total enrollment 15,740
      *2016 fall semester reporting as of October  2016

      Undergraduate 13,914       

      Graduate 1,826

      UNCW is dedicated to offering a community rich in diversity and inclusion, global perspectives and enriching the quality of life through scholarly community engagement. The university has formed numerous partnerships that provide students with internships, volunteer opportunities and research experiences.

      As a long-time member of the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll and recipient of the Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, UNCW is deeply committed to civic engagement. The university offers service-learning courses and philanthropic opportunities to faculty, staff and students.

      Faculty Profile

      UNCW employs 1,041 faculty (2016 fall semester reporting as of October 2016) in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the Cameron School of Business, the Center for Marine Science, the Graduate School, Randall Library and the Watson College of Education. A majority of faculty hold doctoral or other terminal degrees. 

      Learn more at www.uncw.edu/oira/data.html.

       

      UNCW Earns Top Rankings

      The Princeton Review
      The University of North Carolina Wilmington is a featured school on The Princeton Review’s list of “Best Southeastern Colleges 2017.”

      U.S. News & World Report
      UNCW has consistently had a prominent presence on the U.S. News list. The university is ranked 6th among public universities and 16th overall in the publication’s list of “Best Regional Universities in the South for 2017.”

      Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
      UNCW has been named a “Best College Value for 2017” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, ranking in the top 100 public universities.

      Fiske Guide to Colleges
      UNCW was selected for inclusion in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017, which highlights the nation’s “best and most interesting” colleges and universities.

      Military Times
      UNCW ranks 58th on a national list of “Best for Vets: Colleges 2017” by Military Times, an independent publication for members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. Among North Carolina colleges and universities, UNCW placed 3rd amid veteran-friendly colleges and universities.

      More information is available at www.uncw.edu/rankings.

      Diversity and Inclusion

      In the pursuit of excellence, the University of North Carolina Wilmington actively fosters, encourages and promotes inclusiveness, mutual respect, acceptance and open-mindedness among students, faculty, staff and the broader community. Diversity is an educational benefit that enhances the academic experience and fosters a free exchange of ideas from multiple perspectives.

      UNCW has been recognized for impressive gains in graduation rates nationally among four-year public universities from The Education Trust, having significantly improved six-year graduation rates among underrepresented minorities and reduced the gap between white and minority students over the past decade. That progress occurred even as average graduation rates improved for all students. 

      More information on our university-wide diversity efforts and support can be found at www.uncw.edu/diversity.

       

      Employment

      UNCW is committed to and will provide equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, gender, gender identity, sex (such as marital status or pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status or relationship to other university constituents, except where sex, age or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for state-funded employee benefit programs.

      For more information, visit www.uncw.edu/hr.

      Get job alerts

      Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.

      Create alert