Sch of Nursing-440100

Academic Administration

10/04/2021

Yes

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Dean

Executive

01000720

NF0005283

Full-Time Permanent

40

06/01/2022

The Dean of the UNC School of Nursing reports to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Appointments are reviewed every five years. The Dean plays a key leadership role in advancing the mission*, operations and service of the School, with complete responsibility for personnel, general administration and management, budget, academic and development functions.
Key Priorities:
- Set strategic direction for the School based on an assessment of strengths and needs relative to the university’s priorities and the unique roles that UNC-Chapel Hill assumes within the state university system;
- Develop a clear identity for the School;
- Recruit, retain and engage the best faculty members, enhance their career development, and empower them to participate in school governance;
- Promote quality, innovation, and scholarship in nursing education and practice arenas;
- Play a key role in raising funds for a development campaign;
- Increase research activities and grow the school’s externally-funded research portfolio, and prominence within the nursing science community;
- Prepare for accreditation;
- Ensure sound financial and operational management;
- Facilitate collaboration with other university schools/units, clinical entities, UNC Health Care, and community-based agencies to foster interprofessional education, research, clinical, community outreach, and other School priorities.

Specific Responsibilities:
Executive Leadership
- Provide leadership for strategic planning;
- Provide leadership in the development, implementation and review of academic, administrative, and governance policies and procedures in all major areas of operation;
- Provide leadership, instructions, guidance and/or counsel to School faculty members, staff and administrators, resolving problems at the School level;
- Provide leadership in establishing the School’s objectives and develop and manage all resources essential to the achievement of these objectives;
- Interpret and implement university policies at the School level.

Academic Oversight
- Recruit and retain top faculty members who will achieve high standards of excellence and will enhance the cultural and ethnic diversity of the School and University;
- Evaluate faculty members for appointment, tenure and promotion, in accordance with the School’s appointments, promotion and tenure committees;
- Provide leadership and oversight to academic programs. Encourage, review and support continuous improvement of programs and curriculum;
- Evaluate and approve all curricular changes, advising functions and student recruitment and retention actions and initiatives;
- Promote and provide oversight to research programs and grants;
- Plan and report research activities.

Financial Management
- Oversee the financial management of the School;
- Develop, monitor and advise sub-units on budgets and fiscal management;
- Allocate current expenses, capital equipment and personnel budgets;
- Manage School-wide resource acquisition and utilization.

External Relations
- Serve as the primary advocate and spokesperson for the School;
- Lead and direct School outreach activities, including serving as a principal representative of the School in relations with local external constituencies (e.g. advisory boards, alumni, legislators, media, community leaders, business and professional organizations, etc.);
- Cultivate and solicit individual donors, foundations and corporations;
- Lead the School’s development efforts and ensure that campaign priorities are consistent with the School’s academic vision;
- Represent the School to the University administration and at appropriate University bodies, committees and councils.

EPA Education Requirements
- Graduate Nursing degree required;
- Distinguished record of scholarly achievement and professional credentials consistent with appointment at the rank of full professor;
- Should have a record of fostering excellence in research, teaching service, and manifest a commitment to academic excellence and leadership.

Professional Qualifications

Leadership:
- An established record of effective, strong and collaborative leadership;
- Ability to bring together students, faculty and staff across ethnic, disciplinary and other differences to pursue together an exciting future;
- The courage and discipline to implement the changes that will be necessary to attain this future;
- A commitment to developing and promoting shared governance between faculty and administration;
- The capacity to formulate and articulate a shared vision, to persuade a wide range of audiences of its value and to engage others in its implementation;
- Ability to recruit outstanding new faculty as well as retain the School’s strongest faculty, with specific experience engaging with, recruiting and retaining faculty members of diverse backgrounds;
- Interest in appointment, promotion and tenure procedures;
- Ability to motivate and inspire others to strive continuously for academic excellence;
- Demonstrate a strong interdisciplinary ethic;
- Successful experience as a dean, associate dean, department chair, research center or institute director, or other major leadership role.

Academic Qualifications:
- Significant academic and scholarly credentials, including a passion for academic excellence;
- Credentials for appointment at the tenured Full Professor level.
Intellectual Breadth:
- An appreciation of the wide range of disciplines represented in the School, and an ability and willingness to support the diverse missions of the School’s units;
- A global perspective and a commitment to participating in the globalization of the School and the University.
Focus on Students:
- Genuine understanding of the teaching mission and the importance of providing undergraduate and graduate students with the highest quality educational experience;
- Must understand and value the importance of a diverse student body.
Fundraising Ability:
- Demonstrated skill in generating philanthropic support from individuals, foundations and corporations, and a genuine interest in fundraising.
Financial Management Experience:
- A record of strong operational leadership demonstrating excellence, growth and financial effectiveness;
- Demonstrated experience in fiscal management.
Accreditation:
- Familiarity with the accreditation process.
Personal Qualities:
- Unquestioned, unassailable personal and academic integrity;
- A commitment to the mission of a global public research university;
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with a focus on openness and transparency;
- Innovative and creative problem-solver, with a willingness to take risks;
- Ability to foster a collegial and respectful work and educational environment.

To receive the full leadership profile, as well as to submit applications and nominations, please contact the University’s executive recruitment consultant: Martin M. Baker, Managing Partner Buffkin/Baker 10 Cadillac Drive, Suite 190 Brentwood, TN 37027 martin@buffkinbaker.com