Associate Dean of Academic Operations - Remote - 12091.15



Category
Academic Affairs

Division
E-campus

Minimum Education Required
Master's Degree

Job Code
12091

Location
Capetown

Open Date
01/09/2014

Travel Required
0 - 20%

Job Description

Summary:   The Associate Dean of Academic Operations has oversight responsibility for planning and managing critical aspects of the academic delivery of quality education that leads to a meaningful student experience. This position assists with faculty management, delivery of quality education, standards for instructional effectiveness, performance management of faculty, reporting and analytics, working with systems related to faculty and student data, as well as develops and facilitates training programs for academic personnel. The Associate Dean for Academic Operations is responsible for providing the necessary means for faculty to improve their teaching and sustain professional growth.

Incumbent must assure that the EDMC philosophy: quality services to clients; development, growth, involvement, and recognition of employees; sound economic principles; and environment, which is conducive to innovation, positive thinking and expansion - is considered in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this position.

Key Job Elements:
• Works with systems processes measurements, metrics across the entire students board that will lead to delivery of quality education and instruction
• Responsible for process and quality of delivery
• Evaluate faculty hiring procedures that ensure compliance with credential and work experience requirements. 
• Develop and present training and professional development programs for faculty. 
• Maintains standards related to online and blended delivery of education, reviews reports related to quality of instruction and works to ensure compliance with standards. 
• Creates actionable plans for improvement based on metrics/analytic related to quality of instruction, student success and retention.
• Creates and executes plans for increasing SI ratios for both online and blended class sections.
• Manages the student survey processes and suggests improvements, and follows through on areas for instructional improvement.
• Works with VPAS on academic affairs projects, accreditation initiatives, and collaborates with online and campus leadership on improvements in the area of academic affairs and academic operations.

Job Requirements
• Doctoral degree strongly preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in Education, with considerable academic management experience, preferably in a proprietary school setting.
• Fiscal and personnel management experience.
• Project Manager Experience

Skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong interpersonal skills with supervisor and staff populations.
• Superior organization, prioritization, and self-motivation skills.
• Strong computer literacy skills with the Microsoft Office Suite.

Abilities

• Ability to interact effectively as either a leader or as a member of a team and work collaboratively with other departments.
• Ability to listen to customers (e.g. staff, etc.) and to understand and respond positively to their requests.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.

*Internal Applicants Only*ie Registered of E-campus

*Remote position, must reside in the US*

Work Environment & Notice


Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.

Notice
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Education Management Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.