Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

The Goddard School of Deerfield; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M International University in Laredo, TX, seeks an Associate Dean for the Sanchez School of Business to lead academic operations, accreditation efforts, and strategic initiatives. The role partners with division chairs, program directors, and faculty to implement priorities and sustain excellence across undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs.

The successful candidate will demonstrate organizational excellence, judgment, and ability to implement multi-stakeholder initiatives within

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Business Administration or a closely related discipline appropriate for a tenured appointment.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting accreditation, assessment, institutional effectiveness, continuous improvement, academic administration, or closely related academic quality processes.
• Record of scholarly achievement consistent with appointment as a tenured associate professor or professor within the Sanchez School.
• Experience implementing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and firm deadlines.
• Leading AACSB accreditation activities, including assurance of learning, strategic planning, Continuous Improvement Reviews, or related processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of School initiatives to ensure timely execution and alignment with School priorities.
• Develop organizational systems and operational processes that improve efficiency, accountability, communication, and long-term organizational effectiveness.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent projects involving faculty, staff, administrators, and external stakeholders while maintaining accountability and established timelines.
• Proactively identify and remove implementation barriers while developing practical solutions to emerging operational challenges.
• Lead and coordinate all AACSB accreditation activities, including assurance of learning and preparation for Continuous Improvement Reviews.
• Interpret accreditation standards and translate them into sustainable organizational systems and continuous improvement practices.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve accreditation dashboards, reporting systems, and accountability mechanisms.
• Monitor progress toward accreditation milestones, evaluate organizational performance, and ensure continued compliance and continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance related to accreditation, assessment, academic policies, and operational processes to support consistent implementation across the School.
• Build productive working relationships among division chairs, program directors, faculty, staff, students, university leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing shared responsibility, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
• Assist with faculty recruitment, development, and evaluation processes while supporting other administrative responsibilities assigned by the Dean.

Education

Terminal degree in Business Administration or a closely related discipline

Job description

Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

Job Title

Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School Of Business

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Dean, the Associate Dean providesoperational leadership for the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School ofBusiness-an AACSB-accredited business school comprisingundergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, three Centers, anda Banking Academy that serve over 1,800 students.

Specifically, the Associate Dean leads academic operations,accreditation, and continuous improvement initiatives while workingcollaboratively with division chairs, program directors, faculty,and staff to ensure that strategic priorities are effectivelyimplemented and sustained over time. The successful candidate willpossess exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, and ademonstrated ability to build organizational systems, coordinatecomplex multi-stakeholder initiatives, and consistently delivermeasurable results in an academic environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of Schoolinitiatives to ensure timely execution and alignment with Schoolpriorities.
• Develop organizational systems and operational processes thatimprove efficiency, accountability, communication, and long-termorganizational effectiveness.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent projects involving faculty,staff, administrators, and external stakeholders while maintainingaccountability and established timelines.
• Proactively identify and remove implementation barriers whiledeveloping practical solutions to emerging operationalchallenges.

Accreditation Leadership

• Lead and coordinate all AACSB accreditation activities,including assurance of learning and preparation for ContinuousImprovement Reviews.
• Interpret accreditation standards and translate them intosustainable organizational systems and continuous improvementpractices.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve accreditationdashboards, reporting systems, and accountability mechanisms.
• Monitor progress toward accreditation milestones, evaluateorganizational performance, and ensure continued compliance andcontinuous improvement.

Organizational Leadership

• Provide guidance related to accreditation, assessment, academicpolicies, and operational processes to support consistentimplementation across the School.
• Build productive working relationships among division chairs,program directors, faculty, staff, students, university leadership,and external stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing sharedresponsibility, accountability, continuous improvement, and serviceexcellence.
• Assist with faculty recruitment, development, and evaluationprocesses while supporting other administrative responsibilitiesassigned by the Dean.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Terminal degree in Business Administration or a closely relateddiscipline appropriate for a tenured appointment within one of theacademic programs offered by the Sanchez School.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting accreditation,assessment, institutional effectiveness, continuous improvement,academic administration, or closely related academic qualityprocesses.
• Record of scholarly achievement consistent with appointment asa tenured associate professor or professor within the SanchezSchool.

Preferred Qualifications

• Implementing complex organizational initiatives involvingmultiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and firmdeadlines.
• Developing organizational systems, workflows, or accountabilityprocesses that improved operational effectiveness or organizationalperformance.
• Leading AACSB accreditation activities, including assurance oflearning, strategic planning, Continuous Improvement Reviews, orrelated accreditation processes.
• Serving as an associate dean, assistant dean, department chair,program director, or in a comparable academic leadership role.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• AACSB accreditation standards and continuous improvementprocesses.
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and data managementapplications.
• Policies and procedures of the Texas A&M University Systemor the ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.

Ability to:

• Build organizational systems that improve efficiency,accountability, and long-term operational effectiveness.
• Implement School priorities by working collaboratively withuniversity colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Solve complex organizational challenges by exercising soundprofessional judgment and communicating effectively.

Licensing / Professional Certification

None.

Physical Requirements

General office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be madeto enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform theessential functions of the position.

Supervision of Others

This position supervises assigned personnel.

Other Requirements

• Evening and weekend work may occasionally be required.
• Position may require local, in-state, and out-of-statetravel.
• Position requires regular on-campus, face-to-faceinteractions.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to acriminal history investigation, and employment is contingent uponthe institution's verification of credentials and/or otherinformation required by the institution's procedures, including thecompletion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.