Dean of Business and Professional Studies

Montgomery County Community College; Center Square (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work option

Campus travel

Job summary

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell seeks a Dean of Business and Professional Studies to provide campus-wide leadership for programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Culinary Arts, Education, Hospitality, Management, Marketing, Psychology, and more.

The Dean will build clear curricular paths, support faculty and staff development, and serve as a liaison with business, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government agencies, and grant funders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a field represented by the division; doctorate preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years teaching at the collegiate level.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive administrative/leadership experience.
• Experience in curriculum or program development.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the division including multiple departments such as Accounting, Business Administration, Culinary Arts, Education, Hospitality, Management, Marketing, Psychology, and Tourism & Hospitality Management.
• Act as liaison with business and industry partners, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government officials, grant agencies, and private funders.
• Travel between Blue Bell, Pottstown campuses and offsite locations as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Curriculum development

Diversity & inclusion

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Word

Policy development

Education

Master's degree

Doctorate preferred

Job description

Montgomery County Community College invites applications for the Dean of Business and Professional Studies position. The Dean of Business and Professional Studies provides leadership for a division that includes Accounting, Baking & Pastry Arts, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Education, Economics, Human Services, the Hospitality Institute, Management, Marketing, Municipal Police Academy, Office Management, Psychology, and Tourism & Hospitality Management. The Dean creates and maintains clear curricular paths to career and/or transfer, supporting program growth and the development of faculty and staff in meeting the College’s student success goals. The Dean is an important liaison for the College with business and industry partners, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government officials, grant agencies, and private funders. As a member of the VPAA’s leadership team, the dean acts to further the institution’s mission, vision, values, and strategic plan. This position has college-wide responsibilities that require travel between campuses and to offsite locations.

The primary office location will be the Blue Bell campus.

*This position requires the PA Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances prior to the first day start.

**This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree required in an area represented by the academic units in the division; doctorate preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years previous teaching experience at the collegiate level, preferably at a comprehensive community college.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive administrative/leadership experience, preferably at a community college.
• Excellent management, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Data management and analysis abilities with demonstrated abilities to apply quantitative and qualitative reasoning to assessment, planning, management, and communications tasks.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Word applications and other productivity, communication, and presentation tools.
• Experience in curriculum or program development.
• Knowledge of and experience with a range of instructional delivery modalities.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experience in programmatic or institutional accreditation preferred.
• Experience working in a unionized environment with collective bargaining agreements preferred.
• Experience in grant and philanthropic acquisition, management, and reporting preferred.

Since 1964, Montgomery County Community College has been transforming the lives and communities to meet the evolving educational, workforce and cultural needs of Montgomery County at its Blue Bell and Pottstown campuses and online. MCCC’s comprehensive curriculum includes more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs as well as customized workforce training programs. As an Achieving the Dream Leah Meyer Austin Alumni Award recipient, MCCC is focused on removing barriers to access and improving student learning outcomes and completion. For the ninth year, MCCC has been named one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges in the nation by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development for its commitment to diversity. For more information, visit mc3.edu.

This position is open until Sunday, November 15th.