Associate Dean of Administration, Finance, & Operations

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, the Associate Dean for Administration, Finance and Operations provides critical organization, direction, analysis, delivery, management, and leadership in core services and takes steps to ensure that such services function effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as well as University policies, practices, and procedures.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a strategic partner to the Dean, fellow Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and Center/Institute Directors, to define, support and implement comprehensive, long-range strategic plans for research and education programs, and services creating a healthy and productive work environment.
• Maintains executive-level responsibility, in collaboration with the unit directors, to manage faculty-related personnel processes, determine budgetary needs, and ensure stated strategic objectives are successfully implemented, managed and maintained to promote our competitive advantage in education, research, innovation, outreach, and external partnerships and philanthropy.
• Works closely with university-level administrators and peers in other colleges to collaborate and strategize on financial and resource-based decision-making, while also representing the Dean with various internal and external constituents.
• Serves as the leader and strategic partner for the School in all staff related decision-making and approvals in the areas of budget planning, research administration, and facilities management.
• Serves as the primary liaison to central Academic leadership and support staff, HR Business Partners, and HR Centers of Excellence collaborating on position control, salary setting and equity, reclassification, retention, succession planning, involuntary separations, and employee/labor relations activities.
• Works with the University Information Technology and other appropriate University-level offices to ensure SPHHS IT policies and practices are aligned with the University goals and infrastructure.
• Serves as the primary liaison for the School in all staff related decision-making and approvals in the areas of budget planning, research administration, and facilities management.
• Works with the Associate Dean of Research and the Director of Research Administration to provide leader level guidance, support, and direction for all functions related to research administration (pre and post award).
• Oversees existing and planned SPHHS facilities projects, including offices, and research spaces, and serves as the liaison for infrastructure repair and renovation to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services, the Director of Design and Construction Management, and the Director of Facilities.
• Stays current with, and in compliance with, Federal, State, and University rules and regulations pertaining to procedures and related business operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, Higher Education Administration, or related field (e.g. Public Health (MPH)) plus eight (8) years of relevant experience is required;
• OR Doctorate in Business Administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, Higher Education Administration, or related field (e.g. Public Health) plus five (5) years of relevant experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a unionized environment.