Dean of Student Affairs - (two positions)

Responsibilities

• Oversees, monitors, and coordinates all of Student Affairs services and activities, and complies with all College policies and procedures for the Campus.
• Provides direct leadership and supervision of campus-based Counseling and Advising and the Office of Student Life.
• Plans, administers, and assesses strategic goals, objectives, and initiatives, as well as develops procedures for student affairs services.
• Develops and implements a system for assessment of programs and operations to include processes for feedback and improvement; makes recommendations for improvements based on assessment on a regular basis.
• Participates in task forces, committees, and councils. Works collaboratively with faculty, academic support, and student groups/organizations on current/proposed programs and services to facilitate and enhance services to students.
• Effectively manage fiscal resources, including assigned budgets.
• Serve as an advocate for students. In collaboration with Academic Affairs, promote an environment that enhances learning within and outside the classroom.
• Schedules, assigns, inspects, and reviews work of assigned staff to ensure work is performed according to established standards, conducts performance evaluations, provides formal and informal coaching, and disciplinary action.
• Conducts recruitment/interviewing and makes recommendations to hire.
• In collaboration with the Office of the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, identifies, develops, and recommends professional development needs/opportunities, and coordinates/conducts training.
• Conducts needs assessment and feasibility studies related to projects and initiatives.
• Responsible for understanding and ensuring compliance with relevant collective bargaining agreements - ensuring employees are led, managed, and supervised in accordance with the relevant agreement, may be required to participate in employee and labor relations activities such as collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and discipline hearings, labor and management committees, and governance councils.

Qualifications

• A master’s or doctoral degree in higher education administration, community college leadership, student affairs/college student personnel or an academic field relevant to the assigned area.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education.
• The equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.

Requirements

For The Application
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Online application deadline is July 31, 2026.
Submission of CV/resume and a cover letter is required.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earnings restrictions, per state law.

Benefits

• generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays
• medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits
• professional development
• retirement plan
• educational assistance
• tuition waiver for employee and dependents
• wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes

Pay

Hiring Range: $117,402-$161,443 annually. Initial salary placement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity. The maximum salary for this position is $205,483 annually.

Schedule

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