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Joyce University

Dean of General Education

As our Dean of General Education , you'll play a pivotal role in making that vision a reality by leading the academic foundation that supports every student's journey. This is more than an academic ...

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AHU Technologies, Inc.

Education Program Manager

$60 - $67/hr

Washington, DC/Remote Employment Type: Contract w2/1099/C2C MINIMUM EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in ... Required 11 Years • Previously held the title of "Dean", "Interim Dean", or "Associate Dean" at a ...

Chess

Adjunct Instructor of History

San Jose, CA · On-site +1

All requests for remote work must be approved in advance by the Dean and Human Resources. Remote work options for locations outside of the United States are not permitted. CompensationType: Exempt ...

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Associate Dean, Academic Effectiveness, AFX

Associate Dean, Academic Effectiveness, AFX

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH • On-site, Remote

$85K - $136K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 4 days ago

Southern New Hampshire University rating

8.9

Company rating: 8.9 out of 10

Based on 28 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

31st of 552 rated colleges and universities

Job description

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us - and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.
Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.
Make an impact - from near or far
At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.
The opportunity
We're looking for someone to join our team as Associate Dean (AD) of Academic Effectiveness, AFX-a full-time role supporting our online Global Campus here at Southern NH University. You'll help shape our operational needs and strategic direction while promoting the success of both our faculty and students. You will be part of an Academic Effectiveness and Instructor Experience team dedicated to our non-exempt Adjuncts located in California.
You'll lead operational-level projects and collaborate across departments, always keeping the faculty and student experience at the center of what we do. You'll help manage our non-exempt adjunct instructor team in collaborative environments with multiple projects running simultaneously.
You will focus on building cross-functional partnerships, improving operational efficiency, and bringing ideas to the table. Reporting to the Executive Director, AFX, you'll join our team dedicated to engaging with, overseeing, and supporting our online adjunct faculty community.
This is a remote position. #LI-Remote
You'll get to:
  • Promote learner and faculty success and quality through data-informed decisions and projects
  • Support successful programs through oversight, coaching, engagement and management of California-based adjunct faculty who work as non-exempt adjunct employees at the University.
  • Assure the achievement of institutional and programmatic benchmarks, performance indicators and process efficiency with analytical support and discipline.
  • Collaborate with university team members to ensure that we support our world-class faculty according to SNHU's core values.
  • Develop and follow processes to support faculty according to accreditation standards, institutional policies, and human resource standards,
  • Be part of the team that is responsible and accountable for optimization of all parts of the faculty experience and lifecycle including daily operational processes and tasks related to students and faculty
  • Lead collaborative efforts across departments to support learner, faculty, and graduate success and program growth.
  • Conduct environmental scanning and research in collaboration with internal and external partners to identify trends and inform actions to increase faculty excellence.
  • Support improvements in processes to increase automation, improve data and reporting, ability to grow, reduce cost, and better support collaboration between partners.
  • Support a high engagement faculty experience along each phase of the adjunct faculty lifecycle
  • Participate in communication and collaboration across partners to assure holistic approaches to process and experience optimization.
  • Participate in the review, documentation, and reporting of processes, process-based metrics, initiative progress and measures, across stakeholder teams, to maintain the transparency of the results of this team's efforts.
  • Analyze data to improve the faculty experience, both generally and for non-exempt adjuncts.

What we're looking for:
  • Master's degree
  • 2+ years of progressive experience working in higher education administration
  • 1+ years experience mentoring or coaching the performance of others.
  • Classroom experience preferably teaching in an online setting
  • Experience using data to guide decision-making
  • Broad knowledge of many areas within higher education institutions

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, take the leap and apply. You might be just the person we're looking for.
Compensation
The annual pay range for this position is $85,563.00 - $136,928.00. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. We expect this position to be hired in the following target hiring range $94,548.00 - $127,918.00.
Exceptional benefits (because you're exceptional)
You're the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you'll get:
  • High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance
  • Low to no-cost dental and vision plans
  • 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)
  • Employer-funded retirement
  • Free tuition program
  • Parental leave
  • Mental health and wellbeing resources

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