Division Dean - Business, Communication & Public Service

Raritan Valley Community College Division Dean - Business, Communication & Public Service Ranked by BestColleges.com and Niche.com as the 1 community college in New Jersey, Raritan Valley Community College has been serving as an academic and cultural center for Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for 50 years. The College has been nationally recognized for its service to the community, environmental stewardship, and commitment to diversity.

It is home to a Planetarium, Science Education Institute and 3M Observatory, a 1,000-seat Theatre, an Honors College for high achieving students and much more. The College offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificates, as well as career training, small business assistance through the Small Business Development Center, professional development, and adult and youth personal enrichment courses. RVCC is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, NJ.

For further information, visit www.raritanval.edu. Job Description: Reporting to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Division Dean serves as an essential member of the Provost's team and provides strategic leadership for all departments assigned to the Dean's area.

This position works under the broad administrative direction of the Provost, with significant responsibility for providing leadership in the development, expansion, revision, improvement, and maintenance of multiple quality education programs. The Division Dean is charged with aligning each department's vision to the strategic imperatives of the campus, and with building teamwork and synergy with and across divisions. Essential Duties:

Strategic Vision & Leadership: Provides student-centered strategic leadership and vision in the execution of the division's operational planning and continuous quality improvement processes. Collaborates with Department Chairs and Faculty to develop a Division Plan and department goals and objectives that are aligned with the Division Plan and the College's Strategic Plan.

Academic Excellence & Student Success: Leads quality instruction, high impact pedagogy, and data-supported reform at scale across the division. Champions the division's learning outcomes assessment and continuous quality improvement programs.

Ensures department procedures are followed with respect to classroom management and academic expectations, and encourages and supports faculty research and scholarship. Promotes innovative teaching and learning practices that enhance student outcomes. Receives and addresses student grievances.

Faculty Support & Development: Fosters faculty development, professional growth and enrichment opportunities, and encourages faculty to stay abreast of changes and trends in their academic fields, employment and transfer of program graduates, and employer needs, where appropriate. In conjunction with the Department Chairs and Human Resources, helps to develop an adequate pool of qualified adjunct faculty to meet the departments' needs.

Provides faculty mentorship. Responsible for assigning faculty workload (in compliance with the relevant collective bargaining agreement), and for the approval and assignment of adjunct faculty contracts. Program Health, Accreditation & Innovation:

Provides entrepreneurial leadership for the development of new programs, the evaluation of existing programs, and manages the program closure process. Stays abreast of student demand and academic success by utilizing enrollment, fill-rate, and student success data for programs and disciplines within the division. Supervises the creation of the Division's course schedule.

Monitors programs to ensure compliance with applicable accrediting bodies. Ensure that the division is compliant with college, federal, state, and local regulations. Outreach & Partnership:

Coordinates with college stakeholders to identify entrepreneurial opportunities for recruitment, retention, and completion. Provides entrepreneurial leadership in the support of the College's vision for workforce and non-credit students. Establishes a robust relationship with K-12 partners, expanding dual enrollment initiatives, early college programs, and readiness projects.

Serves as a liaison to applicable external agencies, organizations, and businesses to foster public-private partnerships and grant programs. Human & Fiscal Resource Management: Develops and administers budgets in assigned areas of responsibility; allocates resources following budget approval; approves expenditures; identifies cost efficiencies.

Pursues external funding, and partnerships to support college programming, facilities, and initiatives. Ensures that the departments have appropriate administrative support. Provides guidance and supervises division faculty, academic professionals, classified staff, technical/support, and/or student staff.

Hires, evaluates, trains, disciplines and recommends dismissal of employees as necessary in consultation with Human Resources. Teamwork & Collaboration: Advocates for the division and promotes student-centered interdepartmental synergy and teamwork.

Serves on the Provost's Academic Council, Dean's Council, and Academic Affairs Council. Liaises with colleagues to ensure the alignment of intake, advisement, counseling, financial aid, records, student life, and transfer services with the Division's programs and goals. Engages in and supports governance of the College; serves as a non-voting member of the Academic Assessment Committee.

Other duties as assigned. Requirements: Minimum of a Master's degree from an accredited institution and full-time teaching experience in one of the fields taught by the Business, Communication & Public Service division. Full-time teaching experience in a discipline within the Division.

A successful record of creative and visionary leadership in academic initiatives at a department chair level or higher; experience with faculty recruitment, retention, promotion, and tenure preferred. Leadership that provides and supports student centered services with a commitment to diversity and equity in the classroom and on campus. A demonstrated commitment to the multiple and complex goals of a community college, and a willingness to seek new methods of delivery to accomplish these goals.

Demonstrated commitment to student retention and completion. Experience with developing external partnerships; industry collaboration desired. Experience with integrated database systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications: Doctorate degree strongly preferred. Full-time community college teaching experience preferred.

Application Instructions: As a New Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a primary residence in New Jersey within one year unless an exemption applies. RVCC's starting salary is commensurate with educational qualifications and experience.

We also offer an attractive benefits package. For consideration of the above position, please submit your cover letter and resume online: https://rvcc.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID183995pageTop We regret that we are unable to respond to each and every resume received. Only those candidates of interest will be contacted directly.

There will be a first review date of February 7, 2025. Raritan Valley Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan Employer. We will implement the policy to assure that the employment opportunities offered at the institution are available to all persons.