Dean Of Academic Affairs

LOCATION: Onsite in Utqiagvik, Alaska

REPORTS TO: President

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday 8:30am- 5:00pm

COMPENSATION: $127,729.14/year + DOE + Benefits, Exempt Regular Full-Time Position

CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

Ilisagvik College is rooted in the ancestral homeland of the Iñupiat. As an institution, we are "Unapologetically Iñupiaq." This means exercising the sovereign inherent freedom to educate our community through and supported by our Iñupiaq worldview, values, knowledge, and protocols. The Iñupiaq way of life is woven into our curriculum, programs, activities, and daily interactions within Ilisagvik College and our community partners.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Under the supervision of the President, the Dean of Academic Affairs is responsible for providing academic leadership that fosters excellence in teaching and learning. Provides strategic leadership for the college that includes supporting, guiding and ensuring the Iḷisaġvik College's vision, mission, goals and student learning outcomes are supported and fulfilled.

The Dean of Academic Affairs plays a critical role in supporting faculty and key staff while maintaining frequent engagement and overseeing day-to-day administrative oversight, i.e., timesheets, hiring, monthly reports, various meetings, and maintaining relationships.

Additionally, the Dean of Academic Affairs is responsible for fostering a positive and growth-focused team atmosphere that promotes the college and meets the students where they are on their academic and career journey.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversees the following divisions: Academic Affairs Central Office, Instructional Programming, which includes Academics, Career & Technical Education, Workforce Development, and Educational Technology. Divisions are direct reports under the Dean of Academic Affairs that require frequent communication, listening, responsive changes to meet needs and day-to-day oversight.

• The Dean of Academic Affairs also serves as the Accreditation Liaison to Iḷisaġvik's accrediting agency and leads an internal steering committee dedicated to accreditation compliance and success.

• Direct supervision, mentoring, and oversight of twelve full-time faculty members, the Director of Career and Workforce Development, and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Supports the Associate Dean as they oversee 25-30 adjuncts and the Director of Tuzzy Consortium Library. Supervision includes ensuring regular check-ins, contract communications, overload, and academic oversight and support.

• Primary point of contact for faculty recruitment and onboarding, supports professional development, faculty evaluations, manages department budget and associated grants.

• The Dean of Academic Affairs must work closely with the Dean of Students and faculty and staff to ensure students' success from enrollment on day one and their journey at the college. The Dean will provide frequent mentorship and support to faculty and staff development and monitor and enhance teaching and learning outcomes.

Overall Leadership, Administrative, and Relationship Responsibilities:

• Provide strong, dynamic academic and administrative leadership; foster a collegial environment through transparent communication with faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders; advocate for faculty, staff, and students, creating a community where all belong and thrive.

• Advise and represent the President in academic matters as needed; attend external relations meetings related to academic opportunities; and provide and prepare presentations and reports as requested.

• Oversee various department committees, serve on professional committees, and effectively represent the college on external committees. Represent Academic Affairs at internal meetings and prepare report-outs or presentations.

• Collaborate and help foster relationships between faculty and the Student Services team to strengthen student success, from recruitment, advising, and retention activities to career placement and transfer.

• Provide leadership for faculty orientation, onboarding, and ongoing faculty/staff development and evaluations and mentorship. Oversee the evaluation of faculty development initiatives and drive continuous improvement in instructional programming.

• Lead the division's annual budget and work closely with division leads to ensure fiscal oversight.

• Establish and maintain collaborative external partnerships and initiatives with other institutions/entities for instruction. This includes frequent check-ins and upkeep of various articulation agreements and memoranda of agreement and/or understanding.

• Review, develop, and implement instructional policies and procedures that address student success, retention, and completion needs.

Accreditation, Assessment, Reporting, and Evaluation Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies for academic and construction trades programming and certification such as (NWCCU, NCCER, CODA); Serves as the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) for the NWCCU, internal accreditation committee lead, and coordinate/review documents and reports to maintain successful accreditation compliance.

• Ensure the offering of high-quality, effective, and relevant curriculum and instruction; regularly evaluate, develop, and adjust program offerings (with support of faculty and program chairs) as needed.

• Promote excellence in teaching and learning and the increased use of technology in teaching and administration. Understand and promote the role and use of technology in the instructional environment.

• Develop, monitor, and maintain a systematic evaluation plan for the academic programs to ensure congruence with national standards, professional guidelines, or expected competencies and to evaluate program outcomes.

• Directs and supports faculty and academic affairs staff in assessment of student learning outcomes, program and degree outcomes, and other institutional, mission-driven priority areas. Works to monitor and enhance institutional performance by monitoring and assessing momentum metrics that drive student success.

• Ensure timely preparation, clear content, and dissemination of the annual course catalog and course schedules, and ensure faculty work closely with the bookstore to ensure timely orders.

• Provide leadership and direction in promoting student retention, academic, and advising.

• Complies with College policies, procedures and administrative directives, as well as state, federal, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to inspire and nurture faculty and staff collaborations that will build outstanding academic programs and lead to student success.

• Effective oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills.

• Ability to take initiative with a results-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment that is located in rural Alaska off the road system.

• Ability to demonstrate collaborative, inclusive, and transparent leadership skills.

• Commitment to promoting and sustaining diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership, teaching, and mentoring.

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, offer solutions, and promote career technical education to prepare workforce programming in a tribal college/community college setting.

• Ability to monitor and assess skills to help ensure necessary enhancements and corrective actions are carried out.

• Technologically savvy, demonstrated ability to analyze and systematically compile technical and statistical information.

• Ability to travel periodically for professional meetings or development.

• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check.

• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: post-secondary educational systems, North Slope Borough [NSB] institutions and organizations; Iñupiat culture, language, values, and traditions.

• Ability to interpret and represent North Slope community values, customs, and beliefs within the college, demonstrating a thorough understanding of community and tribal college dynamics.

• Ability to clearly communicate the college's mission, vision, and academic programs in a way that is easy to understand for people from different cultures.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES/EXPERIENCE [Required]:

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree.
• Minimum three years of demonstrated professional management experience in a post-secondary setting.
• Minimum four years of demonstrated teaching experience at the instructor level or above in a post-secondary institution; Faculty credentials commensurate with the rank of Professor or Associate Professor.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATES/TRAINING [Preferred]:

• Accreditation experience in a higher education institutional setting.
• One year of demonstrated work experience in a rural Alaskan environment.
• One year of demonstrated experience in managing and promoting diverse educational programs and delivery methods.
• Valid driver's license.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear; The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, and may occasionally drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: The environmental conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and the employee is regularly required to work indoors with a usually moderate noise level in the work environment.

BENEFITS:

Leave- 16 paid holidays and up to 36 days of paid leave

Retirement- Ilisagvik College is a public employer whose employees contribute to the State of Alaska, Public Employees Retirement System.

Health Insurance- Ilisagvik College is self-insured and Meritain Health is the health insurance third party administrator. Ilisagvik College offers health insurance to our employees with a no cost premium, and $50/pay period for each additional dependent and a low cost annual deductible of $200 for employee only and $600 for family.

Life Insurance- Ilisagvik College offers Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage through Guardian Life to employees at no cost to the employee in the amount of $100,000/per benefit.

Additional supplemental or voluntary retirement, life insurance, disability benefits offered.

If any questions, please contact jobs@ilisagvik.edu

Ilisagvik College is a Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer