Director - Hybrid Mba Program

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DIRECTOR - HYBRID MBA PROGRAM

Req #: 167121 Department: MICHAEL G. FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Job Location: Other Location Posting Date: 05/01/2019 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
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The Michael G. Foster School of Business has an outstanding opportunity for a Director.
The purpose of this position is to plan, direct, manage, and oversee the total operations of the Hybrid MBA Program at the Foster School of Business Eastside Executive Center in Kirkland, including full responsibility for annual program budgets over $3.5 million. Hybrid MBA (“HMBA”) is a work-compatible, fee-based graduate degree program aimed at accelerating experienced working professionals’ management, leadership, and professional development to allow graduates to elevate the impact of their ideas in organizations and on the world. The program recruits nationally but with a strong emphasis in Seattle and, more broadly, the West Coast. The Program combines 5% in-person content through 3-5 day required, on-campus immersion sessions each quarter with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous content delivery in an online environment.
The Director is responsible for developing and outlining program goals, designing strategies that accelerate the development of students as future leaders, overseeing an instructional design team that co-creates and executes curriculum along with faculty, overseeing design and delivery of co-curricular development experiences for students, and managing program operations on a day-to-day basis. The Director is responsible for driving leadership and quality assurance for all services developed for the current and future students, advising current and prospective students, handling internal and external communications and marketing, overseeing and managing program-appropriate events, supervising staff, developing and managing the budget, and working closely with the Associate Dean for Master’s Programs, teaching faculty, advisory committees, Marketing Communications colleagues, and other Foster graduate program directors to ensure a large and well-qualified Hybrid MBA cohort, delivery of a transformative development experience, and strong professional development outcomes for graduates.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial and Strategic Management
• Plan, direct, manage, and oversee total operations of the Hybrid MBA (HMBA) Program including full responsibility for annual program budgets over $3.5 million.
• Develop, oversee and present annual budget to the Foster Budget Committee.
• Prepare financial reports for the program quarterly advisory meetings and/or as needed.
• Manage the financial resources of the Program including budgets and funds from federal, state, private, and foundation sources to ensure ethical and fiduciary practices.
• Develop the strategic direction of the HMBA Program in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the Foster School of Business and as part of a portfolio of work-compatible MBA programs.
• Establish multi-year strategic and tactical plans to maintain and expand program excellence, enhance the student experience, and ensure program relevancy in the marketplace for MBA talent.
• Provide clear and effective leadership to achieve strategic goals.
• Develop, implement, and oversee guidelines and policies relating to the HMBA Program in cooperation with the Foster School Master’s Programs Committee and Associate Dean of master’s Programs.
• Build and strengthen strategic relationships with the business community.
Academic Program Development and Curriculum Management
• Oversee management of the Instructional Design function and work with the Associate Dean of Master’s Programs to ensure curricular excellence, a valued and valuable student learning experience, and a positive and cohesive teaching environment for faculty.
• Conduct ongoing holistic evaluation of program performance including student outcomes, curriculum performance, budget, market demand, and external partnerships.
• Partner with internal and cross-functional teams, particularly those in Marketing Communications and within other Foster work-compatible degree offerings, to achieve key performance indicators for student outcomes and enrollment growth.
• Recommend and implement new initiatives and services.
• Oversee and monitor student satisfaction as well as progress toward student satisfaction goals; report to and recommend action to the Associate Dean of Master’s Programs in response to feedback received.
• Act as a key administrative representative of HMBA to Foster School faculty.
• Maintain and identify issues that require further clarification and/or any need to revise/edit descriptions posted on HMBA website; create, update, and manage information in HMBA’s MyGrad application tool.
• Develop, implement, and oversee guidelines and polices relating to the Program.
• Consult the Associate Dean of Master’s Programs and—as appropriate—Foster Master’s Programs Committee regarding issues where there's no clear direction or policy guidelines.
• Organize professional development plans and coach students workers or temporary staff to achieve goals and objectives.
• Advise and assist HMBA students as needed.
• Provide initial counselling for academic matters and refer students to faculty, staff, the Associate Dean for Master’s Programs, or other Foster and UW administration on an as-needed basis.
Supervision
• Lead, coach, develop, mentor, and supervise team of three full time professional staff as well as hourly and student employees.
• Organize professional development plans for full time staff to achieve goals and objectives of program as well as staff personal development.
• Develop and implement effective operating policies, procedures, and systems for the HMBA team.
• Hire staff, evaluate job performance, and take corrective action if performance is not acceptable.
REQUIREMENTS
Master's Degree in Business, Education, Public Administration, or a related field. Equivalent work experience can substitute for degree requirement. Six years leadership experience in a complex academic setting, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience in working with different constituencies.
• Proficiency with financial and budgetary practices in an academic setting.
• Demonstrated success in staff supervision, staff development, and strategic management.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse student populations and a commitment to an inclusive, collaborative work environment.
• Exemplary time-management and organizational skills and ability to work and thrive in a fast paced, energetic, highly creative, sometimes ambiguous, entrepreneurial environment.
• Superior administrative and organizational skills including planning and problem solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
DESIRED REQUIREMENTS
• Ability to create a collaborative work environment with multiple stakeholders across different backgrounds.
• Work experience handling all aspects of a fee-based Masters program.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Required to be available some evenings and Saturdays to support the Hybrid MBA Program when class meetings, program events, and recruiting events are held.
Application Process:
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