Executive Director for MBA Program

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Title : Executive Director for MBA Program (Academic Administrator)

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Reports in office : Rady School of Management

Reports to : Associate Dean of Programs

Number of staff reports : 0

City : San Diego

State : CA

Meta Title : Executive Director for MBA Program (Academic Administrator)

Next review date: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:Thursday, Jun 20, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)
• Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Applicants should summarize their past or potential contributions to diversity. See ourFaculty Equity site for more information.
• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information. References will not be checked without prior notification of the candidates.

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California prohibitssmoking and tobacco use at all University controlled properties.

The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online . This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statement & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at if you want to obtain paper copies of this report.

POSITION:
The Academic Administrator will serve as the Executive Director of MBA Programs, a position that requires an individual with senior-level experience and a unique blend of academic expertise, familiarity with industry, and a proven ability to successfully drive the academic experience for a diverse student population, including developing and updating the MBA curriculum. The ideal candidate for the Executive Director must possess ambition and a clear ability to influence strategic decisions. The Executive Director should be adept at articulating and sharing a compelling vision with faculty and leadership, fostering a collaborative environment where shared goals and objectives are pursued. Additionally, the successful candidate must showcase exceptional judgment and coordination skills, working seamlessly with both faculty and senior administrators to drive innovation and excellence in the MBA program. Effective collaboration with key stakeholders is paramount, ensuring alignment and synergy in achieving the school's overarching MBA objectives.
This Executive Director will need high-level influencing skills to partner effectively with the MBA program faculty director, liaise with faculty instructional area chairs, and the ability to drive decisions to affect MBA student learning objectives. The Executive Director will ensure that we deliver an outstanding MBA program across three modalities. The Executive Director may be required to teach several immersion or standard MBA courses and to fill gaps as required to meet program learning objectives. The Academic Administrator must demonstrate intellectual leadership as administrator, showcasing ongoing professional development and effective collaboration with academic faculty, departments, and counterparts in other campus units, along with the ability to anticipate evolving program and constituency needs.
The ideal candidate will be able to provide educational leadership to adapt and improve a curriculum that combines strengths in analytics and business acumen, will be able to successfully address the educational and academic needs of a diverse student population, including developing and updating curriculum and instructional strategies for the educational advancement of students from groups who are underrepresented in higher education, and will be committed to teaching excellence and student success at the graduate level.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Applicants must have an MBA or other terminal degree
• 7-10 years of high-level administrative management experience, including planning, - leadership, and analysis
• 3-5 years of academic program and curricular planning experience

• PhD in a business-related field is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to maximize effective collaboration with a diverse community of campus and external colleagues through excellent communication and cross-cultural skills
• 2-4 years of experience with teaching and development of graduate-level courses

The Rady School of Management's MBA Programs include two self-supporting programs (FlexEvening MBA and Executive MBA) and one state-supported program (Full-Time MBA program).The Executive MBA program admitted its first cohort in 2004, the Full-Time MBA program admitted its first cohort in 2005, and the FlexEvening MBA program admitted its first cohort in 2007. Currently, all three programs enroll around 300 students in total.

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California prohibitssmoking and tobacco use at all University controlled properties.

The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online . This report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional policy statement & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police Department at if you want to obtain paper copies of this report.