Assistant Director, Professional Programs, Fuqua School of Business

Duke University

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

The Assistant Director (level 12) of Duke’s Weekend Executive MBA, MSQM Online, and PhD Programs will work as a program manager, providing operational delivery for program(s) within the Fuqua School’s portfolio of Working Professional Programs and the PhD Program. Working under the direction of senior leadership (Associate Dean and Director), the Assistant Director will help design, implement, and manage academic and co-curricular initiatives that support Duke’s Weekend Executive MBA, MSQM Online (MSQM: Business Analytics, MSQM: Health Analytics, and Accelerated MSQM: Business Analytics), and/or PhD Programs.

The Assistant Director will provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to students and faculty, ensuring the successful execution of program activities from admission and matriculation through graduation while maintaining the highest standards of student service and academic excellence.

The Assistant Director continuously seeks ways to improve Fuqua’s portfolio of programs by suggesting and implementing new processes, procedures, tools and resources and initiating new and improved programming events.

The Assistant Director works in conjunction with all members of the Working Professionals programs team and other departments within Fuqua to ensure the successful implementation of programs, consistent with the strategies outlined by Fuqua’s senior leadership. In the tactical implementation of their responsibilities, the Assistant Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of their assigned program and works closely with other team members in executing all aspects of their work.

Assistant Director responsibilities will include some of the following, depending upon an Assistant Director’s specific assignment.

• Ensure a smooth transition between admitted applicants and matriculation.
• Design and implement orientation programs with a focus on successfully orienting students to The Duke MBA and MSQM Programs environment, building strong cohorts and teams for the completion of program work, and creating a strong attachment to Duke University and The Fuqua School of Business.
• Design and implement all programming related to team building and team changeover events.
• Maintain a physical presence when the students are in residence.
• Manage interactions with meeting planners, such as the JB Duke, to ensure all logistics are scheduled appropriately.
• Ensure ADA accommodations are appropriately implemented.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with student leaders. Oversee elections of class representatives, judicial board representatives, and other elected student leadership positions.
• Design and implement Weekend Executive partner and family weekends and all associated events.
• Work with the Career Management Center to define, develop, and implement a series of…