Senior Assistant Dean

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs.

It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

The School of Social Ecology consists of three highly-ranked departments:
Criminology, Law, and Society;
Psychology; and Urban Planning and Public Policy. Faculty in the School share a commitment to scholarship that views human behavior in a larger social and institutional context, that moves beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries, and that seeks to disseminate knowledge beyond the confines of the university to a broader public.

The School is an internationally recognized pioneer in developing interdisciplinary approaches to social problems that encourage flexibility and independent thinking among faculty and students and nourish collaboration across different fields and with people of many different experiences. The School emphasizes as well translational scholarship and a commitment to students seeking to become changemakers in their communities. For additional information: https://social ecology.uci.edu

This position is the senior staff position in the School of Social Ecology and provides administrative leadership and day to day management of the general operations of the School. The Assistant Dean works directly with the Dean in defining strategic priorities related to the school’s academic mission and its implementation. Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinate managers.

Responsible for managing, preparing, administering, and directing resources including financial strategy and operations, space planning and facilities, computing, and human resources. Reviews and approves recommendations for functional programs. Involved in developing, modifying and executing organizational policies that affect immediate operation(s) and may also have organization-wide effect.

Required:

• Excellent ability to establish metrics for department and employee goals.
• Thorough knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques; human resources and risk management planning; accounting and payroll.
• Excellent skills to work collaboratively and act persuasively in sensitive situations; skills in conflict management techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively lead, motivate and influence others and to develop and maintain high standards of customer service.
• Thorough knowledge of common organization-specific and other computer application programs.
• Excellent project management skills, including the capability of managing capital projects.
• Very strong ability to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify multiple options for resolution.
• Demonstrated success in analyzing complex data, problems, situations, practices or procedures to: define the problem or objective, identify relevant concerns or factors, identify patterns, tendencies, and relationships, formulate logical and objective conclusions, recognize alternatives and their implications and develop creative plans to meet needs.
• Skill in overseeing the preparation of informational reports, materials, and statistics responding to inquiries, surveys, and…