Associate Dean; Sanchez School of Business

Position: Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)
Job Title

Associate Dean (Sanchez School of Business)

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School Of Business

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Dean, the Associate Dean provides operational leadership for the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business-an AACSB-accredited business school comprisingundergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs, three Centers, anda Banking Academy that serve over 1,800 students.

Specifically, the Associate Dean leads academic operations,accreditation, and continuous improvement initiatives while working collaboratively with division chairs, program directors, faculty,and staff to ensure that strategic priorities are effectively implemented and sustained over time. The successful candidate will possess exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, and ademonstrated ability to build organizational systems, coordinatecomplex multi-stakeholder initiatives, and consistently deliver measurable results in an academic environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Operational Leadership

• Lead, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of Schoolinitiatives to ensure timely execution and alignment with Schoolpriorities.
• Develop organizational systems and operational processes that improve efficiency, accountability, communication, and long-term organizational effectiveness.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent projects involving faculty,staff, administrators, and external stakeholders while maintaining accountability and established timelines.
• Proactively identify and remove implementation barriers while developing practical solutions to emerging operational challenges.

Accreditation Leadership

• Lead and coordinate all AACSB accreditation activities,including assurance of learning and preparation for Continuous Improvement Reviews.
• Interpret accreditation standards and translate them into sustainable organizational systems and continuous improvementpractices.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve accreditationdashboards, reporting systems, and accountability mechanisms.
• Monitor progress toward accreditation milestones, evaluateorganizational performance, and ensure continued compliance and continuous improvement.

Organizational Leadership

• Provide guidance related to accreditation, assessment, academic policies, and operational processes to support consistent implementation across the School.
• Build productive working relationships among division chairs,program directors, faculty, staff, students, university leadership,and external stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative culture emphasizing shared responsibility, accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.
• Assist with faculty recruitment, development, and evaluation processes while supporting other administrative responsibilities assigned by the Dean.

Minimum Requirements Education

• Terminal degree in Business Administration or a closely related discipline appropriate for a tenured appointment within one of the academic programs offered by the Sanchez School.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting accreditation,assessment, institutional effectiveness, continuous improvement,academic administration, or closely related academic quality processes.
• Record of scholarly achievement consistent with appointment asa tenured associate professor or professor within the Sanchez School.

Preferred Qualifications

• Implementing complex organizational initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and firmdeadlines.
• Developing organizational systems, workflows, or accountabilityprocesses that improved operational effectiveness or organizational performance.
• Leading AACSB accreditation activities, including assurance of learning, strategic planning, Continuous Improvement Reviews, orrelated accreditation processes.
• Serving as an associate dean, assistant dean, department chair,program director, or in a comparable academic leadership role.

Knowledge and Abilities Knowledge of:

• AACSB accreditation standards and continuous improvement processes.
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and data management applications.
• Policies and procedures of the Texas A&M University Systemor the ability to acquire such knowledge quickly.

Ability to:

• Build organizational systems that improve efficiency,accountability, and long-term operational effectiveness.
• Implement School priorities by working collaboratively with university colleagues and…