Assistant Dean, Administrative Operations

Location: New York

Assistant Dean, Administrative Operations# THE UNIVERSITY THAT REIMAGINES THE FUTURE## Assistant Dean, Administrative Operations Apply:
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** Join The New School
** At The New School, we redefine the boundaries of education, creativity, and innovation. Founded in 1919 and located in the heart of New York City, we are home to over 8,500 students from over 100 countries, offering more than 135 degree and diploma programs across our renowned colleges, including Parsons School of Design, The New School for Social Research, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, Parsons Paris, and the College of Performing Arts.

Our progressive, interdisciplinary approach has earned us recognition as one of the most forward-thinking institutions in the world.  
** POSITION/ROLE OVERVIEW
** Parsons, Mannes, Jazz, and Drama, seeks a full-time Assistant Dean of Administrative Operations. The Assistant Dean will develop administrative processes ensuring clarity, consistency, and integrity of Parsons’ school-based operations teams. They will be responsible for orchestrating the efficient production of workflow that accurately reflects the policies and procedures of the New School. This will involve streamlining processes across the college that are required to work more effectively, overseeing deadlines, and providing creative input for a variety of stakeholders.

The Assistant Dean of Administrative Operations will be responsible for developing and collaboratively implementing the right tools, resources, and people, to deliver on specific projects or achieve specific goals. They will work closely with the college’s administrative teams including but not limited to area-based Operations leadership and Program Administrators. Their focus will be improving the effectiveness of existing operations and projects through active engagement and resource management.

This position is also responsible for creating new onboarding and offboarding procedures for entering and existing staff members in order to successfully conduct knowledge transfer procedures and maintain continuity across Parsons. This position will report directly to the Vice Dean of Academic Operations and Planning and will require close collaboration with colleagues in the Dean’s office for implementing systems and process improvements.

** CORE CAPABILITIES, PRIMARY DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
** Administrative and Financial Stewardship
* Working directly with the area-based operations leadership team, to oversee the hiring, training, and professional development of the administrative staff.
* Assist the Vice Dean of Academic Operations and Planning with day-to-day operational tasks, including, management, allocation, tracking of operating funds, and internal communications.
* Conduct and manage meetings for the area-based administrative staff including calendaring, agenda distribution, and recording and distributing of meeting minutes.
* Work closely with the Academic Leadership and Administrative leadership to assess the viability, development, and implementation of all special projects including sponsor ships, academic awards, contests, and events.
* Troubleshoot internal area-based operations challenges that impact programs or work processes and work with Course Planning, Part-time Faculty Affairs, and Academic Leadership to address.
* Serve as key liaison between Parsons and the Provost Office with regard to Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows.
* Supports building and maintaining systems and best practices across Parsons, Mannes, Jazz, and Drama.
* Working directly with the Vice Dean of Academic Operations and Planning, to integrate and organize the growing administrative structures across the college in…