Full Time - Department Head and Program Coordinator

Job Summary This combined position bridges macro-level administrative operations with micro-level programmatic and curriculum oversight, providing a unified strategy for instructional quality, faculty support, and student progression within the Business department. Principal Accountabilities 1. Departmental Leadership Administration (Department Head Scope) · Personnel Management: Lead faculty and staff recruitment, hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and periodic performance evaluations within the Business department. · Budget Resource Allocation: Develop, administer, and monitor the annual department budget, ensuring equitable distribution of resources, instructional equipment, and facilities. · Schedule Planning Enrollment Management: Construct and manage comprehensive semester course schedules aligned with student pathways, historical enrollment data, and graduation requirements. Actively monitor low-enrollment sections early, evaluate cancellation impacts on degree progression, and review faculty load distributions. · Policy Implementation: Communicate and enforce institutional policies, operational procedures, and academic compliance standards. 2. Curriculum, Assessment, Program Coordination (Program Coordinator Scope) · Curriculum Design Review: Lead ongoing review, development, and revision of business program and course curricula to meet industry standards and transfer requirements. · Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Assessment: Oversee systematic program-level assessment plans, analyzing data to drive continuous instructional improvement. · Academic Compliance: Verify master course syllabus updates, required compliance statements (such as AI policies), modality verifications, and faculty adherence to census engagement requirements. · Accreditation Advisory Committees: Maintain documentation required by regional and programmatic accrediting bodies and facilitate Program Advisory Committees to integrate industry feedback into program pathways. 3. Student Success, Retention, Strategic Growth · Student Advocacy Retention: Mediate student-faculty conflicts, review grade appeals, provide academic guidance, and support institutional retention and graduation initiatives. · Strategic Program Growth Recruitment: Spearhead recruitment development, cross-disciplinary pathways (such as integrating business analytics and technology), and university transfer partnerships.