Director, Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Program
Director, Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Program
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The Director for the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (EDBA) Program is responsible for overseeing the comprehensive administration and growth of the EDBA program at Miami Herbert Business School (MHBS). This position requires exceptional organizational interpersonal and communication skills to assist in recruitment admissions marketing and to manage academic operations and events coordination. The ideal candidate will demonstrate dynamic leadership and a strong commitment to academic excellence student success and operational efficiency while fostering collaboration among faculty staff and students.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
Formulates and implements short and longterm program goals and objectives. Establishes administrative policies and procedures. Assists faculty in creating course curriculum. Advances effective marketing strategies to promote all programs and services. Creates and plans outcome driven assessment tools for departmental programs and services. Maintains current knowledge and ensures program compliance of all federal state local and University policies and regulations. Cultivates and maintains positive relationships with relevant stakeholders to include students alumni faculty members program participants etc. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be allinclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelors Degree in relevant field
Certification and Licensing:
Not Applicable
Experience:
Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
Knowledge Skills and Attitudes:
- Knowledge of business and management principles.
- Ability to direct manage implement and evaluate department operations.
- Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
- Ability to effectively plan delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
- Ability to lead motivate develop and train others.
DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM
Department Specific Functions
Recruitment and Admissions
- Support efforts to recruit potential EDBA students through inperson virtual and asynchronous communication channels.
- Conduct meetings with prospective students via inperson phone or virtual platforms to discuss program offerings and admissions requirements.
- Collect process and support the evaluation of admissions materials including essays letters of recommendation and transcripts (official and unofficial).
2. Marketing and Communications
- Collaborate with the MHBS Marketing and Communications teams to support the design and production of highquality marketing materials.
- Through MHBS Marketing partner assist the development and execution of effective digital marketing campaigns.
- Oversee the management and regular updates of the EDBA programs website to ensure accurate and engaging content.
3. Academic Administration
- Coordinate the creation and scheduling of courses within the university system.
- Acquire and distribute required books articles and other materials for EDBA courses.
- Ensure all course materials are correctly uploaded to the universitys Learning Management Systems (Blackboard) and accessible to students.
- In partnership with IT procure software licenses necessary for program delivery.
- Facilitate student registration and ensure accurate fee structures in collaboration with the Business Office.
- Partner with the Financial Aid Office to maintain the programs federal aid eligibility.
4. Student and Faculty Support
- Assist with the planning and execution of networking events to foster connections between EDBA faculty and students.
- Coordinate threeday inperson residency programs each semester including securing venues and catering and working with the Business Office to process all contracts.
- Work with the Faculty Affairs Office to process faculty contracts and support faculty needs related to program delivery.
- Coordinate the facultys delivery of synchronous online courses and work alongside the MHBS Instructional Designers with supporting the creation of digital course materials providing technical support.
5. Financial and Operational Management
- Track and manage program expenditures ensuring financial transparency and accountability.
- Approve purchases and work closely with relevant departments to ensure budgetary compliance.
Department Specific Qualifications
Education:
A masters degree in business administration education administration or a related field (a doctoral degree is preferred).
Certification and Licensing:
none
Experience:
- At least 7 years of relevant experience (5 years of experience in higher education administration program management or a similar role).
- Strong proficiency in technology and systems including application systems learning management systems and other University of Miami platforms.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse population of students faculty and staff.
- Commitment to ethical standards compliance and best practices in business education.
- Indepth understanding of the business education landscape and knowledge of EDBA programs is preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Work Environment
This position requires occasional evening and weekend availability to accommodate program residencies events and recruitment activities. The position will be based fulltime on campus but must be comfortable with virtual and hybrid work environments as needed.
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Job Status:
Full timeEmployee Type:
StaffPay Grade:
A11Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
