Chief of Staff-College of Dentistry (Admin)

Memphis, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 19 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Market Range:15

Hiring Salary: Salary Commensurate with Education and Experience

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the Dean the Chief of Staff serves as a unifying figure who bridges leadership priorities across all senior roles. This position ensures smooth coordination between college leaders by facilitating communication managing projects resolving conflicts and driving strategic initiatives forward. This position balances operational execution with strategic vision making them indispensable in supporting both individual leaders and collective goals of the College of Dentistry.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Dean and other senior leaders to develop and implement strategic goals for the college aligning them with the universitys mission and vision.
Assists in creating and enforcing policies that support academic clinical and research activities within the college.
Serves as a trusted advisor to the Dean and senior leadership providing insights and recommendations on key decisions
Organizes and facilitates leadership meetings ensuring agendas are focused on priority issues.
Leads or oversees special projects such as accreditation processes curriculum development or special projects.
Acts as a liaison between the Dean and faculty staff students and external stakeholders to ensure clear communication.
Plan major events like faculty retreats development days or alumni gatherings.
Represents the college in interactions with donors alumni community partners and professional organizations.
Develops contingency plans for emergencies or disruptions in operations.
Oversee select administrative staff and ensure resources needed to perform roles effectively are accessible.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:Bachelors Degree. (Masters Degree preferred.) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE:Four (4) years of experience; ORMasters Degree and two (2) years of experience.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to collaborate with senior leaders.
Ability to align operational strategies with academic priorities.
Skill in working on programs that strengthen relationships with community partners and organizations.
Ability to solve problems to provide solutions for challenges that arise across departments under the Executive Associate Deans purview.
Knowledge of managing high-level projects and initiatives that require cross-departmental collaboration.
Strong organizational skills managing a wide variety of data information and calendars.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work evenings and weekends. May require occasional overnight travel.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

DescriptionMarket Range:15Hiring Salary: Salary Commensurate with Education and ExperienceJOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the Dean the Chief of Staff serves as a unifying figure who bridges leadership priorities across all senior roles. This position ensures smooth coordi...