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About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicagos northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park Universitys core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its Faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the worlds largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Cond Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identityChristian, city-centered, interculturalour vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Position Summary

The Associate Dean, Operations in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management has responsibility for the operational functions of the school and provides key management and leadership across undergraduate and graduate programs. This position reports to the Dean, School of Business and Nonprofit Management.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Dean to manage the day-to-day operations of SBNM.
• Schedule classes and assign the instructors for both the undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Interview (with the dean and appropriate faculty), hire, and orient adjuncts. Handle student evaluations for the adjunct instructors and mentor instructors as needed to improve teaching.
• Provide Academic Advising to students in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management
• Meet with prospective undergraduate students to explain our programs.
• Supervise operations employees, including the graduate advisors.
• Be SBNMs liaison with the records office, the financial aid office, facilities, student accounts, the admission office, and other administrative offices.
• Assist with the accreditation process, student outcomes assessment, and curriculum development.
• Manage the development of new projects at SBNM.
• Oversee SBNM publications and events.
• Teach 2 units (in-loaded) each year in Business or Nonprofit Management.

Requirements

• A masters degree.
• Evidence of effective teaching post-secondary and graduate-level students.
• Three years of business or nonprofit experience required.
• Willingness to work some evenings.
• A personal commitment to, and appreciation of, the three distinctives of North Park University Christian, Urban, Intercultural.
• A developmental understanding of post-secondary and graduate level students and a desire to facilitate and encourage this development in a supportive and service-oriented environment.
• The ability to effectively communicate with students, administrators, faculty and staff members, and outside constituencies.
• The ability to effectively coordinate many overlapping tasks.
• Appreciation for the diversity of the Chicagoland business community and ability to network with appropriate entities and business and non-profit leaders.
• The ability to work a 12-month (not an academic 9 month) schedule.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook needed.
• Three or more years in higher education preferred.

Preferred:

• Three or more years in higher education.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Remission
• Helwig Recreation Center