Interim Executive Director (Finance)

Department: Distance Education - Located at the Northwest Campus Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education
Job Summary:

The Executive Director for Off-site Administration directs the academic, strategic, entrepreneurial, operational, and financial activities for the campuses of UHD located downtown, including 1801 Main Street, and sites not located in the downtown area (Lone Star University Park, Kingwood, Cy-Fair, Aldine/LSC Early College Partnerships, San Jacinto North, and potentially others).

Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic, Strategic, and Entrepreneurial Leadership

• Provides visionary and strategic leadership for the off-campus instructional sites of the University of Houston-Downtown to maximize growth, program development, and student success
• Develops new ideas, partnerships, programs, or other initiatives, with an entrepreneurial mindset, to grow enrollment at current and potential off-campus instructional sites
• Collaborates with UHD Deans and the Corporate and Foundation Relations team to strategically work together to develop new and existing partnerships with downtown businesses and corporations
• Responsible for the Aldine/Lone Star College partnership with UHD via a MOU to establish 2+2 programming for their Early College graduates, as well as establishing other 2+2 programming and partnerships
• Ensures that all off-campus instructional sites meet SACSCOC standards
• Directs the coordination of the academic programs at off-campus instructional sites, which includes, but is not limited to, staffing and scheduling
• Partners with the UHD Honors program at UHD to connect with community college honors programs in an effort to recruit them to join the Honors program at UHD and complete their baccalaureate degree
• Explore program offerings at 1801 Main and other off-campus instructional sites
• Provides consultation and expertise for off-campus instructional sites' instructional program development, support services, and marketing
• Works collaboratively with the academic leadership at UHD to coordinate academic programs at both the off-campus instructional sites and the UHD campuses
• Sits on the Provost's Council and other shared governance bodies at UHD as appropriate

Managerial and Operational Leadership

• Develops and strengthens partnerships with community colleges, downtown partners, corporations, other institutions, and community groups to support the on-campus and off-campus instructional sites' success
• Plans, oversees, and coordinates MOUs with community colleges or other educational institutions, including but not limited to, articulation agreements
• Develops and manages contracts between the leaders of the off-campus instructional sites, campus buildings, and UHD, including, but not limited to, lease agreements
• Analyzes data and manages budgets effectively to promote growth and student success
• Identifies needs and assists in the development of professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
• Collaborates with the Division of Student Success and Student Life for academic support services and student engagement programs and services at UHD Northwest, UHD CyFair, UHD @ 1801, and UHD Kingwood. This may include, but is not limited to, accommodations, career services, student organizations, student counseling and wellbeing, and social programs and events
• Collaborates with the UHD Office of the Dean of Students concerning the Student Code of Conduct and the Gator Care Team
• Collaborates with UHD's Office of Enrollment Management to recruit students to off-campus instructional sites as well as to UHD's main campus

Financial Leadership

• Prepares and manages the budgets for the off-campus instructional sites
• Analyzes enrollment trends and collaborates with faculty schedulers in a productive fashion to maximize in-person and online SCH production

Marginal Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Supervisory Duties

Direct Reports:

• Full-time, part-time, and/or Student Employees

Delegation of Work:

• Regularly assigns work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

• Has primary responsibility for conducting performance evaluations and making recommendations for hiring and dismissing employees

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of budgets, personnel issues, CLERY ACT, contracts, purchasing, SACSCOC, and community college partnerships
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures as they pertain to off-site and online programs
• Knowledge of the trends, issues, and accepted practices of managing off-campus sites and online programs in higher education

Skills:

• Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills
• Good planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Abilities:

• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Ability to provide expert advice on establishing and delivering off-site and online programs

Work Location and Physical Demands

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment, classroom, training room, auditorium, and outdoor areas

Physical Demands:

• Work is normally performed in a typical, comfortable interior work environment, which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements
• The individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks
• Work involves occasional exposure to elements, such as inclement weather and extreme temperatures
• May, on rare occasions, be exposed to hazardous driving conditions
• May, on rare occasions, be exposed to airborne particles or cancer-causing agents
• Must have precise hand-eye coordination and good spatial awareness
• Must have the ability to move items of up to 50 lbs on rare occasions

Required Qualifications

Required Education:

• Master's level degree or higher

Required Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of academic leadership experience, at the director/department chair level or higher

License/Certification:

• Must maintain a valid, current driver's license

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral-level degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Academic experience at the associate dean level or higher

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.