The Dean of Academic Budget and Operations provides oversight and strategic direction for academic operations across all academic units. The dean will help with expense budgeting and monitoring related to all academic programs and offices. The dean will ensure that Bethel’s academic business practices are effective, consistent, and efficient, and oversee staff who support these operations.

Support development and monitoring of academic expense budgets:

• Work with academic administrators to ensure personnel and operational costs for instruction are accurately projected and then consistently monitored throughout the fiscal year.
• Serve as a liaison between academic budget managers and the Finance Team.
• Work with academic administrators to prioritize budget requests and budget communications.

Ensure the creation and maintenance of effective technical and operational systems to support academic programming:

• Help to design and maintain unified contracting, course scheduling, classroom assignments, course evaluation, enrollment, and other systems to ensure quality teaching and learning.
• Oversee administrative systems that support external partnerships such as Acadeum and Early College.
• Work with the University Academic Project Manager to ensure the timely and coordinated implementation of new or changed systems.
• Serve as a liaison between academic administrators and other offices including ITS, Registrar, Student Success and Retention, Business, Institutional Research, and Financial Aid.

Oversee staff who support academic operations including but not limited to:

• Hiring and contract logistics.
• Scheduling, classroom assignments, and faculty assignments.
• Course enrollment monitoring, course splitting, and course cancellations.
• Course evaluations.
• Textbook and syllabi coordination.
• Faculty appointment process logistics.
• Maintenance of faculty database.

Other duties as assigned by the associate provost

A successful candidate will have a record of quality leadership experience, demonstrated knowledge and expertise in budget management, the ability to manage complex projects, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Essential:

• Strong budget management skills and knowledge/expertise in the use of Excel.
• Strong written and verbal presentation and communication skills.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced, high-inquiry volume environment with frequent interruptions.
• The ability to prioritize and manage both personal and team tasks.
• The ability to work well with people and facilitate work across multiple offices.
• Must be able to perform the duties of the position in a professional and confidential manner.

Preferred:

• Experience in a variety of higher education modalities and student populations.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible administrative experience in higher education or a higher education related organization.
• Budget management experience.

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years of progressively responsible administrative experience in higher education or a higher education related organization.
• Budget management experience in a unit that is highly interdependent with other parts of the organization.
• Full-time faculty member experience.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Master’s degree in a related field.

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Doctoral degree.

• Position may require occasional local travel to instructional locations and professional meetings.
• Must be able to work in a sitting position at a computer for extended periods of time.

Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, develop, and support a diverse workforce who contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring .

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 6,300 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world.

Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.