Profession dean of faculty

Deans of faculty lead and manage a collection of related academic departments and work with the post-secondary school principal and the different heads of department to deliver the agreed faculty and university strategic objectives. They promote the faculty in associated communities and market the faculty nationally as well as internationally. Deans of faculty also focus on achieving the faculty's financial mangement target.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Social
• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Financial management

  The field of finance that concerns the practical process analysis and tools for designating financial resources. It encompasses the structure of businesses, the investment sources, and the value increase of corporations due to managerial decision-making.

• Curriculum standards

  The governmental policies concerning educational curricula and the approved curricula from specific educational institutions.

• University procedures

  The inner workings of a university, such as the structure of the relevant education support and management, the policies, and the regulations.

• Budgetary principles

  Principles of estimating and planning of forecasts for business activity, compile regular budget and reports.

• Organisational policies

  The policies to achieve set of goals and targets regarding the development and maintenance of an organisation.

• Project management

  Understand project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.

• Curriculum objectives

  The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.

• Education administration

  The processes related to the administrative areas of an education institution, its director, employees, and students.

Skills

• Maintain contract administration

  Keep contracts up to date and organise them according to a classification system for future consultation.

• Assist in the organisation of school events

  Provide assistance in the planning and organisation of school events, such as the school's open house day, a sports game or a talent show.

• Use office systems

  Make appropriate and timely use of office systems used in business facilities depending on the aim, whether for the collection of messages, client information storage, or agenda scheduling. It includes administration of systems such as customer relationship management, vendor management, storage, and voicemail systems.

• Manage educational institution's administration

  Administer multiple activities of a school, university or other educational institution such as daily administrative operations.

• Present reports

  Display results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Provide education management support

  Support the management of an education institution by directly assisting in the managerial duties or by providing information and guidance from your area of expertise to simplify the managerial tasks.

• Provide information on study programmes

  Provide information on the different lessons and fields of study offered by educational institutions such as universities and secondary schools, as well as the study requirements and employment prospects.

• Cooperate with education professionals

  Communicate with teachers or other professionals working in education in order to identify needs and areas of improvement in education systems, and to establish a collaborative relationship.

• Represent the organisation

  Act as representative of the institution, company or organisation to the outside world.

• Show an exemplary leading role in an organisation

  Perform, act, and behave in a manner that inspires collaborators to follow the example given by their managers.

• Supervise staff

  Oversee the selection, training, performance and motivation of staff.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB