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Dean of Business and Professional Studies

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Apr 2026
💰 $140,000/yr($130,000/yr$140,000/yr)

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Dean of Business and Professional Studies - (260002SY)

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About Northern Essex Community College:
 

THE COLLEGE: Northern Essex Community College (NECC) serves about 5,000 credit students each semester on two campuses located in the beautiful, historic Merrimack Valley region of northeast Massachusetts.  Our suburban Haverhill campus sits on 106 acres near Kenoza Lake and features a Technology Center and an award-winning Student One-Stop Center.  Our urban campus in Lawrence occupies a number of buildings in the heart of downtown.  Most recently, we have constructed a new 44,000 square foot health technologies facility, the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center.  Both campuses are a short drive to Boston and to the beaches and state parks along the coast.

The College has been building an organizational culture that values initiative and innovation, and seeks to identify and develop the strengths in students, faculty, staff, and programs in order to grow and improve.  NECC is also committed to using evidence to guide planning and decision-making.  These values are reflected in the use of Appreciative Inquiry for strategic planning and accreditation; in our investment in strengths-based, institution-wide professional development; and in our ten-year involvement as a Leader College in Achieving the Dream, a national network of community colleges dedicated to using data to close student achievement gaps.

We are also committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.  With over 40% Hispanic students, NECC was the first federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New England.

We seek leaders who are committed to the community college mission, actively engaged in promoting diversity, and prepared to use their unique strengths and innovation with the goal of student success.

 


Job Description:
 

POSITION: Full-Time Dean of Business and Professional Studies (Dean): Academic Affairs; Haverhill and Lawrence Campuses; 37.5 hours per week; Non-Unit Professional Position.

SUMMARY: Reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Dean is responsible for the overall academic leadership and administration of unit staff, programs, courses, and services with this division. The Dean directly supervises faculty and staff across the following departments: Business & Accounting; Culinary & Hospitality; American Sign Language Studies; Criminal Justice; Early Childhood Education; Educational Studies; and Human Services, ensuring high-quality instruction and alignment with institutional goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Serves as the sole management person for the division.
  • Provides overall academic leadership and administration of faculty, staff, programs, courses and/or services, for all credit courses within the division.
  • Hears students concerns, as appropriate.
  • Implements collective bargaining agreements and policies, in particular, complete supervision and evaluation of professional and classified personnel.
  • Ensures quality control for curriculum offerings and/or services.
  • Exercises leadership in the development and evaluation of curriculum and/or services.
  • Develops and implements grant and department budgets.
  • Provides leadership for the recruitment, selection and development of professional and classified personnel.
  • Provides leadership in the development and administration of grants.
  • Develops master course schedules and assignments of faculty/staff workloads.
  • Attends and participates in academic and other appropriate staff meetings.
  • Serves on Academic Affairs Leadership Team
  • Accepts other duties as may be assi

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