Assistant Dean, Students

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level E

Job Title

Assistant Dean, Students

Department

Academic Affairs | Peter A. Allard School of Law

Compensation Range

$9,859.25 - $15,380.75 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

September 30, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary

The Assistant Dean, Students, provides leadership and strategic direction for the Law Student Services and Academic Services unit, which provides a range of services to Juris Doctor ( JD ) students in the Peter A. Allard School of Law. This position is key in the development of a strategic model to support law students and oversees the development, implementation, delivery and assessment of comprehensive student services including academic policies, academic advising, academic support and success, student engagement and satisfaction, orientation, health and wellbeing, financial aid, awards and other student development and services for law students.

The Assistant Dean, Students, is responsible for developing, delivering and assessing student-centred practices and systems relating to all aspects of student services (except admissions and career planning). With a focus on meeting and advancing the law school and University's goal of providing an outstanding legal education and services for law students, the Assistant Dean advises the Dean, the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, faculty and program directors within the law school, on policies and practices appropriate for their shared responsibilities of supporting student success and satisfaction.

Organizational Status

Reporting to the Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, the Assistant Dean partners with the Dean and Associate Deans and may serve as the Associate Dean’s delegate on university and community committees. The role provides strategic leadership and supervision Law Student Affairs unit and it’s CUPE 2950 and M&P staff, and oversees student staff and volunteers delivering student services, experiential learning, wellbeing, awards, orientation, peer tutoring, the Ambassador Program, and Pro Bono Students Canada; when delegated, it directs the Associate Director, Indigenous Legal Studies. The Assistant Dean sets policy direction for Admissions, Career Services, Student Affairs, Indigenous Legal Studies, and the Graduate Program, and collaborates with VP Students and allied units (ISD, Accessibility/EDI, Counselling, Enrolment, Go Global, Student Health, UBC Wellbeing, Early Alert) and faculty advising offices, while cultivating relationships with faculty, Allard Law Students’ Society leaders, adjuncts, and external partners (Law Society of BC, CBA, Law Foundation).

Work Performed

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES- Leads the implementation of the law school strategic plan as it applies to Law student services, student development, wellbeing and academic support in order to provide effective high-quality service to students and the law school.- Draws on comprehensive knowledge and understanding of complex requirements, policies and practices in the law school, the legal profession and university-wide to foresee and anticipate impact of changes to policies and curriculum requirements on JD students and student services generally, and takes appropriate action.- Advises senior leadership in the strategic planning of new academic programs, and the modification of existing academic programs, and the related impact of law school and university policies and procedures and the regulations governing the accreditation of law degrees.- Develops and makes recommendations on policy decisions within the law school and the strategic development of programs and services.- Develops and makes recommendations to the Dean, Associate Deans, Committee Chairs and Program Directors on policy decisions, the strategic development of programs and services and curricular and academic reform.- Leads the development and enhancement of comprehensive student services across the JD program from orientation through to graduation.- Develops and monitors the annual budge