Associate Dean

**Associate Dean, Culinary, Baking, Hospitality and Tourism**
- (22273)

**Find Your Spot at Humber**
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We take finding and growing the right talent very seriously. We strive to find and nurture extraordinary employees who bring their best each day.

If you are interested in working in higher education and are looking to contribute to the largest polytechnic College in Ontario, as we shape the future of our students and communities, here is your opportunity to join our team.

Humber’s Longo Faculty of Business delivers high-demand programs that will take graduates into current, relevant and future careers. We offer over 50 programs in a wide range of fields covering the broad spectrum of business in the evolving marketplace. Not only do we offer traditional business courses such as finance, accounting, administration, human resources and marketing, we also offer culinary, aesthetics, cosmetics, fashion and law with credentials ranging from diploma to degree to graduate certificates.

Entrepreneurship training is integrated into all programs. The Centre for Entrepreneurship, along with our highly specialized labs, work-integrated learning opportunities and our international partnerships have given the Longo Faculty of Business the reputation that gets our programs recognized by industries across Canada and the world. The future of business will be defined by our graduates. That is what we prepare them for. We are business at its best.

**Job Details**
Position Title: Associate Dean, Culinary, Baking, Hospitality, Tourism & Retail Operations and Services
Faculty/Department: Longo Faculty of Business
Campus/Location: North and Lakeshore campuses

**Salary**: $119,974 (Min) - $148,842 (Mid)

**What you will do**:
Under the direction of the Senior Dean, Longo Faculty of Business, the Associate Dean provides academic and administrative leadership to the professors, staff and students of the Faculty.
Duties include, but are not limited to:

- Human resource management and leadership, including the recruitment, selection, and the professional development and motivation of faculty and support staff;
- Responsibility for the quality of the student experience, through continuous improvement of curricula design, program renewal and new program development including on-line learning and continuing education offerings;
- Building and maintaining industry partner relationships, as well as other external stakeholder groups such as accrediting bodies and professional associations;
- Applied research initiative development including publications and presentations;
- Development and implementation of student success initiatives such as student retention and the promotion of academic integrity;
- Accountable for the operations, health and safety, revenue generation, expense and inventory management of $1.5 million worth of retail and service outlets.
- Identifying program needs, including specialized lab space, equipment and technology and equipment and lab upgrades and renovations.
- Participating in Faculty level strategic planning

**What you bring to the role**:
**Education**:
**Experience**:
The incumbent will have a minimum of seven-years of progressive industry experience, a minimum of five years leadership experience in a postsecondary academic setting with in-depth knowledge of the Ontario college system. In addition, the incumbent will have a minimum of four years teaching experience with knowledge of adult learning principles, curriculum design and program development at an established and well-recognized post-secondary institution. Teaching and work experience should be from a business sector related to the programs offered in the Longo Faculty of Business, preferably in any of the following fields: culinary, baking, hospitality and tourism. As well as, experience in supporting initiatives related to food insecurities, sustainability in the restaurant industry and environmental sustainability including farm to fork.

**Skills**:

- Demonstrated effectiveness in advanced level college or university curriculum development.
- Demonstrated competence in program and schedule planning (including SWF allocations) and evaluation.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching and work experience in fields relevant to the faculty programming.
- Computer literacy and experience with software to support teaching, research and administrative activities.
- Proven ability to deal with stressful and confidential matters including those related to mental health.
- Exceptional communication, problem solving and decision-making skills. Including excellent public speaking