Dean Graduate School of Counseling

Position Title: Dean Graduate School of Counseling
No. of Positions to Fill: 1
Department/Program: GSCP 12030
Work Location: Nalanda Campus
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer & Vice President for Academic Affairs
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 100% (40 hrs/week)
Position Location: Hybrid, on site as needed
Compensation: $136,000 - $160,000 DOE
Position will remain open until filled

Reporting to the University's Chief Academic Officer/Vice President for Academic Affairs (CAO/VPAA), the Dean of the Graduate School of Counseling (“GSC” or “School”) provides strategic leadership and management oversight of the School. The Dean is responsible for planning, coordination, and administration of the School and its concentrations as well as offering support and guidance to concentration chairs, faculty, and staff to develop and strengthen the School’s academic reputation and maximize enrollments.

In collaboration with School faculty and staff, the Dean leads efforts in initiating short- and long‑term goals, sets the vision for the GSC’s academic leadership, manages the administrative leadership of the School, participates in cross‑university collaborations, and implements all facets of the University’s strategic plan that relate to the GSC. The Dean leads the faculty and staff in maintaining a student‑centered culture within all curricular, certificate and co‑curricular offerings, including student collaboration around curriculum development and assessment.

The Dean works closely with concentration chairs to foster distributed leadership and empowerment and a supportive, collaborative and growth‑promoting culture within the School. The Dean is responsible for fostering and maintaining an inclusive community among faculty, staff and students within GSC with practices and curriculum that affirm Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) values and goals. The Dean is responsible for the oversight and management of School policies related to student academic experiences to ensure appropriate and consistent application of policies across concentrations.

Working closely with faculty, Student Success, and the Student of Concern Team, the Dean will facilitate the partnership between student support services and School faculty ensuring an appropriate balance for faculty between offering direct support to students and understanding and utilizing campus resources. The Dean is responsible for people resource management of faculty and staff in collaboration with concentration chairs, develops long‑range staffing plans to include oversight of new core, ranked and adjunct faculty hires, retirement, and support staff that are aligned with the needs of concentration delivery, enrollment, and market projections.

The Dean seeks opportunities to enhance the professional development of all staff and faculty within the school as appropriate to each individual’s career trajectory. The Dean is responsible for fiscal matters of the GSC, including budget planning and management. The Dean takes an appreciative approach to cultivating relationships throughout the School, promotes peer mentoring and collaboration, and takes an interest in the growth and accomplishments of personnel at all stages of career.

The Dean promotes the external visibility and contributions of the GSC and Naropa University locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The Dean promotes faculty scholarly, research, activist, and creative (SRAC) publication in well‑established areas within the fields of counselor education, contemplative pedagogy, and specialty areas that support the Clinical Mental Health degree offered by GSC. The Dean promotes participation of students in faculty SRAC work and works with Development Office staff to locate potential funding and other means to make faculty‑student work visible within and beyond Naropa.

The Dean works with faculty and staff to promote a vibrant and supportive culture that affirms JEDI and contemplative values within the School to optimize workload demands so faculty and staff have opportunities to make contributions aligned with their skills and aspirations.