Executive Director of Business and Administrative Affairs

The Executive Director of Business and Administrative Affairs reports to the Dean of the College of Nursing and serves as the College’s chief business and financial officer. The Executive Director is responsible for providing strategic direction to the College’s administrative and financial operations and for the development, implementation, and interpretation of administrative and financial policies and procedures. The Executive Director is responsible for workflow and processes related to the College of Nursing’s business operations.

The Executive Director makes significant administrative decisions on behalf of the College of Nursing. The position oversees all the College’s financial operations. The Executive Director works closely with the academic departments in the college, including the Director of Strategic Operations and Partnerships on external financial resources; the Budget Office Manager on internal financial resources; and the liaison to the Department for People, Operations, Success, and Opportunity (POSO).

Additionally, the Executive Director collaborates with the offices of Academic Affairs, People Operations, Success, and Opportunity (POSO), Controller, ECU Budget Office, ECU Finance and Administration, Payroll, ECU Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, ECU Environmental Health and Safety, ECU Facilities Services, and Emergency Management operations. Academic Affairs ("AA") is headed by the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, who serves as the institution’s Chief Academic Officer ("CAO") and is responsible for administering academic policies.

AA is comprised of each of the university’s colleges, schools, and libraries, along with other academic support and administrative units, to include Learner Operations, Research, Innovation and Engagement, Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research, and Global Affairs. Academic Affairs works collaboratively to strengthen ECU’s culture of academic excellence in line with our mission to be a national model for student success, public service, and regional transformation.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide leadership and strategic direction in resource development and business management, and to provide oversight of all College of Nursing administrative affairs, workflows, and processes.

Position is contingent upon the availability of funds.

• Directly supervises the CON Budget Office and the CON business services.
• Oversees all staff positions.
• Works with the College of Nursing’s Associate Dean for the Office for Engagement and Professional Development to develop staff through professional development workshops, retreats, etc. While not a direct supervisor to all staff, ensures that staff voice is represented in administrative decisions.
• Manages staff performance evaluation processes.

• Recommends and implements new administrative structures and guidelines within the college.
• Serves as advisor to the Dean, Associate Deans, and Department Chairs to provide direction on business, financial, and facilities resource allocations and operational issues.
• Serves as a member and/or resource person to College and University standing and ad hoc committees and task forces.
• Develops, reviews, and revises all College of Nursing Administrative policies on a periodic basis.
• Serves as a liaison for the College of Nursing with other university internal offices on all matters of finance, business operations, and business-related matters.
• Works with the college’s Budget Manager and Director of Strategic Operations and Partnerships to establish and maintain appropriate internal controls to protect College assets.
• Collaborates with the college’s Director of Strategic Operations and Partnerships and Budget Manager on contractual arrangements with internal and external agencies and oversees the contracts once in place.
• Completes other assignments as requested by the Dean.