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About the Role

The Associate Dean provides collaborative academic leadership and management for the School of Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades and School of Engineering Technologies, aligning with the college's strategic initiatives. This role is accountable for academic and administrative leadership, including supervising faculty, managers, support staff, and students.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Dean and leadership team on divisional leadership, including strategic plan development and implementation.
• Maintain high performance in people management, supervising approximately 80-100 employees per semester.
• Conduct effective hiring, orienting, and developing faculty, managers, and support staff.
• Perform ongoing performance reviews, providing regular feedback, coaching, and mentorship.
• Resolve conflicts and address complaints from employees and students, managing complex team dynamics.
• Initiate, facilitate, and lead the review, development, implementation, and quality assurance of programs, initiatives, and facilities.
• Ensure a focus on access, equity, and inclusion in delivering high-quality, student-focused programming.
• Oversee the attainment of School objectives through effective supervision of teaching and learning processes.
• Engage, encourage, and direct scholarly and applied research activities.
• Lead workload and workforce planning for Schools, including faculty assignments and human resource decisions.
• Lead partnership development with external academic and community partners.
• Ensure positive brand awareness of programs through collaboration with various departments.
• Lead the development, monitoring, and directing of Schools’ operating budgets.
• Oversee and ensure fiscal accountability for all funding sources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• A Certificate of Qualification - Journeyperson designation in a registered trade is a strong asset.
• Additional certification in teaching, UDL, project management, leadership, etc., is a strong asset.
• Minimum nine (9) years of experience as a journeyperson in a skilled trade, or engineering technologies and in the education field.
• Minimum nine (9) years of management/leadership experience, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Experience in fostering excellence in teaching and learning and academic programming.
• Demonstrated administrative/leadership experience, including developing and managing budgets, administration of policies and procedures, and management of human resources.
• Willingness to work remotely and on campus as well as travel between campuses and for external meetings and events.

Skills

• Demonstrated advocacy for the professions associated with their portfolio and awareness of the professional landscape locally, nationally, and internationally.
• Ability to expertly and inclusively lead others in ensuring accessibility, reduction of barriers, and application of UDL in courses and programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in teaching and curriculum development.
• Leadership experience to advance quality in programming and to improve the student experience.
• Experience engaging faculty in activities to advance scholarship.
• Experience managing multiple, diverse teams.
• Advanced leadership skills, including advanced communication, collaboration, team-building, conflict resolution, negotiation, and change management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to create a positive, inclusive, and community-focused environment.
• Demonstrated skills in systems-thinking, strategic planning, and creative problem-solving.
• Strong ability to set priorities and manage time effectively to meet commitments and achieve goals.
• Skilled in utilizing data to inform decision-making and set strategic priorities.
• Digital skills essential, including expertise in virtual management.
• Relevant experience with software to support teaching, research, and administrative activities.
• Demonstrated commitment to uphold the polytechnic’s priorities on equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization (EDII).

Location

• 146 Kendal Avenue

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-Time

Experience Level

• Minimum nine (9) years of experience as a journeyperson in a skilled trade, or engineering technologies and in the education field
• Minimum nine (9) years of management/leadership experience

Education Level

• Master’s Degree
• Certificate of Qualification - Journeyperson designation
• Additional certification in teaching, UDL, project management, leadership

Salary/Compensations

• Payband 13, $130,500 to $153,545 annually

Benefits

• Competitive pension plan
• Generous holiday and vacation time
• Tuition assistance program
• Discounted rates for employees taking Continuing Education courses

About the Company

• George Brown Polytechnic prides itself on educating students through real-world learning, in the heart of Toronto.
• Our faculty and employees make this vision a reality, and we support them by making George Brown a great place to work.
• See why we are consistently ranked as one of GTA’s top employers.

Equal Opportunity

• George Brown Polytechnic is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment.
• We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.
• George Brown Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).