Assistant Dean

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bush School is seeking a dedicated Assistant Dean to help shape how the next generation of public service leaders is recruited, developed, and launched into impactful careers. This role is a rare chance to guide the full student pathway, from attracting exceptional graduate students to developing and equipping them with the skills, experiences, and networks needed to thrive in public service. Rather than working directly with students day-to-day, you would lead a talented team of staff across admissions, career services, student development, and leadership programming, aligning their work to create a cohesive and high‑impact student experience. Positioned at the center of the Bush School’s mission, you would work closely with the school’s academic leadership, including department heads, the Executive Associate Dean, and the Associate Deans for Graduate and Undergraduate Education, while also partnering with staff across the Bush School in both College Station and Washington, DC. This is a significant leadership role with broad supervisory and organizational responsibility. You will work in close collaboration with academic partners, focusing on strategy, team building, and strengthening the student‑services infrastructure. It’s ideal for someone who brings both operational excellence and vision for how to evolve the student experience in support of the school’s future direction. Beyond campus, you would cultivate partnerships with employers, alumni, and public‑service organizations to expand opportunities for students to make real impact. The Assistant Dean is a position for someone who is deeply committed to public service and wants to influence not just individual students, but the broader pipeline of leaders entering the field.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in field appropriate to position responsibilities
• Six years’ experience in career services, student affairs, recruiting, admissions, human resource development/adult education, public administration, and/or international affairs

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in career development, human resource development, higher education, adult education, or public/international affairs
• More than six years’ experience in higher education
• Supervisory experience
• Experience in an academic setting, including proven experience with graduate student career services, student services, alumni services or recruitment and retention
• Proven experience with implementing professional development programs for graduate student programs
• Knowledge of academic programs and graduate-level student services in public and/or international affairs or related fields
• Strong problem solving, diplomacy, communication (both oral and written), executive and leadership coaching/advising, organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Knowledge of academic programs and student support services
• Knowledge of student development, career services, alumni affairs, experiential learning, curricular programming, and student organizations
• Ability to develop, direct, deliver and assess student academic and support services including presentations to prospective, current, and former students, as well as state and national audiences in associated career fields
• Familiarity with word processing, data management and analysis, and presentation software

Responsibilities

• Provide overall strategic guidance, direction, and support for the enhancement of school-wide admissions and recruitment, career services, leadership development, and student services
• Prepare annual budget, establish and evaluate program goals and objectives, and hire and supervise support staff, including professional staff, graduate assistants and student workers
• Engage in senior-level management meetings, discussions, and partnerships to ensure Bush School student service programs are in line with overall school initiatives
• Represent student services to administration and senior level staff within the School, University, and the broader field of public service and international affairs
• Update faculty, administration, and other stakeholders on student service activities
• Assess and evaluate student services programs on an ongoing basis, including but not limited to collecting, maintaining, and reporting accurate statistical information on recruiting and admission goals, student internships and post-graduate employment, and student engagement
• Manage and oversee the recruiting and admissions process for in-residence graduate students to include supervising the Director of Admissions & Recruiting (who supervises the Assistant Director for Admissions and the Assistant Director for Recruiting Marketing & Communications), and develop strategic recruitment and admissions plans to meet graduate enrollment goals
• Support collaboration and coordination for admissions and recruiting with Washington, DC and on-line programs
• Serve as the graduate-level Scholarship Administrator for graduate scholarship awarding and university reporting requirements
• Manage and oversee graduate career services offered to students for internship and job search support to include supervising the Assistant Directors of Employer Relations and Career Programming, respectively, and serve as a liaison to the Texas A&M University Career Center for undergraduate career services
• Support the development of career and student programming that crosses modalities and locations
• Manage and oversee the Public Service Leadership program offered to students to include supervising the Assistant Director of Leadership
• Develop and manage, in conjunction with the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, and Master of International Affairs, Master of Public Service & Administration, and Political Science department heads, student internship policies and procedures to provide internship certification, to include student evaluation and assessment, employer evaluation and assessment, internship and language training funding, and other related issues
• Provide leadership for developing and delivering programs and services related to graduate recruiting and admissions, career services and experiential education, and student development
• Oversee and manage student organization advising and guideline development for Bush School-affiliated organizations
• Provide leadership for developing and delivering programs and services related to student development, career services, and experiential education, including but not limited to:
• Managing the Assistant Director for Employer Relations to develop an outreach program to establish and maintain relationships with hiring managers, administrators, and supervisors of former Bush School students and of organizations that are of particular interest to Bush School students to facilitate students internship and employment searches
• Managing the Assistant Director for Career Programs to develop career workshops, training, and resources to students
• Overseeing the internship and language immersion workshop attendance tracking and funding application process to include working with the Assistant Dean for Finance & Operations and the Student Financial Aid Office to provide internship/immersion funding to Master’s degree students
• Manage the Assistant Director for the Public Service Leadership Program to plan and implement student services events and projects, including but not limited to leadership for new student orientation and participating in student recruiting and admissions projects, interview conferences, among others
• Developing and coordinating effective programs and workshops in cooperation with other Bush School and University departments and offices including, but not limited to, the Bush School Undergraduate Programs, The Bush School Departments of International Affairs, Public Service & Administration, and Political Science, the Office of Extended Education, Bush School-DC, the Texas A&M Office of Graduate & Professional Studies, Texas A&M University Scholarships & Financial Aid, the Texas A&M University Career Center, Texas A&M Student Life, and Texas A&M Student Activities
• Serving as a liaison for Bush School faculty and administrative personnel to maintain a high level of cooperation between student life and academics
• Collaborating with the school Alumni Services and Development Office to track alumni first-destination employment information, maintaining the alumni jobs listserv, and completing other tasks as necessary to use alumni as mentors to students and keeping alumni connected to the School and Texas A&M University for career services purposes
• Serving as a liaison to various campus offices, The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M Graduate & Professional School, Texas A&M Civil Rights Office, Texas A&M Public Policy Internship Program, Texas A&M Student Activities, Texas A&M Career Center, Texas A&M Counseling and Psychological Services, and other relevant parties regarding Bush School student services
• Working with all parties to develop programs that will benefit current and former students
• Representing the Bush School on external committees including but not limited to the Texas A&M Career Center Advisory Council and the Graduate and Professional School
• Working with administrators and staff across the Bush School to strategically develop staffing plans and position descriptions for new staff positions
• Serving on Bush School committees (both standing and ad hoc) as necessary and appropriate
• Overseeing, in conjunction with the Texas A&M Graduate & Professional School, graduate student dispute resolution activities and programs for the Bush School
• Providing career advising and general counseling to enrolled students
• Serving on university committees as needed and appropriate

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Free exercise programs and release time
• All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager