Associate Chancellor

Buffkin / Baker•Crookston, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Chancellor has responsibility for the day-to-day management and leadership of the University of Minnesota Crookston campus as well as partnering with the Chancellor to identify and implement new strategies aligned with the campus and university strategic roadmap. This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of campus operations, including personnel and financial stewardship. The Associate Chancellor acts as the Chancellor’s primary deputy, ensuring academic and support services are aligned across the campus and system while fostering a modern, flexible leadership culture that responds to regional and statewide opportunities and needs for the future workforce. The Chancellor's Administrative department at the University of Minnesota Crookston serves as the chief administrative department for the campus, providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and institutional oversight. The department focuses on delivering a world-class education within a close-knit, supportive campus setting. It is responsible for driving student success, fostering mentorship, maintaining the University of Minnesota brand of excellence, and executing strategic initiatives across academic programming, rural outreach, international connections, and diversity.

Requirements

Terminal degree
Experience as a senior leader in higher education, non-profit, government, or similar organization.
Experience leading strategic plan implementation
Demonstrated experience supervising senior leaders
Demonstrated leadership, budget management and interpersonal skills.
A leadership style that promotes collaboration and cooperation.
Commitment to excellence, creativity and innovation.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Documented experience in developing, implementing and evaluating unit goals.
Teaching and/or research credentials and accomplishments, or equivalent professional credentials and accomplishments.
Experience working in a shared governance environment.
Effective communication and presentation skills with experience engaging senior leaders, community decision-makers, and elected officials.
Experience working with labor unions.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day management and leadership of the University of Minnesota Crookston campus.
Partnering with the Chancellor to identify and implement new strategies aligned with the campus and university strategic roadmap.
Day-to-day management of campus operations, including personnel and financial stewardship.
Acting as the Chancellor’s primary deputy.
Ensuring academic and support services are aligned across the campus and system.
Fostering a modern, flexible leadership culture that responds to regional and statewide opportunities and needs for the future workforce.
Providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and institutional oversight.
Driving student success, fostering mentorship, maintaining the University of Minnesota brand of excellence, and executing strategic initiatives across academic programming, rural outreach, international connections, and diversity.

Benefits

Competitive wages
paid holidays
generous time off
Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
University HSA contributions
Disability and employer-paid life insurance
Employee wellbeing program
Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
Financial counseling services
Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost