Full Time - Department Head and Program Coordinator

Blinn College•Bryan, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

This combined position bridges macro-level administrative operations with micro-level programmatic and curriculum oversight, providing a unified strategy for instructional quality, faculty support, and student progression within the Business department.

Requirements

Master’s degree or Doctorate in Business Administration, Management, or a closely related business discipline from a regionally accredited institution (terminal degree preferred).
Current, full-time faculty specifically within business disciplines
Minimum of 3–5 years of teaching experience in higher education (specifically within business disciplines).
Demonstrated leadership experience in higher education (e.g., serving as a department chair, lead faculty, or program coordinator).
Comprehensive understanding of curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, and accreditation standards.
Strong administrative capabilities, including data-informed enrollment management, budgeting, scheduling, and personnel conflict resolution.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Competencies

Responsibilities

Lead faculty and staff recruitment, hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and periodic performance evaluations within the Business department.
Develop, administer, and monitor the annual department budget, ensuring equitable distribution of resources, instructional equipment, and facilities.
Construct and manage comprehensive semester course schedules aligned with student pathways, historical enrollment data, and graduation requirements. Actively monitor low-enrollment sections early, evaluate cancellation impacts on degree progression, and review faculty load distributions.
Communicate and enforce institutional policies, operational procedures, and academic compliance standards.
Lead ongoing review, development, and revision of business program and course curricula to meet industry standards and transfer requirements.
Oversee systematic program-level assessment plans, analyzing data to drive continuous instructional improvement.
Verify master course syllabus updates, required compliance statements (such as AI policies), modality verifications, and faculty adherence to census engagement requirements.
Maintain documentation required by regional and programmatic accrediting bodies and facilitate Program Advisory Committees to integrate industry feedback into program pathways.
Mediate student-faculty conflicts, review grade appeals, provide academic guidance, and support institutional retention and graduation initiatives.
Spearhead recruitment development, cross-disciplinary pathways (such as integrating business analytics and technology), and university transfer partnerships.