Job Details

Description

University of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Community College, is seeking applications for the Dean of Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism position. Please see the information about the position, the duties and responsibilities, the minimum and desirable qualifications, and the job application attachments below:

Position Title: Dean of Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism
Position Number:0089130
Hiring Unit:Academic Affairs
Location:Kapi'olani Community College
Date Posted:July 8, 2025
Closing Date:August 17, 2025, 11:59 pm HST
Salary Range:$120,750 - $198,337 ( Commensurate with education and experience; within budgetary limitations)
Full Time/Part Time:Full Time
Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Other Conditions:
Excluded executive, full-time, non-tenurial, general funded. If selected for the position, the appointment is contingent upon verification of all minimum and additional qualifications, including official transcripts, licenses, certificates, and work experience documentation.

Introduction

The Dean of Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism serves as a key member of the College's leadership team and serves as the senior manager, lead facilitator, and coordinator for the academic cluster of programs including Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism. The Dean supervises the three department chairs and works with them and the vice chancellors to plan, design, and deliver quality academic programs and services that are aligned with the College's mission and strategic directions. In addition, the Dean works with all vice chancellors and department chairs in developing and implementing budgets, plans, and assessments as an integral part of the review cycle of academic programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Directs, coordinates, and evaluates the activities of personnel, including support staff, in the academic cluster of Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism.

• Directs the department chairs and directors in the unit and works with them to plan, design, and deliver quality academic programming aligned with the College's mission and strategic plan, congruent with contemporary industry and technology standards; situated within the College's established budgeting, planning, assessment, human resource, and review cycles; and in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.

• Supervises, coordinates, and facilitates the department chairs and directors of the Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism units in the development of short-/long-term goals and initiatives to accomplish the College's Career and Technical Education (CTE) academic or community service missions; ensuring optimum faculty and staff performance and achievement; and enhancement of the quality of education, student learning outcomes, and the well-being of students.

• Provides effective leadership, direction, and support in the recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention of highly qualified and proactive faculty and staff who promote excellence in the CTE academic programs and services of the three units; establishes program guidance in instructional aspects such as teaching assignments, scheduling of courses, enrollment management, and faculty course loads and alternate assignments of responsibility; assesses and makes recommendations regarding faculty evaluation, contract renewal, tenure, and promotion; facilitates in-service training and staff development.

• Oversees the overall administration, management, development, delivery, and integrity of the divisions' transfer curricula, general education, and developmental and remedial education; promotes the integration of new and evolving learning technology into the classroom or via distance learning (e.g., online) opportunities; facilitates the establishment performance objectives, program review, and measurable outcomes for program divisions within the parameters of the College's mission and the achievement of enrollment and student learning outcome goals.

• Provides leadership in the development of new courses and academic programs; ensures that such initiatives are within the parameters of the College's strategic plan; reviews and makes appropriate recommendations to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) on new program and activity proposals; directs the scheduled evaluation of academic programs and activities.

• Directs accreditation self-study and program reviews of assigned divisions; assists in the periodic review/update of the College's strategic plan, long-range educational development plan, organizational plan, and capital improvement plans; modifies approved operational plans based on evaluation results and organizational priorities; monitors and integrates into all divisions emerging assessment and accreditation initiatives.

• Provides leadership in Strategic Plan implementation and the planning and setting of priorities for academic programs of the divisions, and organizing and managing of operational resources.

• Represents and articulates the operational needs and initiatives (to include those of institutional support) of the three instructional divisions when meeting with other administrators and key staff officers of the College to discuss new campus requirements or initiatives, to resolve problems/disputes impacting programs supervised, and to report on the status of existing programs/services.

• Mentors and supports department chairs, directors, and faculty for their professional development toward successfully meeting their expectations.

• Provides leadership and initiatives in the development of programs and policies that build positive faculty and staff morale, continuously promote excellence in instructional programs, and contribute to the progress of the strategic mission of the college and the university.

• Responsible for grant (e.g., Perkins) development, application, and management. In cooperation with government, legislative, business, civic, and community leaders identify workforce development needs and corresponding target groups, explores available private and public resources through grants and partnerships, and develop strategies and initiatives through which Kapi‘olani Community College can effectively address the needs of the State labor force and those of the surrounding communities.

Administrative Support

• Provides leadership and direction to supervised divisions in the review and revision (if required) of College policies and procedures; coordinates with College administrative staff personnel to ensure implementation and compliance of applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.

• Respond to requests for information, identification of problems, investigation of complaints against faculty, adjudication of disputes and grievances, and disciplinary action against faculty and staff within established guidelines and in coordination with appropriate College administrative staff personnel.

• Coordinates department chairs and directors to work with the College Human Resources Department in the establishment/modification/elimination of faculty and staff positions; determines starting salary, relocation expenses (if any), and start date concerning potential hires; conducts a final interview to validate committee's recommended hire, verification of employment and education credentials, and reference checks; and make the final selection, determine the possible start date, and finalizes employment offers

• Coordinates and provides direction to department chairs and directors in the assessment, justification, and prioritization of the financial needs of the approved academic programs, new initiatives, and support requirements (including staffing plans, equipment acquisition, and facility improvements).

• Formulates projected program targets, budgets, and expenditure plans for future academic years in accordance with fiscal guidance provided by the VCAA; develops a corresponding justification, and articulates the budgetary requirements in the establishment of a projected College budget for the three units that fall under this position.

• Allocates operational funds to the department chairs and directors based on approved expenditure plans; oversees with College Business Office fund expenditures and deviations by the three units that fall under this position; and adjusts or obtains additional resources to meet unforeseen requirements.

• Explores and secures funding and other resources through a variety of sources to include State, Federal, corporate, private, program/divisional-based cost-savings, and College entrepreneurial initiatives.

• Works with the College Auxiliary Service to ensure facilities allocated to assigned divisions are conducive to the promotion of student learning achievement.

• Coordinates the writing of grants with the support of the Office for Institutional Effectiveness (OFIE) and the VCAA to procure external funding, and supervise grant funded projects.

• Serves as a member of the campus Executive Leadership Team providing a proactive locus of communication and coordination for campus initiatives

• Coordinates department chairs, directors, and faculty in doing required program accreditation self-studies and related matters.

Campus and Community Development

• Provides effective leadership, direction, and support in establishing and achieving short and long-term development goals and initiatives toward academic excellence.

• Proactively participates in the planning, management, and execution of campus initiatives as part of the Executive Leadership Team.

• Coordinates faculty members, staff, and/or students on a range of programmatic matters and promotes campus communication.

• Represents the college at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and promotes the university by participating in community, state, and national events and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.

Other

• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution.

Attained the academic rank in an institution of higher learning of associate professor (C4) or have nine (9) years of demonstrated record of comparable professional experience in program and/or curriculum development, staff development, personnel supervision, resource development, budget preparation, and/or computer usage in the management of an educational institution.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with various constituents and decision-making bodies of a college or a large and complex activity/organization.

Knowledge of community college philosophy, familiarity with liberal arts and career technical education, and awareness of contemporary challenges and issues facing community colleges.

Demonstrated outstanding analytical and communication skills, extensive knowledge of policy analysis, systems analysis, modeling and computer capabilities, and principles of organizational behavior and structure.

Demonstrated ability to formulate an academic vision and link it with internal capacities and external constraints.

Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the full range of internal and external university constituents.

Desirable Qualifications

Doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Experience as an administrator or in carrying out administrative responsibilities with an emphasis on education, public administration, organization or resources management, personnel management, fiscal management, and/or grants administration.

Experience in program and/or curriculum development and evaluation, staff development, personnel supervision, resource development, budget preparation, program and student learning outcomes, educational best practices, or computer usage in the management of an educational institution.

Commitment to Kapi‘olani Community's goal of positioning the college as a leading Native Hawaiian/Indigenous serving higher-education institution.

Knowledge of the community service mission of a community college and its interrelationship to instructional programs and support services.

Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills in working with faculty and staff in a higher education environment and in building consensus.

Demonstrated leadership and experience in business.

Demonstrated leadership and experience in the teaching of one or more academic disciplines in the Business, Legal, & Technology, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality & Tourism departments.

Knowledge of alternative models (to include new or emerging technology) for delivering instruction, academic administration, learning theory, or similar post-secondary education and training.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an administrative organization built around a fluid, consensus-building, and team approach to management.

Evidence of commitment to Kapi‘olani Community College's vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social, economic, and sustainable advancement of Hawai‘i and the world.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED (Read the "To Apply" section carefully)

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. In addition to the Application, applicants must attach the following:

Cover letterwith a statement outlining how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications, how your work experiences and/or formal training enable you to fulfill duties and responsibilities, and your management/leadership philosophy;

Current curriculum vitae;

Three (3) professional referencesincluding name, title, and contact info (telephone number and email addresses). References will not be contacted without prior notice to the candidate.

Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted.

• Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.

Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted.

NOTE:

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable, illegible, password protected, missing, or corrupted; therefore, late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All requested documents/information become the property of Kapi‘olani Community College and will not be returned.

• Please do not include any self-identifying photos and redact any references to confidential information on submitted documents (social security number, date of birth, etc.).

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Inquiries:Darsh Davé, Human Resources Manager, ...@hawaii.edu

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit:

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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