Dean - School of Management - Education/Teaching/Training

Role: Dean - School of Management

Institution: Reputed A++ University

Location: Delhi-NCR

Position Overview:

Applications are invited from accomplished academic leaders and management professionals for the position of Dean - School of Leadership & Management / Business School. The Dean will provide strategic, academic, and administrative leadership to strengthen the school's academic reputation, research output, industry partnerships, student employability, and institutional growth.

The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with a strong academic background, demonstrated institutional leadership experience, and the ability to build industry-oriented, globally benchmarked management programmes.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Academic Leadership and Institutional Strategy:

- Develop and implement the school's strategic vision, academic roadmap, and annual operational plans.

- Lead the design, review, and continuous improvement of BBA, MBA, executive education, and doctoral programmes.

- Ensure curriculum relevance through emerging management practices, digital transformation, business analytics, entrepreneurship, and industry-led learning.

- Promote interdisciplinary education, international exposure, experiential learning, and case-based pedagogy.

2. Faculty Leadership and Development:

- Lead faculty recruitment, retention, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning.

- Build a high-performing academic team with a strong culture of teaching excellence, research, and innovation.

- Encourage faculty development, executive training, industry exposure, and international academic collaborations.

3. Research, Publications and Innovation:

- Strengthen research culture, publications in reputed journals, funded research, consultancy, and collaborative projects.

- Encourage interdisciplinary research, doctoral supervision, case writing, patents where applicable, and research-led teaching.

- Develop research centres, knowledge partnerships, and industry-sponsored projects.

4. Industry Engagement and Corporate Partnerships:

- Establish and strengthen relationships with corporates, industry associations, startups, entrepreneurs, and professional bodies.

- Facilitate internships, live projects, corporate mentoring, guest lectures, management conclaves, and executive development programmes.

- Develop industry-linked certifications, corporate training initiatives, and consulting opportunities.

5. Student Development and Placements:

- Work closely with placement and career development teams to improve internship quality, placement outcomes, and employer engagement.

- Strengthen students' managerial, analytical, communication, entrepreneurial, and leadership capabilities.

- Build structured alumni engagement, mentoring networks, and professional development initiatives.

- Monitor graduate employability, recruiter feedback, and career progression outcomes.

6. Accreditation, Rankings and Quality Assurance:

- Drive academic quality assurance, accreditation preparedness, regulatory compliance, and institutional benchmarking.

- Strengthen outcome-based education, programme assessment, academic audits, and continuous improvement mechanisms.

- Contribute to institutional rankings, reputation building, and achievement of strategic academic performance indicators.

7. Admissions, Outreach and Brand Building:

- Collaborate with admissions and marketing teams to strengthen student recruitment, programme positioning, and outreach.

- Support the development of new programmes, specialisations, executive education, and international academic pathways.

- Represent the institution at academic conferences, industry forums, leadership summits, and other relevant platforms.

8. Administration and Resource Management:

- Oversee academic operations, budgets, infrastructure utilisation, faculty workload, and resource allocation.

- Ensure effective governance, transparent decision-making, and compliance with applicable university policies and regulations.

- Review institutional performance through measurable goals, periodic reporting, and data-driven decisions.

Eligibility and Qualifications:

- Ph.D. in Management or a relevant allied discipline from a recognised university.

- Academic qualifications and experience meeting applicable UGC, AICTE, and university norms for the position.

- A distinguished academic and professional track record in management education.

- Substantial experience in teaching, research, academic administration, and institutional leadership.

- Experience as Dean, Director, Associate Dean, Head of Institution, or in a comparable senior leadership role will be preferred.

- A strong record of research publications, doctoral guidance, funded research, consultancy, or industry engagement.

Desired Competencies:

- Strategic vision and institutional transformation capabilities.

- Strong academic governance and people leadership.

- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

- Ability to develop industry-academia partnerships and international collaborations.

- Understanding of contemporary management education, accreditation frameworks, and quality assurance.

- Demonstrated ability to improve student outcomes, research performance, and institutional reputation.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Performance will be assessed against mutually agreed institutional objectives, including

- Improvement in academic quality and programme outcomes.

- Faculty recruitment, development, retention, and research productivity.

- Growth in quality publications, research grants, consultancy, and funded projects.

- Expansion of corporate partnerships, internships, and industry-integrated programmes.

- Improvement in placement quality, recruiter engagement, and student employability.

- Progress in accreditation, rankings, academic audits, and quality benchmarks.

- Growth in admissions, programme innovation, executive education, and international collaborations.

- Effective budget management and operational performance.