Job: Director of Academic Affairs

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Director of Academic Affairs
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Corporate Statement

Apollo Group, Inc. was founded in 1973 in response to a gradual shift in higher education demographics from a student population dominated by youth to one in which approximately half the students are adults and over 80 percent of whom work full-time. Apollo's founder, John Sperling, believed -- and events proved him right -- that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers. Lifelong learning requires an institution dedicated solely to the education of working adults.

Today, Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, the University of Phoenix (including University of Phoenix Online), the Institute for Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning, and Western International University, has established itself as a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults by focusing on servicing the needs of the working adult.

Apollo Group has enjoyed continual growth in student enrollments as well as building a strong financial record by having more than doubled its total enrollments and revenues between 2001 and 2005. Apollo Group, looking to continue the growth, completed its initial public offering on December 6, 1994 with a price of $0.72 per share (adjusted for stock splits).

Subsidiary Statement

University of Phoenix, as a subsidiary of Apollo Group, Inc., has established itself as an innovator and a leader in higher education. We have a network of campuses that span North America and online classes that students can take around the world. As a fully accredited university, we provide students with relevant curriculum taught by faculty with experience in the fields they teach. Here, working students have the opportunity to get an education, whether their goal is an associate s, bachelor s, master s or doctoral degree.

Position Summary

Under minimal supervision, this position oversees and directs the day-to-day academic affairs activities, including faculty, curriculum, assessment, and academic guidance and governance, at a campus level.

Primary Accountabilities

Hires, trains, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for the department management team and staff. This position is also accountable for participating in the development and implementation of campus goals and objectives. Ensures all goals and objectives are met timely and effectively.

Directs and manages the faculty recruitment, selection, orientation, course assignment, training, and remediation activities. This also includes observing and evaluating faculty, as well as reviewing the integrity of the faculty payroll process to ensure faculty is paid timely and accurately.

Implements, communicates, monitors, and ensures adherence to University academic policies, standards, and practices. Provides academic guidance and policy interpretation to campus personnel, students and faculty as needed or requested.

Directs campus academic affairs processes, procedures and activities to ensure academic integrity and compliance with University guidelines and standards. This includes investigating, resolving and tracking all campus level student requests for academic policy exception.

May manage campus and/or division activities related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This includes determining and providing reasonable accommodations necessary for ADA compliance. Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations.

Represents the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community by participating in targeted events, conferences, meetings, and workshops.

Develops, implements, and tracks the department budget to ensure that all goals are met on a yearly basis. This position is also accountable for participating in the development and implementation of the campus budget in conjunction with established regional and corporate budgets.

Serves as a member of the administrative faculty and teaches within the curriculum.

May be asked by the colleges, as a function of the job, to participate in curriculum development and/or review.

Participates and may lead task forces and committees to represent and address academic concerns to campus management team and/or corporate administration, as well as plan, implement, and coordinate campus and/or regional activities to maximize service quality effectiveness and efficiency.

Maintains a professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Doctorate preferred.

Proven experience in a progressively responsible capacity in an education or business environment directing processes, procedures and activities, as well as participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and budgets, as described above.

Must be able to demonstrate a high level of conceptual and strategic thinking to establish budgets, goals, processes, and activities in conjunction with University standards and guidelines.

Must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills to effectively interact and provide academic guidance and policy interpretation to campus personnel, students and faculty, as well as ensure adherence to University standards.

Must possess the ability to convey a professional image and represent the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community.

Must have a working knowledge of personal software packages to prepare correspondence, reports, as well as create and generate spreadsheets.

EEO Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Apollo Group, Inc. and its subsidiary companies (hereafter, 'Apollo') are committed to being Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. We embrace and celebrate the unique qualities of our employees including race, color, gender, age, religion, disability or perceived disability, veteran status,genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin or any other category protected by federal, state or local law. The protected groups set forth in this policy are broader than what is covered by our Affirmative Action Plan.

It is the objective of Apollo to provide equal opportunity for employment. Through the recruitment and retention of a competitive diverse workforce, we can leverage our diversity and better understand our customers' needs as well as enhance the communities we serve. At Apollo, we believe diversity strengthens our competitive advantage.

Apollo makes decisions relative to employment, training, compensation, and promotion on the basis of job-related qualifications. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, religion, disability or perceived disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Apollo is committed to the principles of tolerance and respect, fair treatment, equal access and consideration, and recognition for contributions. All management personnel are accountable and share in the responsibility for adherence to the policy. Apollo is guided by the principle of equal opportunity and respect for others. Apollo's philosophy is based on the recognition of and value for the unique attribute brought to Apollo by each person. By keeping with these principles Apollo will successfully meet its corporate goals.

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