Associate Dean, Online Nursing Programs

Covista

1d • $80,337 - $121

About The Position

Are you passionate about driving student success, strengthening academic quality, and supporting faculty excellence? Join us as an Associate Dean, where you’ll play a pivotal leadership role in the development, delivery, and continuous enhancement of our academic program. This is an opportunity to directly impact student persistence, enrollment, completion, and overall achievement—while helping faculty and teams thrive.
In this influential role, you’ll partner closely with the Program Deans for the NP and MSN tracks to ensure our curriculum, student learning experiences, and operational processes not only meet expectations but exceed them. When the Program Dean is unavailable, you will confidently lead program operations and uphold our commitment to academic excellence and superior student outcomes.
What You’ll Do
Lead with Purpose
Supervise assistant deans, faculty managers, faculty, and staff to deliver high‑quality curriculum and student services.
Champion a culture focused on student persistence, retention, enrollment growth, and academic success across all program activities.
Serve as a visible leader and mentor—modeling collaboration, professionalism, customer service, and academic excellence.
Drive Student Success & Outcomes
Prepare, evaluate, and communicate key student success metrics, including retention, graduation rates, certification pass rates, student learning outcomes, and satisfaction.
Partner with teams to implement strategies that directly improve student persistence and academic achievement.
Lead or support improvements in practicum placement and experiential learning to ensure every student has access to enriching, high‑quality clinical experiences.
Strengthen Academic Quality
Lead or support curriculum and course review, development, assessment, and continuous improvement.
Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of program and course delivery, faculty operations, practicum experiences, and academic support services.
Work across teams—including web development, instructional design, accreditation, regulatory compliance, and clinical services—to ensure seamless, student‑centered program execution.
Champion Accreditation & Compliance
Develop and execute action plans to uphold accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
Manage portions of the academic budget and proactively share recommendations from faculty and staff to guide resource allocation.
Empower Faculty & Build High‑Performing Teams
Participate in hiring, onboarding, evaluating, and supervising faculty and staff.
Facilitate regular faculty meetings to promote communication, shared governance, and continuous instructional improvement.
Collaborate with committees and assist in policy development that shapes the academic experience.
Lead When It Matters Most
Serve as the acting Program Dean when required.
Contribute to campus safety as a designated Campus Security Authority.
Perform additional duties as assigned while maintaining full compliance with all organizational policies and standards.
Make a Lasting Impact
If you’re energized by the opportunity to lead teams, elevate academic quality, and directly influence student persistence, success, and program excellence, this role is the perfect next step in your academic leadership career.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in the program field required for graduate programs.
• Master’s degree in the program field required for undergraduate programs.
• 3 years of experience in education, training, or staff development at the baccalaureate level or higher.
• 2 years of online teaching experience required.
• Proficiency with online instructional technology applications and Microsoft Office required.
• Previous leadership experience required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, time‑management, and conflict‑resolution abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and leadership at all levels.
• Strong customer service orientation and demonstrated customer service skills.
• Ability to lead, direct, mentor, and advise faculty.
• Ability to use a variety of technology applications that support student learning and student services.
• Current licensure in the program field, if the profession requires graduates to obtain licensure to practice.
• Current certification, if the profession requires graduates to earn additional certification to practice.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with curriculum development and curriculum management preferred.
• Experience in higher education leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise assistant deans, faculty managers, faculty, and staff to deliver high‑quality curriculum and student services.
• Champion a culture focused on student persistence, retention, enrollment growth, and academic success across all program activities.
• Serve as a visible leader and mentor—modeling collaboration, professionalism, customer service, and academic excellence.
• Prepare, evaluate, and communicate key student success metrics, including retention, graduation rates, certification pass rates, student learning outcomes, and satisfaction.
• Partner with teams to implement strategies that directly improve student persistence and academic achievement.
• Lead or support improvements in practicum placement and experiential learning to ensure every student has access to enriching, high‑quality clinical experiences.
• Lead or support curriculum and course review, development, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of program and course delivery, faculty operations, practicum experiences, and academic support services.
• Work across teams—including web development, instructional design, accreditation, regulatory compliance, and clinical services—to ensure seamless, student‑centered program execution.
• Develop and execute action plans to uphold accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage portions of the academic budget and proactively share recommendations from faculty and staff to guide resource allocation.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, evaluating, and supervising faculty and staff.
• Facilitate regular faculty meetings to promote communication, shared governance, and continuous instructional improvement.
• Collaborate with committees and assist in policy development that shapes the academic experience.
• Serve as the acting Program Dean when required.
• Contribute to campus safety as a designated Campus Security Authority.
• Perform additional duties as assigned while maintaining full compliance with all organizational policies and standards.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
• You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree