USC Marshall School of Business Senior Director, IBEAR MBA Program

University of Southern California’s (USC) Marshall School of Business seeks a hands-on administrator and leader to be the Senior Director of the One-Year Accelerated International Business Education and Research (IBEAR) MBA Program, delivered at USC’s Los Angeles campus. The Marshall School is investing heavily in the IBEAR MBA Program in order to transform it into one of the foremost programs in the world. 

Reporting to the Academic Director and Assistant Dean of the IBEAR MBA program, the Senior Director will be highly involved in developing and implementing programs and activities to transform the IBEAR MBA Program. Responsibilities include managing, planning and implementing all administrative activities and leading the faculty and staff to identify, attract, recruit, teach, retain, and graduate a class of 56 mid-career participants, the majority of whom originate from the Pacific Rim. Involves working closely with USC’s federally funded Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) to implement IBEAR outreach and research activities.  

A Master’s degree is required; a Ph.D. in Business Administration, a business functional area, or a social sciences discipline is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will have senior level leadership experience in a preeminent business school or university, corporation, foundation, or international organization, preferable within a Pacific Rim economy. Extensive knowledge of business around the Pacific Rim, both at the strategic and tactical levels, is essential, as well as experience working or living abroad. The successful candidate will also have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate IBEAR’s mission to various audiences and successfully interact with diverse MBA program participants and alumni, USC Marshall senior leadership, faculty and staff.  Must be able to travel, including internationally for up to two weeks, 2-3 times a year.

Candidates interested in the position should apply online at the following link:jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=67015.

Applicants will be asked to include a letter of interest that outlines qualifications for the position, a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references (including their e-mail addresses and phone numbers) as part of their online application. 

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. The desired start date for the Senior Director is January 1, 2013. 

The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.