Administrative Fellow - UNC School of Medicine Dean''s Office

Job Description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

The UNC School of Medicine Dean's Office Administrative Fellowship is a one-year leadership development program that provides broad exposure to the administration of a leading academic medical institution. Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Administration, the fellow will work closely with executive leaders on strategic initiatives spanning education, research, clinical programs, finance, human resources, facilities, and organizational operations. As the inaugural fellow, the individual will help shape the fellowship experience while leading impactful projects aligned with School priorities. The fellow will also participate in executive onboarding, leadership development programming, and shared learning opportunities with fellows across UNC Health.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and support strategic initiatives for School of Medicine leadership.
• Collaborate with leaders across key administrative functions.
• Conduct analysis and develop recommendations to inform decision-making.
• Participate in executive meetings, projects, and organizational initiatives.
• Prepare presentations, reports, and communications for senior leaders.
• Engage in leadership development and cross-functional learning experiences.

Learning Objectives

Through the fellowship, participants will:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the administrative functions that support a leading academic medical institution.
• Gain exposure to the interconnected missions of medical education, biomedical research, clinical care, and service.
• Build leadership, project management, communication, and change management skills.
• Establish relationships with senior leaders, faculty, administrators, and fellow learners across UNC Health and the School of Medicine.
• Explore career pathways in academic medicine administration and healthcare leadership.

Reporting Relationship

The Administrative Fellow reports to the Senior Associate Dean for Administration and will receive guidance from executive sponsors, mentors, and leaders throughout the School of Medicine.

Program Length

• One-year fellowship
• Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

This fellowship offers a distinctive opportunity to help launch and shape a new leadership program while contributing meaningful work that supports the future of the UNC School of Medicine. Please submit the following items in 1 combined PDF file uploaded under the resume section:

• Resume
• Official graduate school transcript
• Three recommendation letters - at least one academic and one professional. These letters should address the applicant's administrative and/or management experience as well as academic qualifications. The letters can be addressed to the Fellowship Selection Committee.
• Personal statement - introduce yourself in a one-page personal statement regarding what you hope to achieve from a fellowship at one of our sites and what draws you to that particular site. Note: You need to fill out multiple applications if you choose to apply to more than one UNC Health fellowship. Additionally, you are required to send a separate personal statement to each program.
• Your essay answering ONE of the following prompts in no more than 300 words:
• Tell us about an achievement, not listed on your resume, of which you are most proud. · Describe a time you helped improve a process, team, or organization without formal authority. What was your role, and what did you learn?"

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

Completion of a Masters degree in a healthcare-related field, or

Bachelors degree in an appropriate discipline and actively pursuing a Master's degree in a healthcare-related field with successful completion of Masters degree coursework.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements:

No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: SOM Deans Office

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.