Chairperson, Business

Job Description

Classification Title: Chairperson, Business

Salary: $120,366.00 Annually (12-month position)

Department: Business

Pay Grade: CHB

Reports To: Dean, Business and STEM

FLSA Status: Exempt

Unit: Administrative

Opening Date: 10/1/2026

Closing Date: 10/31/2026 11:59 p.m.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

The Chairperson, Business performs executive, advanced professional work providing instructional leadership and administrative oversight for an array of disciplinary courses and programs at a comprehensive community college, including Accounting, Business Administration, Culinary Arts, Economics, Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Hospitality Management, Management, Marketing, Paralegal Studies, Small Business Management/Entrepreneurial Studies and Supply Chain and Logistics Management. The Chairperson, Business works collaboratively with faculty and staff and with the College's administrative team to provide a high-quality learning environment for students.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Establishes a collaborative working environment and fosters effective communications within the department, division, and campus.
• Provides a student-centered environment where students can express concerns and suggestions associated with the department and monitors student progression, retention, and completion to support student success.
• Hires, supervises, mentors and evaluates full- and part-time faculty and staff and supports ongoing professional development.
• Prepares reports and maintains records related to departmental activities, develops budget plans for the department, and oversees budget spending throughout the year.
• Determines the courses offered and assigns the associated faculty for each semester.
• Works with departmental faculty to develop and approve curricula, select textbooks, implement new instructional and support materials, and assign courses.
• Advises Division Dean on all matters pertaining to departmental facilities, curriculum, assessment outcomes, enrollment trends, and staff needs for use in short- and long-range planning for the Division.
• Oversees departmental assessment activities, including program learning outcomes and continuous improvement, implements changes as needed, and reports progress to Division Dean.
• Prepares grant funding proposals to supplement the existing budget when appropriate. Fosters the implementation and oversees the budget for all departmental grants.
• Works with departments that provide student services to efficiently deliver those services to students.
• Pursues cooperative agreements with area secondary schools and baccalaureate degree-granting institutions.
• Develops, maintains, and oversees community contacts, including departmental advisory committees, and fosters a collaborative learning environment for students in the department, including internship and apprenticeship opportunities for students in local and/or regional industries.
• Supports institutional accreditation process and program review activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in one of the Business-related disciplines
• Three (3) years' experience teaching at the college level
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctoral degree in at least one of the departmental disciplines
• Five (5) years' experience teaching at the college level
• Three (3) years' administrative and supervisory experience

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

SCHEDULE: Twelve (12)-month position, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

RETIREMENT: Pension eligible

NJ First Act

Any Middlesex College employee hired after September 1, 2011 will have to meet the New Jersey residency law requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Middlesex College is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the armed forces of the United States, or disability.

Affirmative Action and Compliance Statement

Middlesex College is firmly committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. The College will implement this policy to assure that the educational programs, activities, services, benefits and employment opportunities offered by the College are available to all persons regardless of sex, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, nationality, color, marital status, civil union or domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap (and/or disability), service in the armed forces, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, refusal to submit to genetic tests, or refusal to make available results of genetic tests, in accordance with State and Federal laws. All employees and students are expected to accept these principles and to reflect their spirit in everyday relationships with fellow employees and students. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer, Middlesex College, Chambers Hall, 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08818-3050.