From university department head to dean of faculty
11 of the 20 essential skills of a dean of faculty are already essential for a university department head — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a dean of faculty
What a dean of faculty does
Deans of faculty lead and manage a collection of related academic departments and work with the post-secondary school principal and the different heads of department to deliver the agreed faculty and university strategic objectives. They promote the faculty in associated communities and market the faculty nationally as well as internationally. Deans of faculty also focus on achieving the faculty's financial mangement target.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a dean of faculty and not for a university department head. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from university department head
2 roles- secondary school department head16 skills in common
- special educational needs head teacher11 skills in common
← university department headdean of faculty →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a dean of faculty?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.