Reporting directly to the Dean, the Special Assistant to the Dean is the principal member of the Dean?s Office responsible for central coordination of all activities (planning, projects and administration). Working collaboratively with senior leadership, internal and external constituents, faculty, and staff, the incumbent supports the Dean as ?trusted counsel? with a wide range of confidential, complex, and sensitive executive, advisory and strategic duties, leads and implements projects and initiatives, and manages the Dean?s office. In addition, this position advises the Dean and senior leadership on administrative, procedural and policy issues and evolving initiatives and projects across the school, as appropriate. This position requires a high level of independent de