Associate Director, Law School Masters (Temporary)

The Associate Director of Master Programs is responsible for the delivery and day-to-day management of the Master programs in Law.

We are looking for a motivated and team oriented individual who is an effective communicator both verbally and in written correspondence. This role requires great organizational and management skills as well as the ability of managing multiple and different challenges every day.

The above includes coordinating tasks among various team members; overseeing the implementation of guidelines and policies; monitoring students; supporting faculty members; and overall responsibility for student services – including the direct services by the program management team and coordination with various departments to ensure a world-class experience for students.  

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Interaction with Students and Professors

• Monitoring the students; academic performance and any other issues which may affect their academic life.
• Meet with students in order to solve issues, offer advice, and/or give support with empathy and sensitivity on a daily basis.
• Reviewing and developing new procedures, academic guides and other materials in order to achieve a more efficient working dynamic.
• Manage the communication to the student body.
• Identify ways to improve the student experience.
• Liaise with professors to communicate specific student or group situations, request feedback, ensure timely submission of grades, syllabi, etc.

Interaction with other departments

• Coordinate and supervise key administrative processes throughout the year with the relevant departments and team members: Exchange, Internships, Final projects, etc.
• Collaborate with the Admissions Department, Marketing, Planning, Editorial, Student Services, Campus Life, Registrar’s Office, Maintenance Dept., etc.
• Oversee the appropriate execution of the operational budget of the programs.

Internal management

• Assist the Director in the coordination and implementation of new curricular and extracurricular innovations.
• Provide high-quality data and information to the director and track on measurement of student performance and achievements.
• Supervise and coordinate program assistants with professionalism and professional maturity.
• Take responsibility for special program projects. This may include components of the program design, communications revamp projects, etc.

• Master’s Degree (preferably an LLM, Management or Business Program). Ideally, the candidate will have previously studied a Bachelor of Laws. However, other disciplines will be considered as well.
• Excellent command of English and, at least, an advanced level of Spanish.
• Minimum 2-3 years of professional experience. Experience in supervisory roles, ideally in the education management sector.
• Strong project management capabilities and data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to coach and lead others.
• The candidate will demonstrate solid customer management skills, ability to work under pressure, a high level of accountability and initiative.