From dean of faculty to university department head
11 of the 22 essential skills of a university department head are already essential for a dean of faculty — about 50% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from dean of faculty in the whole taxonomy.
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
- 11
- would be new
- 50%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a university department head
What a university department head does
University department heads lead and manage the department of their discipline in which they are academic leaders and work with the faculty dean and other heads of department to deliver the agreed faculty and university strategic objectives. They develop and support academic leadership in their department, and lead entrepreneurial activity for income-generating purposes as they promote the reputation and interests of their department within the university and to a wider community in their field.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
11 skillsEssential for a university department head and not for a dean of faculty. 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 dean of faculty
1 roles- headteacher10 skills in common
← dean of facultyuniversity department head →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a university department head?
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.