Associate Dean - Academics

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Doctorate (Ph.D.) in the area of specialization
  
• Registered with the relevant professional body
  
• 10 years of university teaching/research experience with 5 years’ experience in a managerial position
  
• Experience teaching & learning, research, and administration
  

• Lead the development and implementation of the academic strategy and business plan to deliver on the academic strategic priorities
  
• Advising the Dean on academic policies, standards, and emerging trends in the Education sector, locally and globally
  
• Support the Dean in providing academic leadership of the undergraduate activities within the school
  
• Advise the Dean on policy directions and strategic initiatives that impact and enhance effective provision of the school’s programs
  
• Create a platform for world-class faculty capacity development and career progression
  
• Lead the education and professional practice agenda to ensure that the faculty's key performance indicators are met
  
• Oversee curriculum development, including development/amendments of the syllabi and regulations for faculty courses/programs, and ensure that the curriculum is responsive to the students and market needs
  
• Seek and foster partnerships and collaboration to promote the accreditation and ranking of the school’s academic offerings
  
• Ensure that the faculty complies with legal requirements and with university instructions, decisions, policies, and procedures
  
• Advise the Dean on emerging regulatory and policy directions affecting the school’s academic offering and delivery of academic programmes
  
• Promote high-quality teaching and innovative pedagogical practices by supporting faculty in professional development related to teaching and learning
  
• Monitor academic standards and quality across programs
  
• Assist the Dean in providing oversight on academic matters affecting students (progression, appeals, academic support)
  
• Managing the school's strategic staff establishments by participating in sourcing, recruiting staff, and creating a conducive culture to maintain the school's academic standards
  
• Manage day-to-day operations of the school’s budget proposals and supervise implementation of the same
  
• Ensure that students enrolled in the school are supported to get placement for a community and industrial attachment, and that supervision and evaluation of the intended experiential learning is done as per university standards
  
• Attending the academic council in the absence of the Dean