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Associate Deans - 2 Posts
Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
This position offers a great opportunity for career growth.
Basic job summary:
- The job holder is responsible for providing the vision, leadership, and strategic direction of the school to achieve its goals and ensure enhanced student experience through quality curriculum delivery and research
- 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
- Advise the Dean on policy directions and strate...