DEAN – FACULTY OF COMMERCE – Lupane State University 57 views

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership with a vision, academic excellence through University teaching, research, community engagement, innovation and industrialisation (Education 5.0) and insight for the Faculty.
• Managing, monitoring, developing and evaluating academic programmes leading towards transformational review and renewal.
• Provide academic and administrative leadership to the Faculty, including all Faculty planning and budgeting.
• Implementing the policies and objectives of the University and the Faculty through the development and delivery of sound and innovative programmes, the promotion of excellence in teaching and research for the Faculty through partnerships and linkages with other Universities as well as other organisations.
• Provide leadership in coming up with specialised methods of effective online teaching for the different Faculty disciplines.
• Developing a sense of community for the Faculty, students and support staff.
• Developing collaborations and strategic partnerships with Faculty alumni, institutions, corporations and government agencies in liaison with University administration.
• Implementing programmes and projects in accordance with the University administration.
• Quality Assurance of the Faculty activities.
• Fostering and maintaining a comprehensive and conducive learning environment in the Faculty.
• Participating where relevant in Academic Meetings such as Senate, Faculty and Departmental Boards.
• Serve as a link facilitating engagement amongst students, staff, Head of Departments, Directors and the University Management.
• Leading and co-ordinating the governance of the Faculty, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of academic programmes.
• Developing, leading and encouraging resource mobilisation in support of the Faculty’s goals.
• Performing such other functions as may be prescribed by the Vice-Chancellor.

Requirements

• An appropriate postgraduate qualification for the Faculty of Commerce.
• A track record of teaching, research and scholarship in higher education for at least eight years.
• Sound knowledge of the academic disciplines of the Faculty within which the application is being made.
• Good knowledge and understanding of the higher education system and policy environment.
• Experience in strategic planning, financial and human resources management, proven attributes of transparency, integrity and teamwork.
• Strong intellectual, organisational, systematic and leadership qualities.
• Should be at least at Senior Lecturer grade and has held a Departmental Chairperson position.
• An earned PhD would be an added advantage.

How to Apply