EXECUTIVE DEAN
Listing reference: nwu_000423
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 12 February 2022
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: North West
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY
FACULTY / DIVISION: FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
POSITION NUMBER: N001142
VACANCY: EXECUTIVE DEAN
PEROMNES GRADE: 03
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FIXED-TERM APPOINTMENT (FIVE (5) YEARS)
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
As the executive leader and accountable manager, to transform and position the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences as a unitary faculty of superior academic excellence with a commitment to social justice within a unitary NWU.
Job description
Strategy Development
· Develop faculty strategy, implement the NWU strategy in the faculty, taking account of its multi-campus nature and national imperatives
· Co-determine and be jointly accountable for the successful implementation of the NWU Teaching and Learning strategy and the Research and Innovation strategy
· Co-determine, develop and be jointly accountable for successful implementation of the overall NWU strategy
People Development and Management
· Academics of superior standing, scholarship and performance
· Superior faculty management staff in key positions to lead and implement best people and task management practices
· Support staff effectiveness joint accountability
· People profile (staff and students in every mode of delivery) joint accountability
· Best practice staff development and performance management practices joint accountability
Teaching and Learning
· Support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to promote teaching and learning innovation
· Continuous curriculum renewal delivering socially responsive programmes that are congruent with national imperatives
· Lead and direct effective academic planning to deliver flagship programmes that provide a competitive advantage to the NWU
· Lead and direct effective enrolment planning to ensure optimal enrolment levels in various academic fields, qualification levels, and delivery modes
· Aligned academic programmes and aligned modes of delivery on all campuses
· Lead quality assurance of academic programmes to ensure academic standards and the quality of the student learning experience
· Professional qualifications to meet minimum standards set by professional bodies
· Direct the integration of research outputs into teaching and learning to enhance professional qualifications and graduate employability
· Ensure preparation of students for postgraduate research programmes where relevant
· Consistent achievement of superior teaching and learning metrics
· Financially strengthening, third-stream revenue that consistently enhances the financial sustainability of the NWU
Research and Innovation
· Establish and maintain a research environment and support infrastructure enabling world-class research
· Implement inter-and trans-disciplinary research that differentiates the NWU nationally and internationally
· Lead, direct and participate in national and international collaboration addressing NWU niche research areas
· Ensure research outputs and quality of notable international profile and impact
· Lead and direct flagship research entities that provide a competitive advantage to the NWU
· Clustering research and innovation appropriately around agreed research themes focusing on national and international imperatives
· Lead and direct fundamental research, applied research, research in application, curiosity-driven research, blue skies research and directed research
· Facilitate differentiation and third-stream revenue generation through innovation and commercialisation
Community Engagement
· Lead and direct community engagement initiatives that are integrated with teaching and learning as well as research
· Community engagement initiatives joint accountability
External Strategic Relationships
· Funding, professional recognition, academic development, employment, research opportunity realisation through effective local and international relationships with peers, higher education institutions, research community, industry, professional bodies and the community
· NWU Brand positioning and promotion joint accountability through effective relationships with national and local government, the community, industry, students, parents, and alumni and other stakeholders
Management and Leadership
· Faculty composition (structure, staffing), effectiveness and efficiency
· Schools and Research entities (sub-units) team composition and effectiveness joint accountability
· Joint accountability with leadership team for management effectiveness of the institution
· Joint accountability with own team for faculty effectiveness, including governance and management arrangements
· Stakeholder relationship development and effectiveness
· Corporate governance conformance, reporting and risk management
· Budgeting, cost management and cost-effectiveness
· Faculty processes and systems design, utilisation, effectiveness, and efficiency
· Personal effectiveness, wholeness and development
· Values-based behaviour leadership and personal compliance
Minimum requirements
· A PhD is essential
· Ten years’ specialist senior management experience in relevant industry/professional leadership
· Ten years’ significant experience in higher education
· Membership of appropriate academic and professional networks
RECOMMENDATION / DESIRABLE:
· Accredited membership of appropriate academic and professional networks
· Professional registration where applicable
KEY FUNCTIONAL / TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
· Thorough knowledge of the South African higher education system
· Well-developed information and communication technology proficiency
· Acceptable management accountancy proficiency
· Acceptable contract development and management proficiency
· Acceptable knowledge of approaches to student access and support and curriculum design and delivery within the applicable academic fields
· Aptitude in managing the research-innovation value chain
The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Prof Robert Balfour 018 285 2106
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Elroy Gelant 018 299 1840
CLOSING DATE: 12 February 2022
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: AS AGREED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official NWU vacancy website.
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of the Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
