Deputy VC Academic, Research & Student Affairs Job Umma University Kajiado, Kenya
Minimum Requirements
- Academic Qualifications: Earned PhD from a recognized university. Senior academic rank with proven scholarly output.
- Professional Experience: At least 10 years of university teaching, research, and academic administration experience. Minimum of 5 years in senior academic leadership or management.
- Skills and Competencies: Strong strategic leadership and decision-making skills. Proven experience in academic governance and quality assurance. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing skills. Strong financial, policy, and people management capabilities.
Job Responsibilities
- Academic Leadership and Quality Assurance: Provide overall leadership in academic planning, curriculum development, and programme review. Ensure quality assurance and compliance with Commission for University Education (CUE) and other regulatory requirements. Oversee teaching and learning standar
- Research, Innovation, and Postgraduate Studies: Lead the development and implementation of the University’s research and innovation agenda. Promote research excellence, grants acquisition, publications, and postgraduate training. Strengthen research partnerships, centers of excellence, and knowle
- Student Support Services: Oversee student support services, including admissions, examinations, academic advising, library, counselling, and career services. Ensure a conducive learning environment that promotes student welfare, retention, progression, and completion.
- Policy Development and Strategic Planning: Develop, review, and implement academic, research, and student-related policies. Contribute to the formulation and implementation of the University Strategic Plan. Provide advice to the Vice-Chancellor, Senate, and Council on academic and student affairs
- Governance, Management, and Reporting: Supervise Deans, Directors, and Heads of academic and student support units. Ensure effective governance, risk management, and internal controls within the academic division. Prepare and submit periodic reports to Management, Senate, and Council.
- Resource Mobilization and Partnerships: Support resource mobilization for academic and research activities. Establish and strengthen local and international academic and
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