Position Summary:
The Dean, SASS plans and develops the instructional objectives for the school of arts and social sciences. He/ She leads department heads, programme leaders and faculty in the development, implementation and evaluation of new and existing curricula; reviews supporting facilities and equipment's required for conducive learning environment in the school. Spearheads the School budgeting, implementation of the University strategic plan and appraisal of human and non-human resources of the school.
Primary Duties and responsibilities:
Oversee academic departments under the School of Arts and Social Sciences; IST, ISC, IYS, CLM.
Plans and develops the instructional objectives for the school.
Evaluates full and part time faculty performance, engages in classroom observations and prepares summative reports.
Provide academic and administrative leadership for the undergraduate and graduate programs within the school and participate in the development of university-wide policies and university initiatives.
Supporting the University's commitment to diversity and fostering, academic, and non-academic activities to increase the school's visibility within the community.
Prepares, tracks, monitors and adheres to an annual budget; does cost projections for all activities, programs and courses and approves work orders and purchase requisitions.
Enhancing the School and University's profile, resource streams, and engagement with alumni and the community.
Measures and tracks school annual performance against objectives; prepares and submits annual assessment report to the designated office; and fully engages with the University's Assessment Program.
Provides the vision and leadership for creating an interdisciplinary environment by building on the faculty strengths within the departments.
Fostering academic planning and innovative curricular and scholarly development.
Supervises supplies and equipment used to support instructional programs; oversees course scheduling and facilities use.
Supports faculty in research and publication through collaboration and partnership with like-minded institutions locally and globally.
Qualifications and Experience:
An Earned Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Social Sciences, Business or Management.
Minimum of 7 years of higher education experience including 2 years of administrative experience as a department head chair or higher, plus 3 years of university teaching, complemented by research and scholarly record (Minimum 5 articles in peer reviewed journals).
Demonstrate understanding of the University mission, vision and Core Values.
Demonstrated success in obtaining grants or other projects relevant to the development of academic programmes.
Experience with budget management, faculty and staff development and promoting university and community relations.
Exhibits strong skills in Leadership, Managing People, Communication, Customer and Student Focus, Building Relationships, Organizing and planning, Student recruitment initiatives.