Strategic Academic Dean | Cultivate Excellence & Innovation

Placements24; Vereeniging; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive executive benefits

Health insurance

Professional development support

Retirement plan

Job summary

Placements24 partners with a distinguished tertiary institution in Vereeniging, Gauteng, to appoint an Academic Dean who will provide strategic leadership over all academic programs. The Dean will safeguard quality and innovation, oversee curriculum development, accreditation, faculty recruitment and development, and budgeting for academic affairs.

You will foster teaching excellence, support student success, build external partnerships, and shape the institution's academic direction in service

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required in a relevant academic field.
• Record of academic achievement, scholarly work, and university-level teaching.
• Significant academic administration and leadership experience.
• Ability to manage faculty, staff and academic budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and administrative oversight for all academic departments and programs.
• Ensure quality, integrity, and relevance of curricula, degree programs and instructional methods.
• Oversee faculty recruitment, development, evaluation and retention.
• Foster a vibrant academic environment promoting teaching, research and inquiry.
• Manage the academic budget, resource allocation and financial planning.
• Lead development and implementation of new academic programs.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Promote student success via advising, support services and retention efforts.
• Represent the institution in academic forums and partnerships.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Curriculum development

Academic administration

Communication

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Doctoral degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., or equivalent) in a relevant field

Job description

Placements24 partners with a distinguished tertiary institution in Vereeniging, Gauteng, to appoint an Academic Dean who will provide strategic leadership over all academic programs. The Dean will safeguard quality and innovation, oversee curriculum development, accreditation, faculty recruitment and development, and budgeting for academic affairs.

You will foster teaching excellence, support student success, build external partnerships, and shape the institution's academic direction in service