Academic Director Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Academic Director to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as an ambassador for the university, inspiring trust and confidence at all levels;
- Internal Quality Audit; to audit the process performance of faculties, which includes auditing, reporting and any follow-up audits;
- Responsible for the overall running of all faculties;
- To work with Recruitment team to ensure target number of students are enrolled to run the programmes;
- Ensure compliance with academic regulatory requirements, internal policies and ISO standards;
- Provide effective, well documented and timely feedback, both formative and summative;
- Support the accreditation processes of the MQA and other professional bodies.
Requirements:
- Relevant exposure in service and education industry preferred, especially with experience in international management;
- Willing to serve abroad;
- A pleasant personality and ability to communicate at all levels;
- Highly committed to meet professional standards under tight deadlines;
- A minimum of ten years’ experience (academic or industry) in a senior capacity with similar position;
- International experience preferred (either employment or studied abroad) and able to work with a diverse team;
- Excellent understanding in academic delivery as well as teaching and learning methodologies and tools;
- Able to develop curriculum and teaching methodology;
- Applicants must at least possess a PhD in Education and be a certified academician, or equivalent;
- Strong operational, strategic, delivery and financial acumen;
- Possess good interpersonal, project management skills, complex problem solving and organisational skills.