Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 03 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Job Overview
The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs is responsible for leading and directing the overall academic transformational formulation, as well as, the effective implementation of the University’s Teaching and Learning strategy that is aligned to University’s overall strategy and mandate. The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs (DVC-AA) will endeavor to drive a teaching and learning environment that promotes newer and innovation technologies and modern pedagogic approaches that enriches learning at Mukuba University (MKU). The incumbent will also ensure existence of effective and efficient student support services, conducive to student access to learning and ensuring their overall academic achievement. The DVC-AA is expected to demonstrate, success in the following broad areas: academic vision and strategy, leadership, governance, organizational management, academic management, developing and external profile, generating new source of income and mobilizing the university community to the desired mission of the institution.
He/she must have attained the rank of full professorial status with an excellent track record of leadership and academic achievements, including international research experience, resource mobilization, coordinating academic programmes in the country, SADC region and beyond.
He/she shall hold office for 4 years and may be eligible for reappointment for another term with the approval of the Council.

Key tasks and responsibilities include:
(a) Vision and Strategic Direction of the University
• Ability to formulate and provide institutional vision and strategic direction in a complex working environment, and lead the implementation in such a way that it inspires, engages all stake holders and ensures the participation and support of the University community.
• Provide strategic academic vision of the University, and the need tomaintain high standards across all areas of its academic activities in the context of the national policy developments and emerging issues within the higher education sector.
• Provide innovative strategy development and to make practical andsustainable choices among multiple strategic imperatives so that the University’s forward planning is both realistic and resource efficient.
B) Leadership
• Provide leadership for a highly complex organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Provide an environment of adaptability and responsiveness to a fast- moving external environment, an essential requirement of a modern university.
• Foster team building, motivation of staff and drive succession planning and leading change as appropriate.
• Inspiring, engaging and motivating large teams of people undertaking disparate functions to ensure that they understand and are aligned with and feel connected to common institutional objectives.
(c) Resource mobilization and external support
• Develop an institutional resource mobilization strategy to deliver significant new funding streams for the University.
• Lead the University’s internal/external stakeholders to support the development of philanthropic ventures for the benefit of the University.
• Develop bilateral relationships with government, private and other lead organisations as well as working with partner universities to create national, regional and international alliances and networks.

d) Governance and reporting requirements
Reporting to the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs shall be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and directing the operations of the University as directed by the University Council and in accordance with the Higher Education Act No. 4 of 2013, as read together with the Higher Education (Amendment) Act No. 23 of 2021. The incumbent will be responsible for among others, the following
(i) Ensuring formulation, implementation and review of policies and the strategies in the area of teaching and learning.
(ii) Providing oversight on all the teaching and learning functions of the University and ensuring effective operations of the quality assurance function.
(iii) Serving as Secretary to Senate and as Chairperson of the Senate Admissions Committee, Senate Quality Assurance Committee, Senate Affiliations Committee, and Senate Board of Graduate Studies, Senate Distance Education Committee, and any other Senate Committee.
(iv) Ensuring that Schools offer market-driven academic programmes which respond to industry, national and global markets.
(v)Providing leadership in the performance management of heads of academic units and leading in building a competent, experienced and motivated workforce in the area of teaching and learning
(vi) Ensuring the adequate, appropriateness and good working order of all teaching and learning facilities of the University.
(vii) Leading heads of faculty in the process of budgeting and mobilization of resources required for their operations and ensuring that resources are utilized prudently
(viii) Ensuring preparation of quarterly and annual operational performance reports on the teaching and learning functions of the University.

Essential Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
(a) Grade 12 certificate or its equivalent
(b) Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field from a reputable University
(c) Master’s degree in any relevant field from a reputable University
(d) Earned PhD in any relevant field or its equivalent
(e) Minimum Associate Professor with over 5 years’ experience relevance at professorial level.
(f) Significant publication with minimum H-index of 10, with experience in conducting PhD examinations, supervising research programmes including successful PhD and research completion.
(g) Minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant post-qualifying experience in University education or equivalent Institutions, with a distinguished track record of successful senior academic management experience in higher education and/or relevant corporate institutions
(h) A strong record of academic leadership and personal achievement in both teaching and research.
(i) A strong record of public/community service with collaborative ability with various stakeholders.
(j) Strategic thinking capability with excellent and proven leadership skills. With experience in financial management, investment, business, and budgeting as well as short, medium and long term planning for organizational operations.
(k) Knowledge and experience of performance management systems for monitoring academic of staff, School/Faculties, and developing action plans for continuous improvements
(l) Must have proof of valid membership to a professional body.

Desirable Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
(a) Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with the ability to interact with colleagues and other stakeholders.
(b) Knowledge and the use of technologies and information management software or similar tools for academic management.
(c) Prior successful work on academic themes the University is presently focused on (e.g., inclusion, building graduate programs, improving graduation rates.)
(d) Training and experience in strategic planning and managing change in tertiary/higher education sector.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
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• Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements should apply enclosing their detailed curriculum vitae, copies of educational certificates certified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority, names and addresses of three traceable references and contact address/telephone/e-mail details.
• The position should be clearly marked on the envelope
• Applications to be sent to:
• The Search Committee,
• Mukuba University,
• P.O. Box 20382,
• KITWE
• Email: registrar@mukuba.edu.zm 
• Closing date: 12th December 2024.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• Mukuba University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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