Director, Academic Affairs - 1 Post at Kenya Utalii College

Job Purpose

• The Director, Academic Affairs is responsible to the Principal and Chief Executive Officer for all academic and training matters and administration of academic support departments.

Job Specification
The Director, Academic Affairs is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Oversee development, review and implementation of academic policies and curricular from time to time for all programs to ensure maintenance of high academic and professional standards
• Oversee the preparation and implementation of the annual academic calendar to guide the smooth operations of the College.
• Provide support for scholarly activities such as seminars, conferences and workshops for continuous professional development
• Monitoring and evaluation of the directorate staff for maintenance of high standards of training
• Solicit external examiners from renowned institutions for purposes of quality assurance
• Co-ordinate external collaborations and linkages pertaining to training.
• Represent the directorate of studies in Council and Management meetings in all matters relating to the directorate
• Coordinate activities related to learning resource centre
• Constitute various committees to carry out specific tasks pertaining to the directorate
• Guide on requests for hiring, transfer/deployment and training of staff in the academic directorate for enhanced performance of the directorate
• Advise on accreditation and quality assurance aspects to ensure conformity with the requirements of various bodies
• Develop implement and periodically review the strategic plan and departmental work plans for the smooth operations of directorate of studies.

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution
• Bachelor’s degree in tourism, Hospitality or related field from a recognized institution
• At least fifteen (15) years’ work experience five (5) of which are in a management position
• Leadership course lasting not less than 4 weeks
• Two (2) publication in a renowned journal
• Demonstrated results in work performance
• Meet the requirement of chapter 6 of the constitution

Key competence and skills

• Strong analytical skills;
• Strategic and innovative thinking;
• Ability to mobilize resources;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong leadership skills; and
• Negotiation skills.