Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Planning and Finance (Re- Advertisement) at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration, Planning and Finance will be the principal assistant to the Vice Chancellor in the day to day running of the Administration, Planning, Development and Finance functions of the University. His/her responsibility will include:
• Overall responsibility of direction, organization and administration of the Division of Administration, Finance & Planning;
• Responsible for resource mobilization and fund raising;
• Implement and coordinate alternative revenue growth strategies in accordance with the overall University Strategy;
• Enforce the implementation of various fund development polices across the university community;
• Cultivate a culture of fundraising and philanthropy among the university’s key internal and external stakeholders;
• Pursue the establishment of linkages, and build strategic partnerships with other universities, public and private sector organizations;
• Oversight the preparation and implementation of the budget, financial reports and implementation of management recommendations and ensuring the achievement of annual and medium–term financial goals in consistent with the strategic plan;
• Develop and implement appropriate procedures and ensure compliance to all statutory and legal requirements in general administration and finance within the University;
• Enforce the implementation of approved developmental projects and policies;
• Champion the long–term, University integrated resource planning, by providing
• strategic leadership and effective management of the University Master Plan;
• Promote the use of accurate institutional data to support evidence–based decision making, institutional analysis and reporting including Business intelligence, strategic
• planning and organizational effectiveness initiatives of the University in accordance with Data Protection Act (DPA) of the laws of Kenya;
• Maintain an efficiency, optimal and good order of the university staffing including their welfare, conduct, discipline and performance;
• Collaborate with the University leadership to plan, develop and review University
• strategy; monitor the execution of the strategic plan and coordinate the strategy– integrated reporting of the University’s annual performance;
• Coordinate and oversight other Income generating Units (IGUs) activities;
• Ensure Business Process Re–engineering for satisfactory customer experience;
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Vice Chancellor from time to time;

Requirements

• The suitable candidate should have the following qualifications and experience:
• Be a holder of an earned PhD from an accredited and recognized university.
• At least ten years’ experience in a senior management and academic position at university level, or with proven experience in executive leadership position in an institution of comparable status.
• Have a proven record and evidence of resource mobilization and fundraising.
• Demonstrate ability to network and coordinate with development partners in mobilizing resources and University development
• Have a successful track record in the management of financial, human and physical resources at top management level.
• Evidence of professional training in leadership, management and governance.
• Demonstrate evidence of outstanding communication ability, coupled with excellent presentation skills.
• Conversant with relevant laws, regulations and policies in higher learning institutions;
• Demonstrate a high degree of result–oriented performance characterized by foresight, strategic thinking and service delivery.
• Proven experience in change management and transformation of ideas into desired outcomes.
• Be of the highest ethical standards and professionalism in line with Chapter VI of the Kenya Constitution.