College of the North Atlantic Hiring for Faculty Affairs Academic Manager at Doha Full Time

Job Summary

This position requires an energetic and enthusiastic individual who will assist with the development and implementation of Faculty Affairs business plan in alignment with CNA-Q’s strategy through departmental initiatives and projects. The incumbent is also required to ensure that  Faculty Affairs programs are designed, developed and implemented in alignment with CNA-Q’s strategic direction. This includes leading, managing, directing and monitoring the activities of faculty affairs with the aim to improve quality and efficiency of the academic workforce at the College.

Candidates should have an outstanding record of teaching, industry, and administrative experience, and possess the qualifications necessary for senior-level leadership appointment at the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar. The Faculty Affairs Academic Manager reports to the Associate Vice President (AVP) Academic Quality and is expected to provide leadership and management in support of the Associate Vice President (AVP) Academic Quality in the following areas:

Budgetary, Leadership and Strategic

The Faculty Affairs Academic Manager is expected to:

• Support the formulation of CNA-Q’s strategy.
• Lead the development and implementation of Faculty Affairs business plan in alignment with CNA-Q’s strategy through departmental initiatives and projects.
• Contribute in the policy development initiatives for Faculty Affairs and lead its implementation.
• Develop and monitor the implementation of Faculty Affairs’ procedures, processes, guidelines.
• Monitor performance of the Faculty Affairs vis-à-vis established KPIs on a regular basis.
• Develop and monitor the annual budget of Faculty Affairs’ in conjunction with the Vice President.
• Participate in CNA-Q wide collaborative strategic activities with cross functional departments and other Schools to achieve the goals of the annual plan.
• Attend leadership and management meetings as required and participate in initiatives to support CNA-Q’s strategic goals.

Operational

The Faculty Affairs Academic Manager is responsible to:

• Manage all Faculty Affairs activities covering profiling of faculty candidates, performance management, faculty policy.
• Develop and implement Faculty policies related to promotions process, performance appraisal criteria, and other matters of an academic nature, in alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure an effective communication on matters related to the Academic Staff.
• Provide advice and guidance on disciplinary issues, and support line management during formal disciplinary action processes.
• Oversee the adherence and compliance to the faculty policy and resolution of academic employee grievances and disciplinary actions, while ensuring adequate support is provided to CNA-Q academic employees.
• Support the promotion committee by assessing academic staff promotion cases based on the performance appraisals, and oversee the promotion process in the faculties.
• Provide support to the recruitment efforts of faculty by conducting interviews, handling and coordinating recruitment activities related to faculty employees, in coordination with School Deans and AVP Academic.
• Provide support to the Deans, AVP Academic and VP Academic in performance evaluation process of faculty by defining appraisal criteria, and communicating and explaining them to the academic staff; liaise with Human Resources as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Human Resources to solve issues relating to people, performance management, and faculty relations.

People Management

The Faculty Affairs Academic Manager is responsible to:

• Provide professional development support and perform periodic performance reviews for direct subordinates based on CNA-Q’s Employee Performance Management framework to ensure continual high performance of employees in alignment with the College’s mission and mandate.
• Contribute to the development of workforce plans for the Faculty Affairs in conjunction with Associate Vice President Academic Quality and Human Resources.
• Contribute to the development of employees through identifying appropriate learning and development opportunities.
• Contribute to the recruitment of talent within the Faculty Affairs in conjunction with Human Resources.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree within the field of Education and/or Policy from an accredited university, is required. Doctorate Degree within the field of Education and/or Policy, or combination of closely related fields is an asset. Credentials in a combination of closely related fields may be considered.
• Eligibility for teaching positions at the Professor or Senior Technical Instructor/Lecturer level for a program area delivered at CNAQ with consistent, exhibited exceptional performance.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience and 2 years of managerial experience in the same or, related role in a post – secondary TVET education institution.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, analytical and communication and presentation skills are essential along with technical writing and document production skills to ensure presentations and documentation meet high quality assurance standards.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with internal & external stakeholders, a strong commitment to working in a team and learner – centered environment.
• Demonstrated record of collaborative decision-making.
• Demonstrated professionalism and ability to exercise discretion of confidential information related to faculty affairs.
• High standard of professional integrity and commitment to academic excellence.
• Ability to communicate fluently in both Arabic and English an asset.
• IELTS score of 7 and above

Benefits

• Renewable contract
• Internationally competitive income; (salary is commensurate with experience)
• Furnished accommodation (in accordance with CNA-Q HR policies);
• Annual air ticket to home country (for employee, spouse and up to 3 children under age 18);
• Educational allowance for candidate’s children in accordance with CNA-Q HR policies.
• Group health insurance in accordance with CNA-Q HR policies.
• Annual Leave in accordance with CNA-Q HR policies