Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Dean, School of Science
Ref: UoE/ADM/C/D/SSC/02/08/2022

Requirements/Qualifications:
The ideal candidate:
• Must be at least a Senior Lecturer, Grade 13 with an earned PhD;
• Demonstrate leadership and vision in managing students, staff and the University academic Programmes;
• Shall be an academic leader of the School to which she/he is applying to be a Dean;
• Shall be knowledgeable in Quality Assurance/ISO procedures;
• Shall be knowledgeable in ICT;
• Should be knowledgeable in Management, Budgeting and Public Procurement Procedures;
• Must demonstrate commitment to high professional and ethical standards; and
• Should be ready for vetting by relevant organs of Government.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the academic and administrative leadership and coordination of the School;
• Participating in establishing policy for the University and ensuring that the
• institutional traditions and academic policies support the need of academic staff, students and the University's vision, mission, core values, objectives, strategies and plans are achieved;
• Ensuring that the review, recruitment, appointments and promotions of academic and administrative staff in the School are of the highest quality;
• Ensuring that programs developed by the School are innovative and teaching and research meet the highest standards set by the University Senate to produce globally competitive quality students;
• Ensuring that quality teaching, learning and research take place in the School; supporting and promoting features of good practice, staff, welfare, personal
• support and guidance to students, student evaluation of instructor and courses, curriculum development and review, regular appraisal and reward of students and staff;
• Ensuring that the issuance of transcripts, academic transcripts, and academic records are kept promptly, determining academic eligibility, certifying enrollment, preparing statistical reports, supporting quality assurance functions
• and maintaining the student’s academic information database in the school;
• Taking responsibility for all matters on academic activities of the School; coordinating and formulating proposals concerning the development and implementation of academic plans of the school;
• Initiating, promoting and enhancing corporate social responsibility, community relations, partnerships, linkages and collaborations;
• In charge of all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs of the School i.e. ensuring that the courses in the relevant departments approved by the Senate are timetabled, taught, examined and provisional results approved after the
• School Board of Examiners’ Meeting;
• Preparing budgetary estimates and administering all financial resources in the School, participating in various committees of the University, helping in the
• coordination of School Alumni and maintaining Alumni connections;
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic & Students’ Affairs) on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
• Applications should be addressed to the Chairman of the Council:
• Applicants should send soft copies of their applications to the Chairman of the Council as follows:Email: chairmancouncil@uoeld.ac.ke 
• Applicants are advised to indicate the reference of the position applied for on the cover letter;
• The soft copies should include: - detailed Curriculum Vitae (detailing academic qualifications, professional experience and membership to professional associations, copies of certificates, e-mail address and telephone contacts).
• Late applications will not be considered.
• Applicants should provide the names, telephone numbers and contact addresses of three referees.
• Applicants are advised to contact their referees to write and send confidential reports directly using the following email address: chairmancouncil@uoeld.ac.ke  to be received together with the application letter.
Note:
All applications should be received on or before 26th August, 2022 at midnight.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
General Requirements:
Only successful candidates after interviews will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution, 2010 by getting valid clearance certificates from KRA; HELB; EACC; Credit Reference Bureau and Kenya Police (Certificate of Good Conduct).

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