Acting Head of Department (Sociology) at the Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN)

The Admiralty University of Nigeria was established as a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) through the joint efforts of Nigerian Navy Holdings (a subsidiary organization of the Nigerian Navy) and Hellenic Education Nigeria – (a private consultancy, with international educators as main partners).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill Full-Time, Part-Time and Daily Part-Time vacancy in the Academic Department of the University:

Job Title: Acting Head of Department

Location: Delta
Job Type: Senior Academic Position
Department: Sociology

Overall Purpose

• The Head of Department is the academic leader of the Department and is responsible for its effective leadership, management and development within the framework of the University’s mission and strategic direction.
• Reporting to the Dean of Faculty, s/he will be the Department’s leading representative in internal University and external business networking, and hold responsibility for developing the Department’s stakeholder relationships in a manner which is most likely to lead to the successful development and progress of the Department and the Faculty.
• The Head of Department will work with members of the Faculty’s’ senior management team to develop and implement University policy and to progress the University’s long term aims and objectives and will play a key role in institutional strategic planning and decision-making.

Role Purpose
Leadership and Management:

• Strategic academic and business leadership, management and development.
• Effective management of programmes and financial and human resources
• Leading and developing the external profile, contributing to the University’s external positioning, for example: liaison with external community, consultancy engagement and participating in professional bodies.
• Managing complexity and effective interactions between matrix roles, programmes, student experience and central University roles necessary to support strategic developments.
• Ensuring that all areas of the department achieve the highest possible standards of excellence in all areas of activity.
• Leading and managing student experience and quality.
• Leading and managing on cross University roles, e.g. work planning, management consultation, and academic institutional review.
• Preparing the Department towards NUC accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively to ensure an integrated approach to the development and delivery of the Department’s vision and strategy.
• Responsible and accountable for developing and promoting the academic and business strategy of the Department, in the context of University’s strategy.
• Responsible and accountable for resource and business planning for the Department in the wider context of the University priorities, ensuring strategic growth and a dynamic, innovative portfolio that meets stakeholder needs.
• Responsible and accountable for setting and maintaining professional standards, ensuring strong people management throughout the Department.
• Lead the development of a high performance culture whilst ensuring that work/life balance principles are adhered to.
• Create a culture which enables the Department’s management team to work as an integrated team and facilitate open and two way communication, ensuring transparency of communication and decision making.
• Ensure that the Department’s management team takes a corporate perspective, actively seeking opportunities for collaboration and joint working with others beyond the Department.
• Ensure a safe and healthy environment for both staff and students, and full compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Ensure that inclusion and diversity principles are actively applied to all areas of the Department.
• In conjunction with relevant staff, identify and exploit new opportunities for knowledge transfer activity in order to secure additional income streams and new areas of teaching and/or research.
• Position the Department so as to ensure for the NUC accreditation of all its offerings.
• Lead development of the Department’s research, scholarship and professional engagement.

People Management:

• Lead and develop a positive and responsive academic culture and for ensuring that academic staff maintain appropriate levels of scholarship and develop their external profiles.
• Provide or arrange support and coaching, and delegate so that individuals are empowered to take on more responsibility.
• Develop a strategic approach to workforce planning and review of resource requirements.
• Provide effective leadership, performance management, mentoring and personal support for direct reports.

Ensure that:

• People understand what is required of them and why.
• Staff performance is managed appropriately and that all staff have annual appraisals including the setting of clear challenging objectives.
• Staff have access to the necessary support to enable them to contribute fully and develop their skills and experience and ambitions and secure appropriate career development.
• University’s policies and procedures relating to staff are implemented effectively within the Department.
• Fair and consistent workload allocation processes are in place and operates effectively, in line with the University’s academic work planning framework.
• Departmental staffing resources are affordable and used appropriately, working with managers to identify talent and support succession planning.

Financial Management:

• Responsible and accountable for the financial management of the Department within the parameters defined by the University.
• Monitor and manage Departmental income and expenditure and regularly review progress against financial targets.
• Working with the Dean and Senior Management to provide regular reports on the financial
• performance and sustainability of the department.

External:

• Adopt an externally facing approach to the development and growth of the Department’s business and academic programmes in the context of the University’s strategy.
• Create and develop strong external networks and partnerships, promoting the identity and enhancing the reputation and profile of the Department regionally, nationally and internationally.
• In conjunction with designated marketing staff, be responsible for promoting and marketing the Department both internally and externally to relevant stakeholders, both to individuals and to organisations.
• Lead and foster the Department’s engagement with external partners and professional bodies.

Quality:

• Responsible and accountable for enhancing the quality of academic delivery within the Department.
• Responsible and accountable enhancing the quality of the student experience within the Department.
• Ensure implementation of agreed evaluation and monitoring procedures to ensure both compliance and enhancement taking into account student feedback.

Further Information

• Accountability In undertaking these responsibilities the postholder will clearly be able to delegate specific functions, but not accountability for them, to other individuals.
• Hours: This is a full time post. The nature of the post is such that the postholder will be expected to work flexibly and for such reasonable hours (minimum 40) as are necessary in order to fulfil the duties and responsibilities of the post.
• Leave: 25 days per annum.

Person Specification (Experience & Knowledge)
Candidates for the role will be expected to demonstrate evidence of the following knowledge, skills, and attributes:

• Doctorate in a relevant discipline or equivalent academic standing.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Evidence of scholarly publications in both local and international reputable learned journals, plus membership of relevant professional bodies where required.
• Evidence of providing academic leadership including developing both teaching and research capability.
• Proven record of managing diverse resources in higher education or a similar environment.
• Evidence of successful innovation in managing and developing academic programmes.
• A strong external profile and evidence of building networks and developing and managing successful external partnerships.
• Knowledge of the HE landscape - especially in the context of the Department’s specialisations - and the challenges facing the sector.
• Excellent leadership skills, able to motivate and develop others.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including good IT skills for data analysis and communication.
• Can identify strategic approaches and has the ability to generate operational implementation plans from high level strategy.
• Able to exercise sound judgement in prioritising activities, make evidence-based decisions and manage risk.
• Can plan and organise effectively and efficiently, identifying requirements and applying project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and develop effective working relationships.
• Commitment to excellence in student and staff experience and relations with other stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and secure opportunities for development of the department / faculty.
• Membership at a senior level of national or international academic bodies or other professional organisations.
• Willingness to work flexibly including occasional weekends and evenings, e.g. to support open days
• Willingness to travel overseas as required.

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to the "Human Resource Office" via: [email protected]

To apply, it is ESSENTIAL that your Application consists of:

• A Cover Letter (maximum one single-sided A4 page) noting your personal and contact details and specifying the position(s) you are applying for;
• Your curriculum vitae (maximum 2 single-sided A4 pages) outlining your academic and professional qualifications as well as your work experience in reverse chronological order with your current, or most recent job, first; and
• A narrative (maximum 4 single-sided A4 pages) as to how you match the requirements noted below:
  • Applicants must address the following in ther application submission:
    • How their previous engagements are in line to all the requirements set out above under this job description section;
    • How their future work would add-value towards the criteria set out in this job description section; and
    • How they best fit in improving the academic work and student services to be delivered by the university.

The selection process will consist of three phases:

• Initially, the selection panel will consider all candidates that match the Job Role and Person specification criteria;
• As an interim stage, a short-listing of best fit applicants will be compiled and an interview panel will be formed. Candidates that make this short-list will be invited to attend a preliminary interview; and
• In the final stage of the process, selected few candidates will be asked to attend a final interview. A job offer will be made to the best applicants following this stage.

Detailed Guidance
Personal Details:

• Full Name (Surname first, in capital letters);
• Declaration of Change of Name;
• Place and Date of Birth;
• State of Origin & Local Government Area;
• Nationality;
• Permanent Home Address;
• Present Postal Address;
• Mobile telephone numbers; and
• E-mail address.

Work Experience:

• Work Experience, including full details of former and present post(s);
• Full details of teaching and research experience and service; and current total annual salary details.

Qualifications

• Educational Institutions Attended, with Dates;
• Academic Qualifications Obtained, with Dates;
• Professional Qualifications Obtained, with Dates;
• List of Publications, (where applicable); and
• Honours and Distinctions.
• General other:
• Marital Status;
• Number and Ages of Children (if any); and
• Extra-Curricular activities.

Two (2) Referees

• Names of Referees;
• Telephone number; and
• E-mail address.

Note: Most resulting appointments will commence in September, 2018 (fall semester) to mid- June, 2019. While the appointments will be based at the Ibuso Campus, there may also be the need to cover assignments at the Sapele Campus.

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