The Role
Leads academic affairs for a UAE higher education institution, overseeing academic program development, accreditation, curriculum, faculty operations, governance, research, student growth, industry partnerships, strategic planning, quality enhancement, and digital transformation. The role requires extensive senior academic leadership, strong research credentials, experience with UAE CAA and international accreditation, and the ability to drive university-wide growth and institutional development.
Summary Generated by Built In
Our client is a renowned educational institution based in the UAE. They are in need of a male bilingual (Arabic and English) leader to meet the below requirement for the position of Vice President - Academic Affairs.
Job Requirements
- Higher Education Leadership: Extensive senior academic leadership experience, preferably at Dean, Vice President or equivalent level.
- Academic Program Development: Proven experience in designing and launching new academic programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
- Accreditation: Strong experience with UAE CAA and national/international accreditation, program accreditation, and institutional accreditation.
- Academic Operations: Strong experience in curriculum development, faculty workload/allocation, performance management, academic planning, governance, and institutional policies.
- Student Growth: Demonstrated experience contributing to student recruitment, enrollment growth, retention, student success, and overall institutional growth.
- Research Profile: Strong and established research record, including publications, citations, research leadership, grants, and ideally patents or other research outputs.
- Faculty Leadership: Experience managing and developing large faculty teams, including recruitment, performance management, professional development, and academic quality.
- Industry Exposure: Strong relationships with industry and experience developing industry–academia partnerships, experiential learning, employability initiatives, and external collaborations.
- Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated experience in institutional strategic planning, KPI development, governance, quality enhancement, and driving university-wide initiatives.
- Digital Transformation: Exposure to digital transformation of academic and student services, data-driven decision-making, and academic management systems.
- University Growth: Experience in a growing or transforming higher education institution would be highly valuable, particularly where the candidate has contributed directly to student growth, program expansion, accreditation, and institutional development.
UAE Experience is preferred: Strong preference for candidates with substantial UAE higher education experience and a good understanding of the local regulatory and accreditation environment.
Skills Required
- Male bilingual proficiency in Arabic and English
- Extensive senior academic leadership experience, preferably at Dean, Vice President, or equivalent level
- Experience designing and launching undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs
- Strong experience with UAE CAA and national or international accreditation, including program and institutional accreditation
- Experience in curriculum development, faculty workload allocation, performance management, academic planning, governance, and institutional policies
- Demonstrated experience contributing to student recruitment, enrollment growth, retention, student success, and institutional growth
- Established research record including publications, citations, research leadership, and grants
- Patents or other research outputs
- Experience managing and developing large faculty teams, including recruitment, performance management, professional development, and academic quality
- Strong industry relationships and experience developing industry-academia partnerships, experiential learning, employability initiatives, and external collaborations
- Experience in institutional strategic planning, KPI development, governance, quality enhancement, and university-wide initiatives
- Exposure to digital transformation of academic and student services, data-driven decision-making, and academic management systems
- Experience in a growing or transforming higher education institution, particularly involving student growth, program expansion, accreditation, and institutional development
- Substantial UAE higher education experience and understanding of the local regulatory and accreditation environment
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The Company
What We Do
Genesis Executive Search is a leading recruitment and executive search firm based in Dubai, specializing in headhunting C-level executives and top talent. They provide retained and contingent human resource solutions to multinational corporations.
