Address A sector-leading institute with prized status as a self-accrediting authority
Assist the Academic Director to grow this new discipline
Can be based in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney
Role
An internal promotion has created an opportunity at Kaplan Business School for the recruitment of a new Academic Head for our Strategy, Operations and Health discipline which also includes subjects, specialisations and courses in marketing, tourism, entrepreneurship and project management.
Reporting to the discipline’s Academic Director and working alongside another Academic Head, this is a highly administrative position without direct reports but with day-to-day tasks that include the recruitment and scheduling of faculty, the supervision of subject coordinators, the oversight of curriculum development, the monitoring of student performance, the proactive implementation of interventions and much more.
Our ideal candidate is an early career academic who is passionate about teaching excellence and is keen to step up into a management role at an institute of higher education with very high levels of faculty engagement and a vibrant alumni community.
Responsibilities
Ensure the quality, relevance and currency of the discipline’s subjects
Recruit, coach and engage a diverse and dispersed faculty
Proactively address metrics of success such as progression and attrition
Implement interventions to protect student welfare and enrich their satisfaction
Requirements
Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
Experience as a teacher and subject coordinator in a higher education context
Credible experience as an industry practitioner
Member of a professional association of relevance to the discipline
Kaplan Business School
At Kaplan Business School, we are one of only nine self-accrediting institutes of higher education. We are recognised in Australia and globally as exemplars of international education, quality teaching, student support, employability and academic integrity.
We deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, IT, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics and project management. Our flagship MBA program is one of Australia’s largest in terms of student enrolments and among the most highly regarded.
We have a friendly and flexible leadership team who cultivate a culture of innovative methods of teaching and learning across six Australian campuses as well as online.
Applications close on Sunday, on 21st April 2024.
