Maurice Xandra Solutions Limited - Our client, an Higher Educational Institution is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Academic Strategy and Delivery
Location: Lagos
Employment type: Full Time
Overview
- Our client is looking to hire a Head of Academic Strategy and Delivery to take ownership for the strategic planning and delivery of academic programs, build a team, initiate and manage strategic partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Identify the right opportunities in the market through secondary and primary market research and develop necessary strategies and recommendations around them.
- Design and develop new academic programs by working with subject matter experts and the needs of industry.
- Lead the curriculum design, rigour and content curation of programs/courses by working with subject matter experts, faculty and industry leaders.
- Define and refine course requirements based on research and feedback from employers, subject matter experts and students.
- Design new program activities to improve learning outcomes and experience for faculty, students and guest speakers.
- Manage program/course launches and ensure a unified user experience for students all the way from application through to career transition.
- Work with cross functional teams including operations and academic affairs to ensure that program delivery is process driven, consistent and of excellent quality.
- Deliver on key performance indicators of programs including: learner and faculty satisfaction; metrics around enrollments, retention, completion etc.; and graduate placements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of Master’s degree in any discipline.
- 8+ years of experience with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in higher education.
Functional Competencies:
- Strong passion for higher learning and interest in institution building
- Demonstrated experience in managing a team and complex administrative processes
- Exceptional oral, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills
- Strong work ethic, drive and energy with a result-oriented mindset
- Able to effectively interface with senior academicians and industry experts
- Self-reliant and able to work in a start-up environment
- Positive attitude and demonstrated commitment to excellence
- Familiarity with global developments in higher education and strong awareness of the Nigerian education sector.
- Strong analytical skills with a track record of developing actionable recommendations from research data.
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders including senior industry executives.
- Strong research and project management skills.
Application Closing Date
10th June, 2021.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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Click here to apply online
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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