Academic Director; m,w,d

Academic Director (m,w,d) – GUS Germany GmbH

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• Overseeing all the administrative and academic quality activities of all BSBI Faculties within the current and also the future internal academic structure.
• Policy, planning and oversight of program development; delivery of instruction; program evaluation.
• Overseeing faculty appointments; faculty evaluation; and faculty development, sabbaticals.
• Develops resource needs and budget for academic programs; responsible for budget allocations in collaboration with the Faculties and Departments.
• Supporting enrolment and promotional activities related activities as needed.
• Overseeing the timetabling of didactic activities and the assignment of teaching modules to lecturers.
• Policy, planning and oversight of the documentation and assessment of student learning and achievement.
• Overseeing that the Administration, proctoring and marking of all students’ assignments and exams is done appropriately and according to regulations.
• Overseeing the performance of lecturers, students and retention rate.
• Overseeing the Deans in amending or designing and developing a new curriculum for a Programme or an individual Module if required.
• Overseeing the Deans in updating a Syllabus or Syllabi if required.
• Providing consultation and mentoring to students and to lecturers for enhancing their academic and professional skills.
• Providing consultation to lecturers using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence.
• Scheduling mentoring appointments with lecturers.
• Monitoring Deans performance and provide evaluation reports.
• Assessing KPIs for the Deans and Vice Deans.
• Proposing new members of faculty for teaching positions and conduct interviews.
• Organising the academic environment to promote productivity and learning.
• Organizing training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices and assist lecturers to learn new tutoring techniques.
• Communicating effectively with faculty members and students to convey passion for learning.
• Overseeing the records of students’ assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
• Giving the guidelines to the Deans so to prepare lesson plans and tutoring sessions according to the Programmes needs and goals.
• Creatively design didactic strategies that maximize student’s experience.
• Developing content, both written and recorded, as directed by the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the School.
• Researching or recommending textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring.
• Identifying, developing, or implementing intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualised education plans (IEPs) for the Faculties.
• Performing day-to-day tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork related to his/her duties and activities.
• Playing a proactive role in promoting the School.
• Contribute actively to the research activities of the School.
• Participating in School‘s activities (including extra-curricular) as required by the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the School.
• Working very close and under the guidance and supervision of the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the School.

• PhD in the domain of education, business or management.
• Prior teaching experience in higher education at University level for at least 10 years.
• Prior experience in a senior academic position in an Institution for at least 2 years.
• Prior experience in working in the international education sector in an academic executive position for at least 3 years.
• Very good knowledge of Windows OS, of MS Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint) and Microsoft Teams.
• A significant number of Scientific publications.
• Fluent in spoken and written English (C2 level).
• Minimum B2 level in German.
• Due to the international character of the School, knowledge of at least three foreign languages.
• Sound knowledge of Educational Platforms (i.e. Canvas, Blackboard etc.).
• Sound knowledge of academic quality processes, study regulations and rules of the British,…