Academic Affairs Coordinator

The Academic Affairs Coordinator is responsible for managing the academic calendar, faculty timetabling, assessment scheduling, committee administration, and the Dean’s office workflow.

• Administer the distribution of student evaluations for faculty each semester by distributing surveys, collecting responses, compiling results, and preparing summary reports for the Dean’s use in faculty performance reviews.
• Compile student progression and retention data each semester, flagging at‑risk students to the Dean and supporting the preparation of outcomes reports for NECHE and NCAAA.
• Support the Dean on academic governance: preparing agendas, distributing papers, taking minutes, and tracking action items.
• Maintain a register of academic governance decisions and ensure they are communicated to relevant staff.
• Support the Campus Dean on NECHE substantive changes and NCAAA accreditation administration: organizing documentation, tracking submission deadlines, and coordinating input from faculty.
• Maintain the program license application tracker, flagging upcoming deadlines to the Dean.
• Coordinate site visit logistics for NECHE, NCAAA, and MOE visits.
• Support curricular alignment with main campus departments: track documentation of course and program assessments, chase input from faculty, and maintain records of alignment decisions and student learning outcomes data for accreditation reporting.
• Perform administrative duties required to support the Vice Provost including scheduling, routine responses to stakeholders, and coordinating travel arrangements when necessary.
• Draft routine academic communication on behalf of the Dean for review and signature.
• Maintain filing systems for academic records, faculty contracts, and regulatory correspondence.

• Bachelor’s Degree required; or 12 years of equivalent experience.
• Experience working in Higher Education preferred.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Attention to detail and ability to coordinate statuses of multiple projects and ensure timely follow‑up.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work effectively with colleagues and students.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to learn software platforms commonly used in Higher Education (e.g., Canvas, Banner).

Compensation, which includes salary and any potential allowances, will be established in accordance with the Saudi Arabian compensation framework in conjunction with the successful candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, and position.

Any successful candidate for these roles will be processed, onboarded, and deployed to Riyadh through an outsourcing human resources company contracted by the University of New Haven specifically for this process. All duties will be supervised by New Haven University’s administrative staff. Successful candidates will be required to obtain, and appropriately maintain, a Saudi Arabia Visa and related Work Authorizations through the contracted human resources outsourcing company.