Academic Affairs Coordinator at University of Haven

About the Role

Apply for Academic Affairs Coordinator at University of New Haven-Riyadh (NHU-Riyadh) in الرياض, S01, SA. This full-time on-site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Who we are:

NHU-Riyadh is the Saudi branch campus of the University of New Haven, a private, nonprofit university founded in 1920 in Connecticut, USA. Launching in Fall 2026, NHU-Riyadh will bring an American university experience to Riyadh through the same accreditation, faculty standards, and career-focused educational approach that define the University of New Haven. The University’s academic programs are grounded in a long-standing commitment to collaborative, interdisciplinary, project-based learning.

The University of New Haven is recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report for academic excellence and is known for experiential, professionally oriented learning. NHU-Riyadh is being established to deliver academically rigorous, industry-aligned education that supports Saudi Arabia’s evolving workforce needs.

• Administer 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, flag at-risk students to the Dean, and support the preparation of outcomes reports for NECHE and NCAAA.
• Support the Dean on academic governance: prepare agendas, distribute papers, take minutes, track action items, and maintain a register of academic governance decisions that are communicated to relevant staff.
• Support the Campus Dean on NECHE substantive changes and NCAAA accreditation administration: organize documentation, track submission deadlines, coordinate input from faculty, maintain the program license application tracker, flag upcoming deadlines, and 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 Dean’s office administration duties: schedule, respond to routine stakeholder requests, coordinate travel arrangements when necessary, draft routine academic communications on behalf of the Dean for review and signature, and 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 multiple projects and ensure timely follow‑up.
• Excellent customer service skills and the 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 Saudi Arabian compensation framework in conjunction with the successful candidate’s qualifications, experience, education and position.

Any successful candidate for this role 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.