Vice President, Academic

The Vice President, Academic (“VPA”) provides academic oversight and leadership on behalf of the President. The VPA is responsible for leading academic strategy, and developing and delivering University Canada West's (“UCW”) overall academic mission. They support student-centric, collaborative teamwork on all UCW campuses, in all delivery modes, domestically and internationally. The VPA is a key contributor to the University’s Senate and interacts with the Degree Quality Assurance Board (DQAB), ensuring that new proposals, program reviews, and academic and student service operations are not only of the highest academic calibre possible, but also highly relevant to the future careers of their graduates.

The VPA proactively leads the highest standards of academic excellence across the University, ensures and oversees the achievement of key objectives in UCW’s strategic plan and drives the University’s core academic values, including quality assurance, external recognition, program design, program approval, and delivery.

The VPA leads, with the President, all aspects of the strategic planning cycle, coordinating the development and implementation of academic planning issues, working closely and collaboratively with the President and the executive team in the delivery of the University’s Strategic Plan.

The VPA provides strategic and academic governance across the University and deputizes for the President. As an integral member of UCW’s Leadership Team and reporting to the President, the VPA is responsible for the development of open economic initiatives, and administration of academic policies, programs, and personnel in accordance with the University’s vision and strategic direction. They lead the recruitment of academic roles of the highest possible calibre consistent with meeting UCW’s aspirations, and implement equality, diversity, and inclusion strategies, and health, wellbeing, and safety initiatives relating to faculty, staff, and students.

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Leadership

• Possesses overall responsibility for students, and all academic programs including quality assurance and the resources used in their delivery.
• Leads the academic planning exercise contribution to UCW’s Strategic Plan.
• Leads the University’s focus to be a research-focused institution.
• Provides academic vision and leadership for the University; serves as the senior Vice President and as Acting President from time to time.
• Chairs key University committees that guide the day-to-day academic operation of the University.
• Responsible for the recruitment, assessment, and development of academic staff, academic planning, program assessment, and instructional development.
• Ensures appropriate training and participates in the annual performance review process.
• Undertakes other duties commensurate with the role as directed by the President, such as chairing of Appointment Panels, Appeals and Grievances Hearings, as well as a wide variety of ad hoc “task and finish” groups and strategic reviews.
• Leads the preparation of all academic documents sent to Government, including accreditation reports and submissi...

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