Dean
About The Position
Georgian College is seeking a Dean, Centre for Academic Quality, Excellence and Innovation to provide integrated leadership and strategic planning across academic quality assurance, teaching and learning innovation, and academic pathways and partnerships. The Dean will be responsible for ensuring academic excellence, program quality, and continuous improvement by leading institutional quality assurance processes, advancing innovative teaching and learning practices (including digital transformation), and stewarding strategic partnerships and pathways that enhance student access and success. As a member of the Academic Leadership Team, the Dean will contribute to the institutional academic strategy and ensure alignment and advancement of academic quality, innovation, and partnership initiatives with college priorities, regulatory requirements, and labour market needs. The incumbent will foster a culture of innovation, quality assurance through continuous improvement, scholarship, evidence-informed decision-making, and collegiality and collaboration internally and externally. The Dean will also play a key role in fostering and strengthening relationships with industry and sector partners, serving as an ambassador for the College and advancing strategic external partnerships. Georgian's commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded throughout the College's academic and operational planning.
Requirements
- Excellent strategic, leadership, management, interpersonal, communication, change management, engagement, diversity and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, complex, unionized institution in order to support the achievement of the college’s strategic plan objectives.
- A Master’s degree is required.
Nice To Haves
- Relevant academic and professional qualifications will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Provide integrated leadership and strategic planning across academic quality assurance, teaching and learning innovation, and academic pathways and partnerships.
- Ensure academic excellence, program quality, and continuous improvement across the College.
- Lead institutional quality assurance processes.
- Advance innovative teaching and learning practices, including digital transformation.
- Steward strategic partnerships and pathways that enhance student access and success.
- Contribute to the institutional academic strategy as a member of the Academic Leadership Team.
- Ensure alignment and advancement of academic quality, innovation, and partnership initiatives with college priorities, regulatory requirements, and labour market needs.
- Foster a culture of innovation, quality assurance through continuous improvement, scholarship, evidence-informed decision-making, and collegiality and collaboration internally and externally.
- Collaborate with industry and community partners to deliver relevant, future-focused programs, meaningful work-integrated learning opportunities, and co-op experiences with leading employers.
- Foster and strengthen relationships with industry and sector partners.
- Serve as an ambassador for the College.
- Advance strategic external partnerships.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation rate
- Comprehensive benefits plan
- Generous vacation policy
- CAAT defined-benefit pension plan with fully matched contributions
- Tuition reimbursement program offering reduced course fees for college staff and their dependents
- Holiday shut down period
- Flex work program for most positions allowing flexibility of working both on campus and remotely
- Access to EFAP (Employees and their family members can call the program 24/7 for completely confidential support, information, and assistance)
- Campus Safety Services (commitment to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment through professional health and safety, security, parking, emergency management, conflict resolution and investigative services)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
