Vice-provost - Vice-chancellor's Office in Dubai

6 days ago

Dubai, United Arab Emirates University of Birmingham Dubai Full time

**Job Summary**:
**Main Duties**:

- Providing intellectual and academic leadership to the University of Birmingham Dubai across the College of Social Sciences.
- Providing academic leadership to one of two policy areas for the University of Birmingham Dubai - Learning and Teaching, or Research.
- Supporting the delivery of the University’s vision for the Dubai campus, including the development of strategic relationships and partnerships, and of new income-generating opportunities.
- Supporting the development of leadership skills and capacity at the University of Birmingham Dubai.
- Representing the University as required and appropriate, particularly but not only within the UAE and the GCC region.
- Fostering an inclusive culture so that all communities within the Dubai campus feel fully engaged.

**Relationships**:

- Dubai Provost and Dubai Chief Operating Officer - on a day-to-day basis, the post holder will report primarily to the Dubai Provost and work closely with the Dubai Chief Operating Officer. The Vice-Provost will be a member of the Dubai campus Senior Management Team.
- College Pro-Vice-Chancellor - the post holder will also report to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Social Sciences.
- Thematic Pro-Vice-Chancellors for Education, Research and Knowledge Transfer, and International - with regards to the policy areas above, the post holder will work closely with the University’s thematic PVCs.
- The Vice-Provost will act as line manager for the relevant Dubai Heads of Subject Group (Business and Education), and they will work with Heads of Schools in their respective Colleges.

**Person specification**:
You will embody the values and culture of the University of Birmingham, possess a global outlook and the cultural competency to thrive in a diverse community, with the desire to positively and proactively engage with the local agenda.

Specific experience and achievements should include:

- A significant academic track record with distinction in research and teaching in Business
- Significant experience of working in a large and complex organisation at a senior leadership level.
- A track record of managing change in a complex and culturally sensitive environment.
- Familiarity with the international higher education agenda.
- Commitment to the promotion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion opportunities

The post holder should also be able to demonstrate:

- The ability to think strategically and develop a clear plan for the development of their College portfolio of activity within the Dubai campus, maximising the benefits of cross-campus collaboration and regional networks.
- Outstanding interpersonal and wider communication skills.
- A truly global outlook and the ability to represent the University externally.

**Further details**:
The substantive post is based full-time in Dubai and is on standard University of Birmingham Dubai ten-year contractual terms and conditions, at Professorial level. The expectation is that the leadership component of the Vice-Provost role will account for the majority of workload, with the remainder to be allocated to research and teaching over this period. The Vice-Provost role is for four years in the first instance, with the option of either renewal or reversion to a Professorial position without Vice-Provost responsibilities.

**Pre-employment**:

- **Company**:University of Birmingham Dubai
- **Employment Type**:Full Time
- **Job Type**:Teaching

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