Executive Dean

In summary, the Executive Dean for the Faculty strategically manages the following divisions: -

• Architectural Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering and Geomatics
• Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
• Electrical Power Engineering
• Electronic and Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Town and Regional Planning

 Minimum Requirements

• A Doctorate in an appropriate discipline with a strong research profile that demonstrates leadership. 
• A strong record of initiating and managing collaborations and partnerships at local, regional and international levels.
• Proven record of being a respected senior academic leader. 
• At least ten (10) years’ work experience in the higher education environment of which five (5) years should have been in a senior academic management capacity.
• Sound knowledge of higher education and the higher education system in South Africa and internationally.
• Relevant higher education leadership and managerial skills. 

 Key Responsibility Areas

• Develops, research, designs, and reviews faculty and, where appropriate, institutional policies, procedures, plans and systems as required in line with relevant legislation, national standards and international best practices.

• Provides leadership in the formulation and monitoring of faculty-related policies and goals. 
• As part of the Institute's academic leadership team, provides input to regional, national and international academic initiatives where appropriate.
• As structural and functional head of the faculty, oversees and monitors the effective implementation of institutional and faculty policies, procedures, plans and systems within the faculty.
• Provides specific, high-level, legally compliant strategic advice on faculty-related academic matters to the DVC: Teaching and Learning and Executive Management as may be required.
• Manages appeals and complaints from students, parents, and employers.
• Manages staff appeals, complaints, grievances, and conducts disciplinary enquiries as appropriate.
• Promotes equity and transformation within the faculty. 
• Promotes congenial working relationships between staff in the faculty and with other academic and administrative departments.
• Manages the Faculty office by delegating specific responsibilities to Deputy Dean, e.g. registration, record keeping and qualification procedures.
• Designs, sets up, and monitors effective control systems to promote the smooth and efficient functioning of the faculty, e.g. initiates, promotes and implements new/alternative procedures to enhance academic administration efficiency.
• Embeds ‘stewardship’ in the University’s people who shall live its values and principles and demonstrate an institutional culture that supports the vision and strategy of the University.
• Innovates and implements ‘systems and processes’ that optimize productivity, efficiency, effectiveness and exceptional performance at all levels.
• Assures acceptable levels of ‘sustainability’ in all the areas under management. 
• Focuses on the ultimate goal of and impactful DUT that ‘contributes towards the improvement of lives and livelihoods’ of the broader ‘society’.
  

• Epitomises and demonstrates values- and principles-driven leadership and management, our DNA and The DUT Way.
• Fosters visionary and transformative leadership that is efficient, effective and impactful not only internally, but in our broader society nationally and internationally.
• Embeds systems thinking and management in the implementation of plans and projects, while ensuring
• Takes leadership in ensuring that our education philosophy statement: our innovation and entrepreneurship shapes adaptive graduates that transform society’ is not only enacted across DUT, but is a lived experience among, primarily, academics and students.
• Is creative and innovative, deliberative and decisive, and is a leader, a strategist and a manager. 
• Is a seasoned academic leader with a proven record of academic excellence.