Dean of Student Affairs

The Assam Kaziranga University requires a Dean of Student Affairs to be based at the main campus at Jorhat, Assam.

The Dean of Student Affairs will manage the Offices of Student Life, Residential Life, Sports and the overall students’ wellbeing at the Kaziranga University. S/he will provide leadership and direction to continue to enhance the overall quality of student and residential life.

In this position the Dean is responsible for developing and overseeing programmes that enable students to realize their fullest social and personal potential, and for integrating student life experiences with educational mission.

The range of student services within the Dean’s area of work and commitments to students may include the following;
- Fostering and modelling an atmosphere of mutual respect, caring, collective engagement, accountability, and personal growth in a community of exceptional talent and diversity.
- Building collaborations among the many offices and programmes that report to the Dean.
- Developing systematic ways to assess, improve, and renew programmes, benchmarking them against best practices and gathering the data necessary for informed decision-making.
- The Dean additionally will overseer and manage discipline-related processes and procedures and the specific committee that deals with such matters at the University.
- Work on annual Budget for the department and manage spending in a manner that develops policies regarding student life program development.
- S/he will supervise various campus programmes and serving as a liaison between college administrators and student organizations, such as a student government, clubs and societies on campus.
- Draft policies, rule & regulations for the functioning of the offices that report to the Dean.
- The Dean will work to provide an excellent student experience by working with other departments and offices especially Office of the Vice Chancellor and registrar, and Undergraduate Programmes, other staff, parents and student leaders to lead university wide programmes from orientation to graduation.

Qualifications:

- Masters or M.Phil. Degrees or/with a Doctoral degree;
- Substantial experience in academic administration, student life, counselling, college teaching, or other comparable non-campus-based experience;
- A compelling vision of the role of student and residential life in the overall educational experience of students;
- Proven ability to lead and manage a team of professionals effectively, to make tough decisions when necessary, and to work well with other senior staff;
- The ability to work in a fully residential campus with several academic programmes and age group of students, pursuing undergraduates and post-graduate programs;
- A sophisticated understanding of how to gather, analyze, and use data to develop and assess programmes;
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to present to a variety of audiences;
- Demonstrated sensitivity, imagination, and effectiveness in responding to challenging student and college community issues;
- A consultative, collegial style with the ability to inspire trust in others;
Experience: 10-15 years

**Job Types**: Full-time, Regular / Permanent

**Salary**: ₹50,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Fixed shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Jorhat, Assam: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- What is your current designation?

**Experience**:

- total work: 10 years (preferred)

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