Loyalist College Looking for Dean – Leadership, Learning and Academic Excellence at Belleville, ON Full Time

We seek outstanding individuals to join Loyalist College. Become a part of our diverse

environment while creating brighter futures, greater prospects and endless possibilities!

TITLE: Dean – Leadership, Learning POSITION: Full Time

and Academic Excellence Permanent

LOCATION: Belleville, Ontario – Main PAYBAND: 14

Campus

DEPARTMENT: Office of the Vice President HOURS: 35

Academic hours/week

POSTING DATE: May 5, 2022 COMPENSATION: $116,432 –

$155,242

This role will remain open until filled START DATE: A.S.A.P.

COMPETITION #: ADM22-03N

Loyalist College is Ontario’s Destination College – empowering students, faculty, staff, and

partners through experiential, industry focused, cluster-based education, training, and applied

research programs. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, the

College is perfectly positioned between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Loyalist College is a close-

knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized

attention in small classes, rewarding field placements, and superior student services. Its Belleville,

Bancroft, and Toronto campuses and Port Hope satellite location support programs and services

for more than 6,000 full-time and 8,000 part-time students each year.

To continue to improve and support the College – Loyalist College is currently seeking to fill the

newly created position of Dean – Leadership, Learning and Academic Excellence to support our

Academic Schools. In this role, the successful candidate will be accountable for building capacity

in excellence in teaching and learning across the College. Focused on the needs of the students,

faculty, community partners and government ministries/agencies, the Dean will promote and drive

teaching excellence and engagement in scholarship. In this role, the successful incumbent will be

accountable for the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion in the learning experience. The

incoming Dean will provide leadership in instructional design and informed pedagogy towards the

integration of appropriate technologies in the learning and teaching activities across in-person,

online and hybrid/hyperflex delivery models. The incoming Dean will build and oversee effective

academic quality assurance frameworks, policies and processes while working collaboratively with

the academic leadership team to ensure curriculum and related vocational learning outcomes meet

or exceed external accreditation and licensing requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide broad academic leadership and direction for program services by engaging all

faculty and academic leaders to develop and implement innovative strategies for

teaching, learning and student engagement

• Lead the College’s program and review/renewal and program quality assurance

processes

• Provide leadership in the area of universal design for teaching and learning for all

students

• Provide leadership for the integration of appropriate technologies in the learning and

teaching activities across in-person, online and hybrid delivery models

• Participates in the development and implementation of the College’s strategic plan,

strategic mandate agreement, strategic enrolment planning and related initiatives

• Develops the school’s business plan, goals and objectives in alignment with the College’

Strategic Plan and Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA)

• Contributes to the development of college policies and operating procedures to meet the

needs of students, client groups, community partners, industry partners, and government

ministries/agencies

• Participates, understands and informs current and future trends in program quality,

pedagogy and institutional frameworks to teaching and learning.

• Maintains a high level of staff performance through effective recruiting, selecting,

training, developing and evaluating staff.

• Ensures that faculty and staff assignments are consistent with college policies,

procedures, collective agreements, terms & conditions and employment-related

legislation.

• Ensures the effective use of fiscal, human and physical resources within the division

through the coordination and consolidation of budget requests and the distribution of

available funds.

• Accountable for financial planning that includes the development and ongoing monitoring

of the school’s budget. Accountable for identifying risk management issues and

ensuring recommendations for continuous improvement are developed and considered.

• Accountable for the identification of capital requirements of the school and college-wide

learning management systems/tools, ensuring a planned maintenance and renewal

program is in place.

• Disciplines and terminates staff as required. Handles serious complaints from students

and staff concerning issues/problems that other levels were not able to resolve in

accordance with College policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of nine (9) years of progressive experience in educational leadership in pedagogy,

assessment and instructional leadership, in a post-secondary environment

• Masters Degree in Adult Education, Policy and Public Administration or related discipline
• Direct experience in and/or responsibility for academic excellence, quality assurance,

leadership development and tech-enabled education systems

• Understanding of the Ontario College System and program offers in similarity to Loyalist

College

• Demonstrated success in collaborative management/leadership, strategic planning and

innovation, and in managing change initiatives

• Demonstrated leadership success in a diverse and inclusive environment
• Successful/experience working in a unionized environment would be a significant asset.
• Demonstrated experience in conflict resolution/mediation

TO APPLY:
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, contact Katherine Frank

([email protected]) or Lauren Wright ([email protected]). Applications (covering letter and a

resume in MS Word or PDF format) can be submitted online at

https://www.kbrs.ca/Career/16052.

Please note: Following an offer of employment, candidates with Canadian credentials will be required to

provide official transcripts from the granting educational institution(s); candidates with international

credentials must provide World Education Services (WES) www.wes.org/ca evaluation (at their own cost)

confirming Canadian equivalency of their credentials.

Loyalist is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive college community. We encourage and welcome

applications from marginalized and equity seeking groups

KBRS will provide support in the recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including

accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation in

order to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact [email protected].