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Vice Provost
African Leadership University
Posted 4 months agoKigali, Rwanda
Location
Kigali, Rwanda
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Other
Job Description
The Vice Provost is a senior academic leader at ALU who works closely with the Provost and Chief Product Officer to shape and advance the University’s academic strategy. This role is central to ensuring that ALU’s programs remain globally competitive, industry-relevant, and anchored in academic quality, while also scaling innovation across the institution.
The Vice Provost represents ALU in high-profile higher education and industry forums, strengthening the University’s reputation, credibility, and influence within Africa and globally. While the core mandate is to drive academic excellence and program leadership, the role also steers ALU’s research and thought leadership agenda, connecting emerging ideas and scholarship with curriculum, pedagogy, and entrepreneurship.
This is a role for a visionary academic and strategist who thrives at the intersection of academia and innovation. The successful candidate will anchor academic credibility while pioneering new models of faculty, research, and knowledge creation, redefining how a 21st-century African university contributes to higher education, leadership, and innovation on the global stage.
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Requirements
- REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- Academic Excellence: Deep commitment to fostering world-class postgraduate education and research.
- Industry Engagement: Strong network and ability to build partnerships with corporate and entrepreneurial ecosystems.
- Strategic Thinking: Capacity to align academic initiatives with current institutional products and services.
- Team Development: Ability to mentor faculty and staff while fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
- Business Development: Strong ability to engage with investors and external partners to drive business growth for ALU.
Responsibilities
- Academic Strategy:
- Partner with Product and Delivery teams to ensure curriculum, pedagogy, and student experience achieve high impact.
- Champion academic innovation by embedding new approaches, technologies, and pedagogies into teaching and learning.
- Thought Leadership & Research:
- Identify and secure external funding opportunities to support research, academic initiatives, and strategic projects.
- Enhance the visibility and credibility of ALU through published research, events, and high-profile engagements.
- Academic Program Leadership:
- Ensure pedagogy and methodology are consistently applied and evolve to maintain academic rigor and market relevance.
- Faculty Leadership:
- Train and develop high-quality faculty with strong research and teaching capabilities.
- Provide mentorship and career development opportunities for the University’s faculty, across all programs.
- Evaluate postgraduate faculty performance and promote excellence in teaching, research, and thought leadership.
- Program Leadership:
- Success in this role will be measured by:
- REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Drive integration of industry trends and global best practices into academic almanac, ensuring offerings remain relevant, competitive, and distinctive.
- Support with oversight of academic program quality, accreditation, and regulatory compliance, guaranteeing continuous improvement and excellence.
- Build and sustain strong relationships with accreditation bodies, regulators, and strategic partners to elevate academic credibility.
- Coordinate applied research efforts that inform and enrich curriculum design, industry engagement, and student experience across the Institution.
- Facilitate collaboration with internal and external experts to develop research agendas linked to academic and institutional priorities.
- Act as a brand ambassador by representing ALU in conferences, forums, and public discourse, positioning the University as a thought leader.
- Provide strategic oversight in collaboration with Product and Design teams, for academic program execution across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education.
- Participate in and recommend ALU signature events and program-specific events that strengthen the institution’s reputation and student experience.
- Serve as faculty professor and teach courses aligned with expertise, contributing directly to student learning and academic excellence.
- Promote the University and support th
