The Head of Academic Department (Architecture) shall be responsible to the Executive Dean of the School of Built Environment. He/she shall provide leadership and overall coordination of all academic and administrative matters of the Department.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leading in the development, implementation and monitoring of the departmental plans, strategies, budgets and academic programmes.
- Monitoring, implementing and maintaining academic standards.
- Establishing and maintaining partnerships and links with government, the public and private sectors, development partners and the international community.
- Leading in the development and implementation of resource mobilization plans and strategies, and ensuring efficient resource utilization in the Department.
- Supporting staff in research, consultancy, and outreach programmes for the Department.
- Initiating the recruitment process.
- Advising staff on relevant and credible journals in specialized fields of the school.
- Teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Preparing reports for the Department.
- Undertaking curriculum review and tracer studies.
- Orienting and mentoring the new academic generation.
- Allocating work and appraising staff.
