Unit Manager- University - Ohsweken, Canada - Six Nations Polytechnic

Six Nations Polytechnic

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Ohsweken, Canada

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Description

Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) is a unique Indigenous Institute, recognized by community, government, and institutions of higher learning, as a Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Knowledge.

SNP offers postsecondary, secondary, trades education and training.

SNP has formal partnerships with nine publicly funded Ontario Universities and Colleges and collaborates with six Ontario-based Indigenous owned and controlled post-secondary Institutes.

Function & Overview

Under the supervision of the Director - Academic Programs, the Unit Manager - University shares responsibility for designing, organizing, reviewing, and maintaining all aspects of the planning, delivery, and quality assurance of university programming and related services for Six Nations Polytechnic.

The Unit Manager - University is required to perform all duties consistent with the governance values and operating policies of Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) while fostering positive relations with staff, students, stakeholders, and the community; contributing to a culturally supportive teaching, learning and work environment consistent with Hodinǫshǫ:nih/Rotinonhson:ni values of Ga'nigohi:yo:/Kanikoriio (Respect and the Good Mind).

Duties
The duties of the Unit Manager - University include, without limitation:

Academic Development

Establishing program and educational project development portfolios, initiating the development of new courses, programs, or other initiatives, as appropriate, and according to the set academic governance process;
Drafting the 5year programming critical path; as well as an implementation plan;
Spearheading the design and implementation of a leadingedge curriculum that attracts and challenges students, promotes the highest quality education and utmost professional competence and meets the highest delivery standards in Indigenous pedagogy; and which aligns with the strategic priorities outlined in the Academic Plan, curriculum metrics; community orientation, and responsiveness to present and future student needs and interests;
Supporting institutionwide Strategic Enrolment Management visioning, design, and implementation of the SNP SEM Plan;

Program Planning, Delivery, Review, and Continuous Quality Assurance

Supporting cyclic selfstudies of all academic portfolios in delivery;
Liaising with Registrar/Student Affairs to meet regulatory and communitymandated requirements of learner involvement in and studentoriented elements of academic quality assurance;
Producing the annual 18Month Program Plan, detailing all degree and language subdegree course offerings, and providing enrolment feasibility assessments (showing enrolment maxima and mínima) and student progression mapping for all continuing students, assuring that learners have access to the courses that facilitate progress toward their academic credential(s);
Facilitating degree and language subdegree curriculum revisions and the implementation of new university and language programs and courses, as approved by the Academic Governance Team;
Participating in Strategic Enrolment Management planning, under the guidance of the Registrar's Office; advance targeted recruitment strategies; and support the creation and dissemination of recruitment materials;
Overseeing contributions from the degree and language subdegree programs to relevant promotional publications, including the annual _Viewbook;_
In each term, facilitate Instructor and Teaching Assistant orientation sessions, onboarding new and welcoming back returning (contract) teaching staff; and update the _Teaching Staff Handbook _(Six Nations Campus);
Acting as official Unit liaison to Student Affairs, advising on and contributing to processes that support learners in degree and language programs;
Performing credit transfer assessments and adjudicate course waivers and permissions, evaluating applicants' prior academic achievements against course learning outcomes; and implement INC standing determinations, including interim marks and followups for grade reversions;
At the midpoint of each academic term, review grades submissions to identify students at risk and forward any concerns to Student Affairs, coordinating Instructor engagement and studentside interventions in support of these learner(s); serve as Unit signatory for the verification of university

- side grades submissions; submit midterm and end-of-term Grade Forms and the Grades Tracking Workbook to the Records Officer; and adjudicate grade appeals forwarded by the Registrar's Office;

Two weeks prior to the start of every academic term, review course syllabi, verifying that, per regulatory requirements, course assignments, tests, and examinations are varied from year to year, and student protection standards are satisfied, including the provision of 2030% of course grades prior to the course withdrawal date; and pursue necessary changes with Instructors prior to the commencement of classes;