Vice Principal - Vancouver, Canada - Columbia College

Columbia College

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Vancouver, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Since 1936 Columbia College has offered quality educational programs designed to prepare students for university admission.

These programs include a University Transfer Program that is fully integrated into the BC Transfer System, a Secondary Program that is Certified by the Province of BC, and a full-time Academic Preparatory English Program that is accredited by Languages Canada.

Thousands of students, both Canadian and international, have progressed through Columbia's programs to successful Canadian universities notably as the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and University of Victoria.

Since April 2013, Columbia College has offered its programs in a new five-story building on Terminal Avenue, just east of Vancouver's city centre.

This Main Campus offers excellent state-of-the-art facilities to students, including science and computer labs, lounges, a bookstore, and a library.

In September 2017, Columbia College expanded into a newly-renovated facility a short walk away at 333 Terminal Avenue. This new North Campus is home to Columbia's High School Program.

Columbia College operates as a not-for-profit society, where every staff member is eligible for society membership after a prescribed waiting period and participates democratically in the institution's decision-making.

As a registered charity dedicated to the advancement of education, Columbia College can approach higher education in completely unique ways.

The rapidly changing world, including changes in higher education, offer an opportunity for the College to pilot new and alternative approaches to preparing students to pursue a higher education, and make a positive impact on the world as global citizens.

In 2018, the Columbia College community decided to leverage and expand activities aligned with its charitable status going forward.

Inspired by this vision, the College committed $1.7M to launch a series of pilot programs in In 2022 the College launched the Institute for Equity and Advancement in Education to further the College Vision of an inclusive society where students can access the education of their choice.

To learn more, please visit Columbia College's website and read its strategic plan.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Principal (President equivalent), the Vice-Principal Academic (VPA) will work closely with the Academic Board to attain academic excellence in all Columbia College programs and ensure that the College's academic objectives align with the strategic plan.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced academic leader to join a unique institution and make an impact.

With an excellent reputation and a governance model that ensures engagement from both faculty and staff, Columbia is well-positioned for continued growth and evolution, The new VPA should look across the institution, and be comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels to ensure the continued excellence in academic programming and commitment to students remain at the centre of the institution.

Key Responsibilities

In collaboration with the Principal and the Academic Board, develop an Academic Plan to align with the College's Strategic Plan, including ongoing program development;
In collaboration with the Deans and Department Heads, continually improve ongoing University Transfer (UT) program to ensure the high quality of programs and compliance with DQAB review requirements, including a review of the course outlines to focus on learning outcomes and measurement;
Liaise with Deans and Student Services to ensure transfer agreements remain uptodate, and programs and program descriptions are current;
Ensure the College's Academic policies are up to date, aligned with institutional goals, and consistent with Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills expectations;
In collaboration with the Head of Secondary, develop a similar review curriculum, policy, and quality process for the Secondary programs, and support the Head of High School in ensuring academic policies are up to date, aligned with institutional goals, and consistent with Ministry of Education expectations;
Demonstrate commitment to Indigenization and EDI in a classroom setting;
Work with the Deans to develop annual Academic, Division and Department objectives, including resource requirements to inform the budget and the process to report the achievement of objectives;
Prepare and maintain annual budget based upon agreedupon objectives for the Academic Board, including the annual PD Program and budget;
Work with the Academic Board and HR to attract, hire, and retain outstanding Faculty; and
Participate in operational activities to support Deans, Department Heads, and Student Services in the preparation of timetables, registration, and the facilitation of additional courses/seats, and new student support programs using innovation and best practices.

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