Faculty General Manager - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ENG Dean Of Engineering:

Competition No.

Closing Date

Jan 29, 2024
This full-time position is excluded from the bargaining unit.

In accordance with the Handbook of Terms and Conditions of Employment for Management and Professional Staff (Excluded), this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package found at Faculty & Staff Benefits and annual salary based on experience and qualifications.

Location - Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Faculty Summary

Located within the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering has over 200 Faculty Members, 4000 undergraduate students and 1600 graduate students.

By size, this makes it within the top 5% of Engineering Faculties in North America and one of the largest Faculties at the University of Alberta (3rd largest by undergraduate students, 4th largest by FTE professoriate, largest by graduate students).

The Faculty receives more than $60M/year in sponsored research revenue through grants from external agencies and companies to sustain its research activities (3rd highest on campus and top 1-2 nationwide of Engineering Faculties).

The Faculty of Engineering offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate engineering programs, creating the opportunity to pursue exceptional, high quality educational experiences.

Our vision is to be the most daring engineering community on the planet.

We are engineers united by our unwavering dedication to solving the world's greatest challenges and building a better future for society.

We are:
Driven. Trailblazing. Curious. Supportive. Grounded. Considerate.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty General Manager provides expert advice and counsel to the Dean and faculty decision-makers while leading the faculty's administrative functions.

This position, as a member of the Faculty's leadership team, makes administrative and strategic decisions, which impact the operation and reputation of the Faculty and provides expert advice and counsel to key decision makers and coordinates and oversees the administrative activities performed by the Operations Manager, Academic Program Manager, and the Academic Department Managers within the faculty.

As the Faculty operates within the larger College of Natural and Applied Sciences structure, the successful applicant will need to work collegially and collaboratively with the College's leadership team, and group of assigned function specific partners, ensure the faculty strategies are aligned and successfully implemented, and monitor the performance of the Faculty.

In all facets of this role, the Faculty General Manager endeavors to integrate and advance the University's commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

Duties

Act as a strategic advisor to the Dean and Faculty leadership team, developing and leading strategic planning initiatives and projects and offers expert advice, knowledge, critical analysis and solutions based on an indepth understanding of the faculty's core mission, vision and strategic objectives.
Provide a confidential sounding board to the Dean for ideas, plans and policy matters. Support the Dean in establishing and implementing Facultylevel strategic direction and objectives.
Offers expert knowledge, advice, critical analysis, options and alternative approaches based on an indepth understanding of the Faculty and the political and organizational contexts in which it operates.
Brokers resources and services from university wide services and embedded functions to ensure Faculty's goals are achieved.
Fosters collaborative relationship with the College General Manager, academic program areas, research centers and institutes, employees, students, and other key stakeholders, internal and external to the faculty, to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Develops an administrative operations team with assigned Partn