Vice-chancellor and Principal - Pretoria, South Africa - University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria

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Pretoria, South Africa

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VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRINCIPAL

The University of Pretoria (UP) is a leading research-intensive university in South Africa, with an outstanding local, continental and global reputation for teaching and learning, research excellence, student access and success, as well as engaging our communities.

The University's nine faculties and its business school offer a wide variety of under
- and postgraduate programmes, which are recognised internationally and accredited by the regulatory authorities and professional bodies. The University contributes a significant percentage of South Africa's well-trained and innovative graduates whose employability is rated as first by reputable ranking agencies. UP produces responsible and productive citizens, and future leaders in many levels of society and across industries. Teaching and learning excellence is supported by impactful and wide-ranging research, underpinned by innovation, collaboration and inter
- and trans-disciplinarity. Research that offers solutions to the socio-economic challenges facing our country, our region and the globe, lies at the core of the University's Strategic Plan, UP 2025/26 and Beyond.

The University is seeking a Vice-Chancellor and Principal who has a clear understanding of the needs of a diverse student body, their contemporary challenges and how to advance a holistic support programme that enhances student success in numerous aspects of their campus life.

UP has a stellar international reputation founded on collaborations and partnerships that advance its Teaching and Learning, Research and Community Engagement agenda, positioning it to make a real impact on both the local communities it serves and the world.

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is expected to drive a Digital Transformation strategy that permeates all areas of UP's operations and the academic agenda of the University.

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is the head of the University, responsible for the academic stature of the institution and its effective and efficient management.

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is accountable to the University Council and is assisted in the management and administration of the University, by the members of the Executive and the senior management team.

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Requirements:

A recognised doctoral qualification from an accredited institution in the juristic area where the degree was earned.
A proven record of academic excellence and a recognised academic standing evidenced by a national and international body of scholarship in the field of specialisation, and other impactful academic and community engagement contributions.
A minimum of eight years of proven leadership success at an executive level having progressed through the academic/management hierarchy.
Proven leadership, management and communication skills at senior management level in higher education.
An ability to successfully manage leadership teams, and to empower, motivate and unite staff, students and other stakeholders to achieve the shared objectives of the institution.
Experience of human resources and financial management appropriate to the level of appointment.
An indepth knowledge and a strategic understanding of the national and international higher education sector and the challenges confronting it.
A commitment to harnessing technology to achieve the strategic objectives of the University and to support the University in preparing graduates fit for the workplace of the future.
A commitment to sustaining and further developing a studentcentred, transformed, inclusive and multilingual culture for all stakeholders, especially students.
A welldeveloped national and international network that will support growth for the University and its stakeholders.
A welldeveloped understanding of the compliance universe of the University and the operational environment within which universities function.
A valid driver's licence.

The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised position.