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<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p>Dean School of Education</p> <p> </p> <p>Classification: Executive / Academic Leadership<br>Reports To: Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA)<br> <br>About The American International University</p> <p>American International University (AIU) is a private institution in Kuwait, founded in 2019, offering undergraduate programs based on the American model of higher education. AIU provides degrees in Engineering, Architecture and Design, and Business Administration, with English as the language of instruction. The University is committed to fostering intellectual, cultural, and personal growth, preparing graduates for leadership roles in a global society.</p> <p> </p> <p>For more information, visit: www.aiu.edu.kw </p> <p> </p> <p>School of Education Profile</p> <p>The School of Education prepares future educators, educational leaders, and professionals through excellence in teaching, research, innovation, and community engagement. The School is committed to developing graduates who demonstrate professional competence, ethical leadership, critical thinking, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Through strong partnerships with schools, educational organisations, and the wider community, the School contributes to the advancement of education in Kuwait and beyond.</p> <p> </p> <p>Scope of Work</p> <p>The Dean of the School of Education provides strategic, academic, and administrative leadership to advance the School's mission of excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. The Dean is responsible for academic planning, curriculum development, faculty leadership, student success, quality assurance, accreditation, budgeting, and resource management. The role fosters research, innovation, and partnerships with educational institutions and industry while ensuring compliance with institutional policies and accreditation standards to support the School's continued growth and academic excellence while promoting excellence in teaching, educational research, innovation, international collaboration, and student success</p> <p> </p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Provide overall leadership and management for the School of Education, including oversight of full-time and adjunct faculty, academic programs, and administrative operations.</li> <li>Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of curricula and academic programs to ensure excellence in teaching, learning, and alignment with national and international educational standards.Manage the School s budget, resource allocation, and strategic planning.</li> <li>Drive faculty recruitment, mentoring, performance review, and professional development.</li> <li>Promote a culture of research and scholarship across the School; support faculty and student research activities.</li> <li>Establish and maintain an Education Advisory Board comprising representatives from schools, educational organisations, government agencies, and relevant professional bodies to ensure programmes remain aligned with national priorities and professional expectations.</li> <li>Lead and coordinate accreditation efforts and quality assurance activities (institutional and programmatic), including familiarity with American accreditation frameworks and lead and coordinate institutional and programme accreditation activities, ensuring compliance with applicable national and international quality assurance and accreditation standards (e.g. CAEP, AAQEP or equivalent where appropriate).</li> <li>Ensure the School s website and public communications accurately reflect programs, achievements, and student opportunities.</li> <li>Foster industry and community partnerships, internships, and experiential learning opportunities for students.</li> <li>Represent the School in university leadership meetings and contribute to institution-wide strategic initiatives.</li> <li>Manage the School's budget, resource allocation, strategic planning, and operational performance.</li> <li>Lead the development of new academic programmes and specialisations.</li> <li>Promote external funding and research partnerships.</li> <li>Support postgraduate programme development.</li> <li>Foster innovation in teaching, digital learning, and educational technologies.</li> <li>Build partnerships with schools, ministries, and international universities.</li> <li>Contribute actively to the University's strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, student recruitment, faculty development and internationalisation initiatives.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Reporting Departments (If Applicable)</p> <ul> <li>Faculty within the School of Education</li> <li>Administrative and program support staff</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Minimum Qualifications: </p> <p>The ideal candidate shall demonstrate experience in professional and academic positions, as well as a strong record in teaching and outstanding academic achievements at the international level. The successful candidate will demonstrate sustained scholarly achievement through internationally recognised research, publications, conference participation, and professional engagement., in addition to possessing the following degrees, qualifications, and professional experience:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Earned PhD from a recognised university in Education or a closely related discipline.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Appointment at the rank of Full Professor or eligibility for appointment at that rank.</li> <li>An internationally recognised record of teaching, research, scholarly publications, research supervision and academic leadership appropriate for appointment as Full Professor.</li> <li>Demonstrated senior academic leadership experience, preferably as Dean, Associate Dean, Head of School or Department Chair.</li> <li>A clear vision for developing higher education in general and for the School in particular.</li> <li>Full familiarity with the credit hour and academic year (semester) system.</li> <li>Distinguished managerial experience in the affairs of higher education, preferably at the level of a college dean in a reputable university.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience with institutional and programme accreditation, quality assurance, assessment, curriculum review and continuous improvement.</li> <li>Acumen in the area of human resources and administrative and financial concepts, practices, policies, and procedures.</li> <li><br></li></ul> <p> </p></div></section>

<section><p class="heading jdMain">Job Description</p><p class="heading">Roles &amp; Responsibilities</p><div class="paragraph"><p><br></p><ol> </ol> <p> </p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <p>Rankings Strategy and Data Submission</p> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain AIU's annual Rankings Action Plan, a structured, data-driven roadmap for improving position across all active and target ranking systems, updated each October for Board review</li> <li>Manage all data submissions to QS World University Rankings, QS Stars, Times Higher Education (THE) World and Impact Rankings, Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, and UI GreenMetric, ensuring submissions are complete, accurate, and filed before agency deadlines</li> <li>Maintain detailed, up-to-date knowledge of the methodology, data definitions, indicators, and weighting of every active ranking system in AIU's portfolio; monitor changes to methodology and adjust data strategy accordingly</li> <li>Build and maintain the AIU Rankings Data Repository, the single authoritative source of record for all data submitted to external ranking agencies, maintained in a format that enables year-on-year comparison and audit</li> <li>Coordinate with the Institutional Research Office, Registrar, Library, HR, and VP Academic Affairs to collect, verify, and validate all data elements required for ranking submissions</li> <li>Ensure that all data submitted to ranking agencies is accurate, reproducible, and consistent with data published on AIU's public website, no figure may be submitted to a ranking body that cannot be independently verified</li> </ul> <p> <br> </p> <p>Institutional Benchmarking and Competitive Intelligence</p> <ul> <li>Design and implement an annual benchmarking programme comparing AIU's performance against defined peer groups across Kuwait, the GCC, and internationally, covering student outcomes, faculty productivity, research output, employability, and student-to-faculty ratios</li> <li>Produce the Annual Benchmarking Report for the President, a structured, visual, decision-ready analysis showing AIU's relative position, trajectory, and priority improvement areas</li> <li>Monitor peer institution rankings, accreditation status, programme offerings, and strategic developments, providing the President with quarterly competitive intelligence briefs</li> <li>Identify the specific ranking indicators where AIU has the highest potential for near-term improvement and develop targeted action plans in coordination with the relevant VP or Dean</li> <li>Represent AIU's position accurately in all external comparisons and marketing materials, ensuring no benchmarking claim is made without verified, methodologically sound data</li> </ul> <p> <br> </p> <p>Academic Reputation and Visibility</p> <ul> <li>Lead AIU's response to the QS and THE academic reputation surveys, coordinating with the President, VPAA, and Deans to identify and engage Kuwaiti, GCC, and international academics who are familiar with AIU's work</li> <li>Lead AIU's response to the QS employer reputation survey, working with VP Engagement &amp; External Relations and Career Services to engage Kuwait and GCC employers who hire AIU graduates</li> <li>Manage and continuously improve AIU's Webometrics profile, overseeing institutional web presence, digital publication of research outputs, and online visibility of faculty and research activity</li> <li>Work with the AVP Research &amp; Innovation to ensure all AIU research publications are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science under the correct institutional affiliation, preventing data loss that would otherwise cost AIU citation metrics</li> <li>Manage AIU's institutional profiles on all ranking agency platforms, QS Top Universities, THE World University Rankings, Scopus Institutions, Google Scholar, keeping information current and complete<br> </li> </ul> <p> <br> </p> <p>Strategy Alignment and Internal Reporting</p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary point of contact between AIU and all ranking agencies, maintaining professional relationships with QS, THE, and Webometrics account managers</li> <li>Present the Annual Rankings Progress Report to the Board of Trustees alongside the RISE Strategy KPI review, demonstrating measurable movement on ranking indicators</li> <li>Advise the President, VPAA, and Deans on the ranking implications of institutional decisions, including faculty hiring, research investment, program development, and student recruitment strategy</li> <li>Coordinate with the Accreditation Liaison Officer to ensure that ranking data submissions are consistent with WSCUC self-study data, no gap or contradiction between accreditation and ranking evidence</li> <li>Contribute to the Annual Institutional Effectiveness Report the rankings and benchmarking.</li> <li>Train and brief faculty, administrators, and Deans on ranking methodologies, what each indicator measures, and what faculty behavior, particularly in research and publication directly affects AIU's ranking position</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Reporting Departments (If Applicable)</p> <p> </p> <p>Minimum Qualifications: </p> <p>Education</p> <ul> <li>Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent doctorate) from an accredited institution, preferably in higher education management, educational measurement, data science, institutional research, information science, or a related field</li> <li>Master's degree holders with exceptional and directly relevant ranking agency experience may be considered at the discretion of the President</li></ul></div></section>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <span>Job Summary <br></span><p>Generalist remit as directed by the HR Manager; to include Performance Management, Talent Management, Training, Payroll, Recruitment, Engagement etc. activities and supporting ad-hoc HR Projects as required.</p><br> <br><br>Job Responsibilities <br><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Provide front-line consultation for employees and managers on a wide range of Human Resources functions including government and corporate policies and practices related to employment, performance management, compensation and benefits, and recruitment.&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Responsible for end-to-end Recruitment process.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Coordinate work flow and procedures between Human Resources, Payroll, Compensation &amp; Benefits and Government Services teams.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Deliver induction program for all new joiners.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Responsible for administering the probationary and performance review processes.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Work with line managers to create improvement plans for employees<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Working with Talent Development Team on planning and roll-out of annual performance appraisal. &nbsp;Follow up with business and ensure response in a timely manner with quality. &nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Assist with HR transactions including compensation changes, status change request forms, and handling employee transfers and exits.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Provide day to day performance management guidance to all levels of Company management (coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions). &nbsp;Includes creating performance documentation. &nbsp;Provide on employee relations matters including support for managers with respect to performance management, facilitation of issues resolution.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Conduct internal investigations in response to employee relations issues and render a recommendation that takes both business needs and the employee experience into account.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Conducts Exit interviews, analyze the turnover, and recommend retention strategy<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Take responsibility for ad hoc HR projects as and when required.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Co-ordinate training activities (in line with management feedback after 1-on-1 with employees during appraisal).<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Uphold and drive HR best practice at all times.<br>&nbsp;</p><br><br><br>Candidate Requirements <br><p>Skills, Knowledge &amp; Experience Required<br> Communication<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Uses facts constructively to persuade;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Uses logical persuasion in discussions and presentations;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Emphasises positive messages and benefits which will appeal to the audience;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Chooses and uses the most effective arguments rather than simply the most obvious;&nbsp;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Focuses on the key benefits to get the message across.</p><br> <p>Teamwork &amp; Co-operation&nbsp;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Contributes to effective teamwork;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Works with others to solve problems regardless of functional boundaries;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Understands what colleagues need to know and keeps them informed;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Takes time to develop teamwork relationships;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Offers assistance to others where appropriate;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Recognizes strengths and weaknesses of team members and plays to strengths.</p><br> <p>Planning &amp; Organisation<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Monitors, assess and adjusts plans;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Continually reviews planning process and identifies potential areas for improvement;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Adapts plans effectively to meet any changes to circumstances;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Establishes key milestones so as to monitor the plan’s effectiveness;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Prioritizes a range of complex demands against a broad framework.</p><br> <p>Information Seeking<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Uses processes and procedures to get information;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Sets up frameworks and systems to ensure that the correct information is sought;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Challenges and questions information rather than just take it at face value;<br> Has a wide range of key contacts both inside and outside of the Company and systematically “taps” them</p><br> <p><br> Relevant Education, Knowledge &amp; Experience:<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Must have excellent project &amp; process management skills;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Confidence to make decisions;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Self starter with a strong motivational drive;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Able to negotiate &amp; influence at all level;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Must be fluent in English and have excellent written and oral communication skills;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Must be compute literate in Microsoft office package, including Power Point, Word and Excel and Microsoft Project;<br> •&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Strong knowledge of Kuwait Labour Law<br> &nbsp;</p><br> <br><br><br> </div>