Dean, Faculty of Health Disciplines

**Position Title Dean, Faculty of Health Disciplines (FHD)**

**Location**:Virtual with Placed Based Duties
Department Faculty of Health Disciplines
Reports To Provost & Vice President Academic

**Position Summary**

Accountable to the Provost & Vice-President, Academic, the Dean will provide strategic, academic, and administrative leadership for the Faculty of Health Disciplines. The Dean is accountable for advancing the Faculty’s foundational plan. As the senior-most representative of the Faculty of Health Disciplines, the Dean collaborates with leadership across the university to advance the University’s overall strategic plans. The Dean is accountable for the Faculty’s operational and fiscal management as well as overall supervision of staff.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- LEADERSHIP_
- Provide overall academic, strategic, and administrative leadership of the Faculty of Health Disciplines;
- Serve as Dean of the Faculty of Health Disciplines in accordance with (a) the responsibilities and duties laid out in the Post Secondary Learning Act (PSLA), (b) the policies and procedures of the University, and (c) any powers and duties assigned by the President through delegated authority by the Provost and Vice President, Academic;
- Maintain the confidence of the Faculty of Health Disciplines;
- Provide leadership to and mobilize resources of the Faculty of Health Disciplines to achieve goals of Faculty foundational plan;
- As the senior most representative of the Faculty of Health Disciplines, actively and constructively contribute to University Governance through General Faculties Council, Dean’s Council, and other governance subcommittees;
- As the senior most representative of the Faculty of Health Disciplines, actively and constructively contribute to University Leadership through the Provost and Vice President, Academic’s leadership team and other administrative committees;
- Work collaboratively with other Faculty Deans and other members of the Provost and Vice President, Academic’s leadership team and members of the Senior Leadership Team to achieve the goals of the University consistent with the University’s values, commitments, foundations, and leadership principles;
- Foster equity, diversity, inclusion, and fairness within the Faculty of Health Disciplines in representation, assignments, and resources;
- In collaboration and consultation with members of the Faculty of Health Disciplines, develop and maintain a Faculty level plan that is consistent with the University’s overall strategic plan and the University wide foundational plans;
- STUDENTS & PROGRAMS_
- Accountable to the Provost and Vice President, Academic and the General Faculties Council for the overall quality of course, programs, teaching methods, and methods of evaluation within the Faculty of Health Disciplines; the planning, implementation, evaluation, review, and accreditation of undergraduate and graduate courses and programs offered by the Faculty of Health Disciplines in line with the Universities overall programming objectives; the overall learning experience for students participating in the Faculty of Health Disciplines; the prompt and effective management of student concerns in the Faculty of Health Disciplines;
- Monitor and manage enrolment for the Faculty of Health Disciplines with the Office of the Provost and VPA and partner with University Relations to set enrolment targets;
- RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP_
- Accountable to the Provost and Vice President, Academic and the General Faculties Council for
- setting Faculty level standards of excellence in Research and Scholarship in consultation with members of the Faculty of Health Disciplines, General Faculties Council, other Deans of Faculty, the Provost and Vice President, Academic, and the President;
- fostering and enabling research and scholarship in accordance with the standards of excellence for members of the Faculty of Health Disciplines in collaboration with the research support office;
- promoting research and scholarship of the Faculty in collaboration with other Faculties and University support units;
- Maintain contact with the Dean’s discipline during the term of office;
- SUPERVISION_
- Provide overall supervision for the Faculty of Health Disciplines, and direct supervision for positions reporting to the Dean;
- Ensure an effective organizational structure and provide managerial oversight of the relations among and between the various units within the Faculty of Health Disciplines.
- EXTERNAL RELATIONS_
- Represent the Faculty of Health Disciplines at external events;
- In collaboration with University Relations, develop and execute Faculty level plans for fund development, alumni relations, communications, and other university relation activities;
- Represent the Faculty of Health Disciplines externally with stakeholders such as government, business, local community, and alumni locally, regionally, nationally, and where appropriate, interna