Assistant Vice President

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Assistant Vice President - Housing and Campus Connections (Internal Posting)

**Department/Unit**
- General University

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S187-24

**Employee Group**
- EXAD

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**

**Classification**

**Provisional Statement**

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- The role of the Assistant Vice President (AVP), Housing and Campus Connections is to provide strategic leadership on the development and execution of institutional policies, programs, services, and resources related to the seamless operations of the housing communities for all campus locations, institutional food services operations, conference services, beverage licenses, DalCard and UPass operations, and related contracts.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Strategic Leadership**:Establishes clear goals and objectives that align with the university’s Strategic Plan, tailoring them to each unit and campus. This includes assigning responsibilities, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategies as needed. Establishes performance metrics to evaluate success and identify areas for improvement within Housing and Campus Connections. This also involves a crucial role in strategic planning for the housing campus master plan, focusing on addressing the civic housing shortage and aligning with provincial objectives.
- **Housing Property Management**: Manages all housing and residence properties, including deferred maintenance plans. They ensure that residence facilities foster accessible, responsive, and inclusive campus living for all students through universal management practices. Additionally, the AVP engages in long-term strategic planning to establish capital reserves for the development and upkeep of residences across all campuses.
- **Financial Management**: Oversees long
- and short-term planning, fiscal management, and policy implementation in alignment with the university’s Strategic Plan. Manages large budgets and finances annually and establishes robust internal controls to ensure the reliability of financial and management information. This includes compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- **Food Services Management**:Provides strategic direction for all residence and retail food service delivery across all campuses and providers and is actively engaged with the management of the food service provider. This requires significant collaboration from the AVP to ensure the strategic direction for all residence and retail food service delivery across all campuses meets the strategic goals.
- **Human Resources**:Ensures the division fosters an inclusive and diverse workplace environment, free from harassment and discrimination. The AVP oversees policies and practices that promote inclusivity and respect for diversity. Ensures that all staff provide service and support to students in alignment with these principles, fostering a culture of inclusiveness and respect throughout the division.
- **Conference Service Management**: Oversees the planning, coordination, and execution of events and conferences hosted on university premises. Their primary objectives are to maximize revenue generation and ensure client satisfaction. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to promote university facilities as premier event venues.
- **Agricultural Campus Residences**: Has oversight of all aspects of residence life operations, programming, and staffing for the Agricultural Campus.
- **DalCard and **UPASS** Administration**: Oversees the administration of DalCard, which encompasses university identification, access control, and payment functions. Also has oversight of the UPASS program, providing HRM transit passes to eligible students.

**Note**
- This posting is restricted to current employees of Dalhousie University, only internal applicants will be considered.

**Required Qualifications**
The AVP, Housing and Campus Connections will have ten or more years of progressive senior leadership experience in residence housing, facilities management, food services, or ancillary/auxiliary services. A master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, or equivalent education and/or experience