Head of Department - Education

Job Objective

The position-holder will primarily be employed as a teaching staff on permanent and pensionable terms but will hold the Head of Department position on a three-year renewable contract. The Head of Department will be reporting to the Dean School of Education, Arts and Social Sciences and will be responsible for:

Duties and responsibilities

• Overseeing all teaching and examination processes, ensuring timely and comprehensive course coverage and evaluation.  
• Monitoring class attendance by students and staff. 
• Working with the HR department to ensure optimal workload allocation.  
• Managing students retention, eventual graduation and progression to other programmes. 
• Participating in departmental research activities and output. 
• Management of students projects, attachments and field exposure.  
• Timely resolutions of students' and staff concerns. 
• People management, including management of their performance, work attendance, leave, and discipline.  
• Overseeing programme development and review. 
• Participating in approving all student admissions, receiving new students registered in the department, orienting and assisting them to settle down. 
• Implementing policies that help in ensuring the sustainability of the department.  
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or as captured in the detailed job description. 

Qualification and experience

• PhD in Education or related area from an accredited university. 
• Masters in Education or a related area from an accredited university. 
• Bachelor of Education or a related field from an accredited University. 
• A minimum of twenty-four (24) publication points, of which at least sixteen (16) must be from publications in peer-reviewed/refereed journals. 
• At least two years of teaching experience at university level and a years management experience.  
• Membership to a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.