Dean, Faculty of Business Administration & Communication Arts
March 1, 2026 2026-03-01 17:54Dean, Faculty of Business Administration & Communication Arts
Closing date: Until position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Background
Academic City University is a leading STEAM institution in Ghana committed to innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership, and excellence in higher education. We prepare graduates to thrive in complex, fast-changing global environments by integrating academic rigour, experiential learning, industry engagement, and ethical leadership.
The Faculty of Business Administration & Communication Arts plays a central role in developing future leaders, entrepreneurs, communicators, and change-makers across business, governance, media, and the creative industries. The Faculty also hosts the University’s Executive Education portfolio, serving professionals, organisations, and industry leaders.
Academic City University seeks a visionary, strategic, and entrepreneurial academic leader to serve as Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration & Communication Arts.
Role Overview
The Dean will provide strategic leadership, academic oversight, and operational management of the Faculty, ensuring excellence in teaching, research, executive education, and industry engagement. The role requires a leader who understands both academic scholarship and real-world practice, and who can position the Faculty as a hub for leadership development, innovation, and professional advancement. The Dean serves as a key link between the Vice President for Academic Affairs, department heads, faculty, students, executive education participants, and external stakeholders, ensuring the Faculty’s growth, relevance, and impact.
The Dean serves as a key link between the Vice President for Academic Affairs, department heads, faculty, students, executive education participants, and external stakeholders, ensuring the Faculty’s growth, relevance, and impact.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Core Teaching & Student learning
- To engage in teaching on undergraduate/graduate programmes as determined by the Faculty/Academics Committee. The range of teaching duties may change from time to time.
- Contribute to the design, content, learning material, and delivery of specific areas of teaching and learning, and to the quality of teaching delivered.
- Collaborate with colleagues in the continuous review and development of the Department’s programmes.
- Take responsibility for the coordination of courses when appropriate to do so.
- Work in accordance with University policies and procedures to undertake assessment of students’ work and give feedback.
- Enhance students’ learning with the use of technology and a virtual learning environment.
- Deliver an inclusive learning environment for students.
- Peer observation to support your professional development and that of colleagues.
- Assist with course-related field trips, internships, and other external engagements.
Research and Scholarly-related Activities
- Make a contribution to the research profile of the Department and/or institution and pursue a personal research programme consistent with the Department’s research priorities.
- Collaborate in research activities and initiatives with colleagues in and beyond the department if appropriate.
- Engage in subject professional and pedagogy research as required to support and inform teaching activities.
- Ensure that outcomes of research and scholarly activity are appropriately disseminated in peer reviewed outlets.
- Apply for grant funding and manage, as appropriate, any grants which are secured.
General activities
- Contribute to the research profile of the Department and/or institution and pursue a personal research programme consistent with the Department’s research priorities.
- Collaborate in research activities and initiatives with colleagues in and beyond the department if appropriate.
- Engage in subject professional and pedagogy research as required to support and inform teaching activities.
- Ensure that outcomes of research and scholarly activity are appropriately disseminated in peer-reviewed outlets.
- Apply for grant funding and manage, as appropriate, any grants that are secured.
- Develop and maintain a strong, externally funded research program.
- Supervise graduate student research (M.S. and Ph.D. level).
- Contribute to curriculum development and departmental activities.
- Participate in academic advising, mentoring, and university service.
- Foster collaborations with industry and interdisciplinary teams.
General activities
- To work within and actively support the policies and practices of Academic City University.
- To notify a more senior member of staff of any errors or concerns at the earliest opportunity.
- To participate in communication structures such as course team and department meetings to support effective management arrangements and promote good relations with staff and students.
- To ensure that the university’s cross-cutting goals of entrepreneurial thinking, inclusive collaboration, critical reasoning, constructive communication, ethical conduct, and sustainability inform all activity related to the role.
- Establish contacts within the wider community where possible and begin to form ethical relationships for future collaboration.
- Take part in relevant internal committees and working groups.
- To work within a framework of effective governance, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures.
- To be responsible for your own continuing self-development.
- Contribute to the wider mission and reputation of the institution with active involvement in activities contributing to general university life e.g., open days, student activities,alumni events, mentoring, personal tutoring, and engagement with student support and delivery of outreach activities e.g., school visits, local community activities
- To undertake other duties not specifically stated above, which from time to time are necessary for the effective performance of the institution’s business without altering the nature or level of responsibility involved.
Qualifications & Skills
- MSc/MPhil, and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering or a closely related field with at least five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in a student-focused academic or administrative environment;
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and strong collaborative skills for teamwork and consensus building, etc.
- Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research.
Preferred
- Prior teaching experience at the university level.
- Record of scholarly publications and funded research.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
