WU Academic Vice President Office is answerable to the President
Major function
As a major function, the Academic Vice President at WU provides the executive leadership in assisting the President in the overall planning, organizing, and controlling of the academic programs.
Duties and responsibilities
- Coordinate, direct and lead, the different academic programs: graduate and undergraduate academic programs, continuing and distance education programs, academic staff affairs, office of the registrar, library, and academic quality and assessment Directorates;
- Provide leadership in planning and executing the development of programs, faculty recruitment and development, and manages the academic initiatives;
- Advise, assist and support the president in his endeavor to discharge his responsibilities on academic affairs;
- Provides leadership in creating and maintaining academic standards and policies
- Devise strategies which help to follow and ensure the implementation of policies, plans, rules and regulations, legislation and other guidelines governing academic programs, academic and technical staff, and students;
- Works closely and collaboratively with other Vice Presidents for effective and efficient use of resources and manages the activities of the University’s broad academic directions/vision, priorities and policies;
- Supervises the deans of the colleges/Schools/Institutes at WU and the directors of Library, Academic Staff Affairs, Postgraduate and Undergraduate programs, Registrar, and Quality and Assessment Directorates, evaluating and approving their recommendations for different activities.
- The office of AVP is responsible to establish programs, policies, procedures, and standards in selection, evaluation, promotion and supervises staff development programs; Ensure the employment and promotion of academic staff is in consistent with the University’s rules and procedures;