"Dean, The Business School"

Why Join RMIT Vietnam?

At RMIT Vietnam, international exposure meets real-world impact through strong industry and government collaboration. Working at RMIT means building a meaningful career while creating impact in a high-performing environment.

Further insight into our mission, impact and global connections is available in the RMIT Vietnam Profile.

What We Offer

Expatriate candidates

• Competitive remuneration package USD for expatriate candidates
• Annual Executive Bonus
• Relocation allowance package starting from US$11,000
• Relocation flights from home location to Vietnam for candidate and direct dependents (if applicable)
• International repatriation flights for the staff and direct dependents at the end of their contract.
• School tuition fees for children to attend the K-12 program in Vietnam, up to US$20,000 per child or US$40,000 for two children per year.
• Premium private medical insurance for employee and immediate family, plus Personal Accident Insurance
• Dedicated support from Global Mobility Team to support with immigration and relocation to Vietnam.

Vietnamese candidates

• Competitive remuneration VND package for Vietnamese candidates.
• Annual Executive Bonus
• 13th month Tet bonus
• Private Health insurance for you and your family, plus Personal Accident Insurance

Other benefits

• Generous annual leave, career leave, volunteer leave and public holidays (Christmas and Tet Holidays)
• Professional development and career advancement
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources
• A vibrant and diverse campus life and more!

Position Summary

This role, in close collaboration with the PVC (Vietnam), DVC (COBL), COBL staff, other School Deans (in Vietnam and Melbourne), and academic and professional communities will lead strategic initiatives aimed at expanding RMIT Vietnam’s and COBL’s teaching, research and innovation impact in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region. As a senior leader for RMIT Vietnam and for COBL, this role will champion a culture of impact through the delivery of high-quality programs, innovation in teaching and learning, research quality, partnerships and engagement, and the development of academic staff. The Dean will be a senior academic with a strong international standing who will lead the next phase of RMIT’s Knowledge With Action strategic plan. The Dean will lead high level engagements with relevant industries, government departments and represent RMIT Vietnam and COBL in public events to ensure the School remains well connected to the community. The Dean will bring a strategic mindset to take the School to the next level of evolution in line with strategic direction including the ability to build people capability and talent pipelines and foster strong connections with staff across RMIT’s many locations.

Key Accountabilities summary

• Provide strategic and academic leadership in line with RMIT’s strategy and objectives.
• Executive leadership as member of the RMIT Vietnam Executive Leadership Team and of the COBL College Executive working within a collaborative framework.
• Effectively manage the profile, financial and physical resources of the School, through developing, implementing and monitoring effective financial and business plans for the School.
• Ensure continuous improvement of School's learning and teaching activities including relevance, viability, quality of its academic programs and courses.
• Develop appropriately skilled and motivated staff within the School through recruitment, fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, staff development, and continuous improvement.
• Lead School efforts to enhance quality of teaching, student experience and employability of graduates.
• Drive development of blended and online learning initiatives and solutions.
• Lead the academic staff in the School, including oversight of recruitment, staff profiling, diversity and inclusion and career development.

Key Selection Criteria

• Educational Background: A PhD in a relevant field.
• Experience: Proven successful senior leadership experience in an academic role, with distinguished academic achievements across teaching, research and engagement.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and manage diverse teams (academic and professional staff), with excellent organisational and strategic planning skills. A passion for developing staff and building a culture of continuous innovation and excellence. The capacity to initiate, lead and manage change in a challenging and dynamic environment while striving to achieve strategic objectives.
• Innovative teaching and learning: Demonstrated experience of fostering a culture of academic excellence to provide quality, student-centred, learning and teaching environments that represent international leading practice. Understanding of innovative pedagogies including blended, online and block-modalities.
• Research Excellence: Demonstrated success in enabling research excellence with a focus on research impact through government, industry and academic partnerships.

More information is available in the Job Description.

How to Apply

To be considered for this role, it is mandatory to submit all of the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• Qualifications
• Passport/ID

Please click on the 'Apply' link provided in this Job Ads to initiate the application process.

Please note that we will be running a rolling recruitment process, so please apply as soon as possible.

Compliance Requirements

All academic appointments at RMIT Vietnam must meet University and local regulatory requirements, including English proficiency, background checks, and (for international candidates) eligibility for a work permit.

English is the language of teaching and communication at RMIT Vietnam. For this role, the minimum requirement is IELTS (Academic) with a score of at least 7.0 with no competency less than 6.5 (or equivalent, as outlined in the Recruitment, Selection and Onboarding Guidelines).