Application Open:
Full-Time
Job Purpose:
Lead the development, review, and institutional alignment of
faculty-related policies across the University. The role is
responsible for translating benchmarking insights and internal
audits into clear, implementable policy/guidelines frameworks,
while coordinating stakeholder input and supporting leadership
decision-making through structured analysis and communication. The
role operates with a high degree of day-to-day independence, while
ensuring that all policy/guidelines documents and faculty-facing
communications are reviewed and approved by the Associate Director
prior to issuance or distribution.
Key Responsibilities:
Policy/Guidelines Development and Institutional
Alignment
- Lead the development of faculty-related policies, including
drafting, structuring, and revising policy/guidelines documents and
guidelines, for Associate Director review and approval prior to
finalization
Translate institutional priorities into formal
policy/guidelines frameworks across areas such as tenure and
promotion, faculty appointments, teaching load, and faculty conduct
and governance
Ensure internal consistency and alignment across
faculty-related policies, identifying overlaps, gaps, and
conflicts
Support restructuring and standardization of the University’s
faculty policy/guidelines architecture (e.g., faculty handbook
organization, policy/guidelines/guideline categorization), with
proposed changes routed through the Associate Director prior to
implementation
Policy/Guidelines Audit and Benchmarking
- Conduct comprehensive audits of existing faculty-related
policies/guidelines across the University
- Identify inconsistencies, redundancies, and areas requiring
revision or consolidation
- Lead benchmarking exercises against peer institutions to inform
faculty policy/guidelines/guideline design and updates
- Synthesize benchmarking data into actionable recommendations
for leadership
Stakeholder Coordination for Policy/Guidelines
Development
- Coordinate input and feedback from key stakeholders including
Deans, Provost, Academic Appointments, HR, Research Office, and
Senior Leadership
- Facilitate discussions and working sessions to refine faculty
policy/guidelines direction and resolve ambiguities
- Track faculty policy/guidelines development timelines,
approvals, and dependencies across functions
Leadership Communication and Decision Support
- Develop structured presentations, briefing materials, and
reports for the Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and
Advancement
- Support internal approval processes through well-documented
rationale and comparative analysis
Policy/Guidelines-Related Communications
- Draft communications related to faculty policy/guidelines
updates, changes, and implementations, for Associate Director
review and approval prior to distribution
- Ensure clarity, consistency, and accessibility of faculty
policy/guidelines information for faculty audiences
- Collaborate with Communications/Marketing teams to align
messaging and dissemination channels
- Develop templates and standardized formats for faculty
policy/guidelines communication
Faculty Lifecycle Policy/Guidelines Integration
- Ensure alignment between faculty policy/guidelines frameworks
and faculty lifecycle processes (orientation, reviews, career
progression)
- Support integration of faculty policy/guidelines changes into
existing faculty programs and institutional processes
- Provide faculty policy/guidelines input into faculty-facing
initiatives where relevant
Academic Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in public policy/guidelines, higher education
administration, law, or a related field
Essential
- 5 years of experience in faculty policy/guidelines development,
institutional research, or academic leadership and
administration
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Conducting benchmarking and translating findings into
structured outputs
- Faculty policy/guidelines drafting and structuring
- Analytical thinking and synthesis
- Institutional benchmarking
- Stakeholder coordination
- Executive-level communication (written and presentation)
- Ability to translate ambiguity into structured outputs
Preferred
- Familiarity with working in higher education, international
organizations and multicultural environments
