Senior Director: Stellenbosch Business School (SD: SBS)

Stellenbosch University is home to an academic community of some 28,000 students as well as just under 3,000 permanent staff members on five different campuses.

The Stellenbosch Business School (SBS) at Stellenbosch University (SU) is a triple crown (EQUIS, AMBA, and AACSB) accredited African business school of global repute. We seek to appoint a new Senior Director to lead both degree and non-degree programmes strategically, develop an exciting new location for the SBS in Stellenbosch, and build scholarship with an impact on business and society locally and internationally.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Senior Director needs to deliver in key areas, aligned with Stellenbosch University’s strategic themes:

• Leading major change at the Stellenbosch Business School, including the strategic alignment of non-degree programmes;
• Expanding the School’s strong reputation by strengthening its brand and competitive positioning;
• Ensuring sound governance structures and participating in Faculty and University level structures;
• Providing strategic leadership to degree programmes and the executive short course portfolio;
• Unlocking operational efficiency between SBS and SBS-ED;
• Cultivating and generating additional revenue streams by pursuing external funding and sponsorships;
• Ensuring effective operational leadership of the School.

Requirements:

• Proven success as an all-round academic, appointable as an Associate Professor / Professor;
• Significant experience in academic management or ten years of experience in senior management within a corporate environment;
• A track record of strategic management;
• High level values-driven leadership skills;
• Evidence of ability to initiate and grow a healthy intellectual culture;
• Demonstrated experience in attracting, managing, and retaining talent;
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English;
• Exceptional interpersonal relationship skills;
• Demonstrated experience in working with business leaders, preferably in South Africa and Africa;
• The ability to embrace and promote inclusivity in a multi-cultural environment.

Term of appointment: Five-year term as Senior Director, with the possibility of re-appointment for another term.

Commencement of duties: 01 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Closing Date: 11 October 2024.

Enquiries regarding this post: Ms Chanel Klink on 021 918 4335, or at chanelk@sun.ac.za.

Completed applications must be sent via email to adsmanager@sun.ac.za before the closing date.

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with SU’s institutional EE Plan.