Director - Short Courses & Simulator

• Perform the duties of a lecturers as given in the lecturer JD but at a reduced teaching/training/consultancy load.
• Ensure efficient management and sound functioning of the directorate.
• Provide training leadership and allocate training and administrative responsibilities to the faculty and staff of the directorate.
• Assist the VP Training & Consultancy, along with other Directors, to promote and develop the Academy
• Represent the directorate at meetings, Committees, working parties of the Academy.
• Supervise lecturers / help prepare training courses/programs as needed
• Prepare and present Directorate performance reports to the Provost and the President.
• Manage the simulators assets of the academy, their use in training and consultancy, maintenance and continuous upgrade.
• Develop directorate's vision and plans in collaboration with directorate staff.
• Work in collaboration with the directorate staff on the Planning, development and implementation of curriculum.
• Ensure accreditation, benchmarking and validation of programs/courses and adoption of required standards and quality assurance practices;
• Responsible to represent the directorate's views and interests to the senior management;
• Responsible for directorate staff/lecturers induction, mentoring and performance review;
• Oversee educational programs/courses of the directorate and the quality of services provided for education, research and training;
• Meet with students/trainees/clients regularly to gather feedback, complaints and to appreciate the challenges faced by students;
• Initiate and develop opportunities for students' intellectual and professional development, to complement and extend their preparation for practice;
• Communicate to directorate's staff, the Academy's strategic goals, new and revised regulations and policies, changes in the Academy's structure / sponsor requirements / accreditation requirements and the like.;
• Implement staff and student code of conduct and disciplinary regulations and procedures as relevant to the Academy and Abu Dhabi Ports;
• Prepare, implement and supervise examination schedules and process and deputize as necessary to other staff of the directorate;
• Review external examiners' reports on the assessment processes, and ensure that appropriate follow up action is taken by the relevant faculty;
• To assist in teaching when required as a cover for absentee faculty - and teach half the number of credits per semester as delivered by a faculty - in subject areas appropriate to the training and experience;
• Manage the physical assets of the directorate, including space allocation;
• Enhance, along with the directorate staff, health and safety environment within the work place area and maintain a good working and equitable environment for all concerned;
• Manage the Staff/Faculty of the Directorate in all aspects of performance (e.g. setting objectives, appraisals, assigning courses and services duties).
• Contribute to the strategic development of the directorate
• Undertake other duties as reasonably may be required by the Director.

• Perform the duties of a lecturers as given in the lecturer JD but at a reduced teaching/training/consultancy load.
• Ensure efficient management and sound functioning of the directorate.
• Provide training leadership and allocate training and administrative responsibilities to the faculty and staff of the directorate.
• Assist the VP Training & Consultancy, along with other Directors, to promote and develop the Academy
• Represent the directorate at meetings, Committees, working parties of the Academy.
• Supervise lecturers / help prepare training courses/programs as needed
• Prepare and present Directorate performance reports to the Provost and the President.
• Manage the simulators assets of the academy, their use in training and consultancy, maintenance and continuous upgrade.
• Develop directorate's vision and plans in collaboration with directorate staff.
• Work in collaboration with the directorate staff on the Planning, development and implementation of curriculum.
• Ensure accreditation, benchmarking and validation of programs/courses and adoption of required standards and quality assurance practices;
• Responsible to represent the directorate's views and interests to the senior management;
• Responsible for directorate staff/lecturers induction, mentoring and performance review;
• Oversee educational programs/courses of the directorate and the quality of services provided for education, research and training;
• Meet with students/trainees/clients regularly to gather feedback, complaints and to appreciate the challenges faced by students;
• Initiate and develop opportunities for students' intellectual and professional development, to complement and extend their preparation for practice;
• Communicate to directorate's staff, the Academy's strategic goals, new and revised regulations and policies, changes in the Academy's structure / sponsor requirements / accreditation requirements and the like.;
• Implement staff and student code of conduct and disciplinary regulations and procedures as relevant to the Academy and Abu Dhabi Ports;
• Prepare, implement and supervise examination schedules and process and deputize as necessary to other staff of the directorate;
• Review external examiners' reports on the assessment processes, and ensure that appropriate follow up action is taken by the relevant faculty;
• To assist in teaching when required as a cover for absentee faculty - and teach half the number of credits per semester as delivered by a faculty - in subject areas appropriate to the training and experience;
• Manage the physical assets of the directorate, including space allocation;
• Enhance, along with the directorate staff, health and safety environment within the work place area and maintain a good working and equitable environment for all concerned;
• Manage the Staff/Faculty of the Directorate in all aspects of performance (e.g. setting objectives, appraisals, assigning courses and services duties).
• Contribute to the strategic development of the directorate
• Undertake other duties as reasonably may be required by the Director.

• Bachelor Degree holding
• Terminal vocational qualification in the relevant discipline.
• Qualification in teaching or training.

Abu Dhabi Ports