Vacancy Announcement
The University is looking for qualified and experienced individuals for the below-stated position;
The position is based at BIUST Campus, Palapye.
The successful candidate will be appointed on a fixed term contract basis.
Main Purpose Of The Job
Dynamic and visionary, the Vice Chancellor serves as the chief academic and administrative leader of the institution. The Vice Chancellor will provide strategic leadership to drive BIUST forward, positioning it as a globally recognized centre of excellence in teaching, research, and innovation. Reporting directly to the University Council, the Vice Chancellor will be responsible for executing the University’s strategic goals and fostering high-level relationships with government ministries, policymakers, and industry leaders to advance both the University’s and the higher education sector’s interests.
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Doctorate degree and a full Professor in Science, Technology or Engineering related field.
EXPERIENCE
- Outstanding academic or professional employment record with a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in teaching and research.
- Significant traceable experience in research administration and fund raising.
- Must have a minimum of (five) year’s tertiary environment experience in an executive leadership role.
- Must have substantive and successful experience in creating collaborative opportunities.
- Must have exceptional problem-solving skills combined with proven track record for the execution of plans and strategies; strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills; and impeccable integrity.
Competency requirements
- Strong commitment to academic values.
- High level of financial astuteness and commercial competence demonstrated through successful management of substantial budgeted. responsibilities.
- Strong understanding of public policy processes experience in working with a governing body.
- Successful management of complex organization including strategic planning, people, finances and other resource representing an organization externally and articulating its goals and objectives to key stakeholders.
- Ability to develop and communicate a clear, inspiring and relevant vision and direction for the university, commitment to seek and accept challenges and opportunities.
- Commitment to inspire and motivate students and staff to realize their potential and embrace the university goals and objectives and ability to demonstrate a consultative and inclusive management style in situations involving complex group dynamics.
- High level of conceptual and analytical ability Commitment to values and apply intellectual processes within a well-defined coherent framework.
- Demonstratable understanding of implications of decisions (social, economic, financial, political), and think creatively and innovatively.
- Demonstratable personal commitment excellence.
Key responsibilities
- Ensures that the University standards in teaching, learning and research are established to meet the requirements of students, staff and the Botswana society as a whole.
- Fosters the values of academic freedom, excellence, equity and accountability.
- Refines the University’s vision for developing, communicating and implementing a strategic plan (in collaboration with the Council and in consultation with other appropriate parties) which will position the University internationally.
- Promotes and maintains a collegial culture within the University.
- Supports and motivates staff and contributes in their development.
- Provides strategic leadership to ensure prudent and effective management of the University’s resources and legal and regulatory compliance.
- Ensures proper financial management through best practice budgeting, monitoring, control and reporting systems.
- Ensures existence of “good employer’ practices and equal employment opportunities thereby attracting, developing and retaining high caliber staff.
- Ensures that the University is at the forefront of the development and application of new and appropriate technologies.
- Initiates and supports fund raising efforts to increase the University’s financial resources for projects that enhance the University’s achievement of its objectives.
Submission method
- Candidates shall be required to submit, together with their applications, a statement detailing their achievements and their vision for the University.
- Interested candidates should send a cover letter, certified copies of educational certificates together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and names and contacts of five (5) professional referees to:
Director, Human Capital at the email address below.
Closing date for the advertisement is 28 MARCH 2025
For any further enquiries, you may contact Mr. P. Makwati/ Ms. K Taolo 4931061/4931305