Director Kemptiville Campus - 5 year contractual appointment with possibility of renewal

February 12, 2010 or until the position is filled

The picturesque Kemptville Campus of the University of Guelph is situated about 35 minutes south-west of Ottawa. Kemptville campus is an academic, research and service unit within the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) of the University. It has about 235 undergraduate degree and diploma students, and provides 18,000+ student training days annually for certificate and other short program training. The campus has residence space for 260 students. There are 4 University of Guelph faculty, more than 25 College Professors, 39 regular staff and about 60 temporary staff and student positions. Annual expenditures total $13.3 million in 2008/09, across all academic, research, service, and business development centre activities. More detailed information about the academic and research programs are available on the web sites www.kemptvillec.uoguelph.ca and www.oac.uoguelph.ca

Reporting to the OAC Dean, the Director is responsible for providing vision and direction for all activities at the main campus of Kemptville and the other research station locations including: administrative expertise, leadership and supervision, balancing all annual budgets, working in close coordination with the Alfred Campus Director to execute the OAC vision for Eastern Ontario, implementing strategically identified initiatives to enhance the quality of the research and teaching at the campus, and to grow the business as opportunities arise. This position will be of interest to an individual willing to address the challenge of continuing the development of a campus slated for transformation and growth. 

Requirements of the position include: at minimum a Master’s degree with significant post-secondary institution management experience, combined with experience in all facets of the teaching and research enterprise, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Other requirements include: demonstrated fluency in both English and French; good knowledge of the Ontario provincial education sector; excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven business and financial planning, including human resources and strategic management, fundraising and project management.

Persons interested in discussing this opportunity in confidence are asked to contact Dr. Robert Gordon, OAC Dean, at 1-519-824-4120 ext 52285 or by email (rjgordon@uoguelph.ca).

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications(written submission, together with resume/curriculum vitae)  must be forwarded no later than February 12, 2010 or until the position is filled  to Human Resources, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1.  Email: hr@uoguelph.ca  Fax: 519-763-2780.  Only application material submitted appropriately through Human Resources will be considered.  We thank all applicants for their interest but wish to advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.  Job postings are intended for recruitment purposes only and should not be construed as official university job descriptions.

When forwarding your application, clearly indicate the hiring number and where you first saw the job posting. For electronic files, please use the following document naming format: Hiring # – Name (e.g. 1993-0489 – Name).

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