Reporting to the Associate Director – Academic Programs, the incumbent provides project management and expert support to all Engineering programs regarding course and Program revisions, accreditation and quality improvement activities. The role supports the Faculty of Engineering in ensuring that its programs meet or exceed established accreditation standards, in accordance with appropriate accreditation policies, criteria, and procedures and meet all criteria for course and program revisions.
Requirements
- Provides high level guidance and administrative support to all Undergraduate Engineering programs regarding Course & Program revisions, Course Catalogue publication, accreditation and quality improvement activities.
- Acts as an expert, liaison and advisor to departmental academic and accreditation committees on requirements and priorities.
- Oversees the organization of the accreditation process and streamlines it.
- Manages the collection and analysis of data for continuous educational quality improvement through consultations, documentation, and reporting.
- Ensures accreditation procedures are well documented and updated.
- Manages the acquisition, review and submission of academic programs and accreditation reports to appropriate units in the University and to the accrediting bodies.
- Manages actions required to address the mandatory areas for improvement generated from program accreditation reviews.
- Produces quarterly reports on accreditation and quality improvement activities.
- Participates in the Academic and Accreditation committees.
- Manages the Faculty-wide course administration including hiring Teaching Assistants, Invigilators, Course lecturers; as well as other hiring in the unit including Research Assistants/Associates.
- Supervising administrative and support staff.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package (Health, Dental, Life Insurance)
- Defined contribution pension plan (with employer contribution up to 10%)
- Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
- Competitive vacation policy
- Two (2) personal days
- Two (2) floating holidays
- Nine (9) "Summer Fridays" - paid days off between the St-Jean Baptiste holiday and Labour Day
- Paid time off over the December holiday period
- Tuition waiver for regular employees and their dependents
- Up to two (2) days of remote work per week where the position permits
