Director - School of Management

CMR University · India

About CMR Group

The CMR Group of Institutions is a unique education conglomerate based in Bangalore, India, that offers a wide range of courses from the Montessori / Kindergarten level to Post Graduate and PhD programs. Founded in 1991 to meet the needs of local students, CMR Group currently comprises different brands of schools & colleges, namely, CMRIT Bangalore, Ekya Schools, CMRNPU Colleges & the CMR University, which was established in 2013.

Institutions: 20+ | Programmes: 80+ | Students: 20000+

Role Overview:

The Director of school organizes, directs, evaluates, and supervises the teaching staff and takes appropriate decisions to improve the teaching, learning and research activities in a school. The Director provides instructional leadership, develops and implements curriculum and detailed teaching plans for the academic programs. He/she reports to the VC and the Dean as the case may be. He/she has the following duties and responsibilities.

• To monitor the faculty and student attendance, day-to-day activities of the school, and to maintain discipline in the school.
• To work in tandem with the HOD, Academic coordinators, Course Coordinators, Program Chairs and Teachers to improve the teaching and learning processes.
• To prepare the academic calendar of the School, integrating the events, Exams, and Occasions in consultation with the Registrar, Registrar Evaluation, and Dean.
• To plan and execute regular faculty meetings, orientations, training programs, faculty development programs, and workshops.
• To support and participate in School and community-related activities.
• To plan the budget, and schedule the resources for School and community-related activities.
• To coordinate with the Academic departments in sharing faculty and other educational and instructional ideas and activities.
• To develop educational processes, interactive educational programs, and policies to meet the curriculum goals.
• To manage faculty resources, administrative staff members and other resources of the School and set the workload of the faculties.
• To order and stock books, periodicals, e-resources, and other library supplies as needed by the School in co-ordination with the department faculties and the library.
• To help the School to create flyers, banners, brochures, and other promotional materials.
• To oversee faculty recruitment, retention, and continuing professional development including particular attention to recruiting and retaining faculty of diverse backgrounds.
• To plan and run the online courses as per the requirements of the programs.
• To plan the faculty recruitment, duties of the professors of practice, and industry linkage programs.
• To develop the journals and to set the publication requirements of the faculties in different programs under different streams.
• To assist and promote the Student Admission process in different programs of the university.
• To represent the School and the University through participation in community and corporate activities, meetings, and events across the region and the country.
• To setup incubation centers, centers of excellence, and modern laboratories for the students as mentioned in the vision and mission statements, and core values of the university.
• To arrange the training and placement programs for the students in coordination with the university.
• To promote the student exchange programs through national and international exchange programs for students through the OIR. Facilitation of Global Immersion Programme for students and faculty.
• To plan and organize conferences and workshops at-least one in each academic year.

Education:

• Master’s Degree and Ph.D (Doctor of Philosophy) in relevant field.
• 10 years of work experience as a professor and serving as HOD or Director for 3 years. (Additional Qualification).

Experience Required:

• 20 yrs + preferred Corporate Experience.

Skills Required:

• Teaching and Research Experience related discipline and patents, administrative and academic leadership.
• Leadership and Management Skills, Curriculum development, Accreditation Knowledge, Industry Connection, Communication and Networking skills, People management skill.

Department: School of Management

Position Reports To: Dean / Vice Chancellor