Director, Student Support Services

Dalhousie University -Faculty of Agriculture

Dalhousie University invites nominations and expressions of interest for the position of Director, Student Support Services, Faculty of Agriculture (Director SSSFA) with the appointment to be effective as soon as possible and ideally no later than July 2013.

Dalhousie University, one of Canada’s leading universities, attracts high achieving, motivated and engaged students from around the world. The University provides a unique interactive and collaborative environment with diverse, challenging academic programs and career-oriented opportunities that inspire its students, faculty, staff and graduates to make significant contributions to the region, Canada and the world. With three campuses and over 18,000 students spread throughout Nova Scotia, Dalhousie is an integral part of city life in Halifax, a coastal city of almost 400,000. Located in scenic Truro, 100 kilometers from Dalhousie’s Halifax campus, the Faculty of Agriculture campus is a close-knit, vibrant community of 1000 students in diploma, undergraduate and graduate programs. Since its merger with Dalhousie in September 2012, it is poised to become an even stronger centre of excellence in agriculture education and research. For further information about the University and the Faculty of Agriculture, please visit www.dal.ca.

Reporting to Dalhousie’s Assistant Vice President, Student Academic Success Services, the Director SSSFA provides oversight, leadership and hands-on engagement for student retention practices and student services operations at the Faculty of Agriculture’s Truro campus. By working strategically and actively to build on existing student services, partnering with student leaders and collaborating with colleagues at both campuses, he/she will encourage students’ development in all dimensions of their academic success and personal development. As an active participant in student life within the Faculty of Agriculture, she/he will play a key role in the positive transition from a stand-alone college to an engaged and energized campus/faculty benefiting from the wider resources of Dalhousie.

The successful candidate will possess a graduate level degree, combined with at least five years' of related experience in higher education student affairs/student services. He/she will possess outstanding management, communication and interpersonal skills, a dedication to student support, engagement and satisfaction, and the capacity to build and sustain positive work relationships with managerial and academic colleagues. A demonstrated understanding of the complexity and sensitivities associated with significant organizational change is required.

Dalhousie University is an employment equity/affirmative action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.

The Search Committee will begin considering potential candidates immediately and will continue until the role is successfully filled. Applications, including a resume, a letter of introduction and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate), should be submitted electronically in confidence to:

Laverne Smith & Associates Inc.1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801 Toronto,
Ontario M5E 1W7
DalSSSFA@lavernesmith.com

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