Senior Director

**Advert reference**: uj_002181 **Advert status**: Online **Position Summary** **Industry**:Education & Training**Job category**:Education and Training**Campus**:Auckland Park Kingsway Campus**Contract**:Permanent**Remuneration**:Market Related**EE position**:EE**Level**:Management**Introduction** The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan institution, guided by its bold UJ Strategy 2035, which emphasises Societal Impact and Sustainability, Global Footprint and Partnerships, and Technology for the Future. Committed to transformative change, UJ’s mission is “To transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge.” The University is guided by the vision of building “An international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global south, dynamically shaping a sustainable future". **Job description** **_ For more information, please review the following link: _**_Justice/Criminal/NRSO_** The University seeks to appoint an exceptionally motivated and energetic leader of high professional and academic standing as Senior Director: Global Engagement, reporting to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation. The Senior Director will provide strategic, operational, and administrative oversight of the Global Engage - ment Division (Division). The Executive Senior Director must effectively and collegially steward the Division to excel in all aspects related to global engagement while overseeing the following sub-divisions: International student recruitment, admissions and marketing, study abroad, academic services, international fundraising and administration, international public relations and communications. **The Senior Director**:Global Engagement plays a pivotal role in advancing the university’s global engagements, international branding and marketing, fostering a diverse and inclusive international community, and promoting cross-cultural understanding. This portfolio contributes to the university’s international reputation and its ability to prepare students for a globally interconnected world. The main purpose of the role of the Senior Director: Global Engagement is to promote glob - al excellence and stature by providing strategic and operational leadership to the portfolio of global engagement. Further, it is to determine, articulate, implement, and lead strategic and operational initiatives in accordance with the University’s Strategic Plan. **The Senior Director will be expected to**: - Provide visionary leadership to advance the unversity's global enagagement initiatives. - Develop and implement a comprehensive global engagement strategy that aligns with the university's strategic plan 2035. - Plan, lead and implement international academic and external stakeholder engagements and delegations. - Ensure academic and diplomatic protocol is followed in all external stakeholder relations. - Manage the administrative aspects of global engagement including budgets, grants management, and compliance with international laws. - Target recruitment and nurture talented scholars and students with a focus on Africa as well as the globe. - Develop appropriate marketing strategies, and actively drive marketing for international branding, rankings, recruitment and funding. - Drive and develop strategies for fundraising and third-stream income generation to enhance and sustain the internationalisation programme of the university. - Identify and pursue external research funding opportunities from international funding sources, collaborators, partners, government funders and philanthropic support. - Comprehensively respond to internationalisation-related policy documents, draft proposals and reports. - Assist the Registrar and Executive Deans in the provision of the relevant academic administrative support for international students. - In partnership with the faculties, institutes and research centres, drive and/or support initiatives to realise the University's Strategic Plans. - Develop, update, articulate and implement institutional global engagement strategies. - Oversee services and support for international students, including admissions, visa assistance, orientation, and cultural integration. - Drive the portrayal and marketing to the rest of the world through the use of its marketing materials, media works, publishing and research outputs. - Ensure compliance with international regulations, immigration policies, and legal requirements related to international students and activities. - Ensure the effective, responsible, and efficient management and utilisation of the division's finances and resources. - Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with international universities, institutions, and organisations. - Oversee and implement innovative staff development and management initiatives, including retention and recruitment. - Ensure a collegial and supportive working environment. **Minimum requirements** - A P