Alfalah University (hereinafter referred to as AU) is a fully accredited and one of the leading universities of Afghanistan. It was founded in 2011 with an initial enrollment of 120 students, today enrolls more than 2500 full time students. The university had built a standard infrastructure for ensuring conducive working and study environment for its working staff and the students. AU focuses on research and outcome based higher education mandatory for student centered learning and corresponding to the changing demand of the labor market. Moreover; the university retains productive working relations with local, national and regional higher education and research institutions. Currently, AU offers bachelor degree programs in Civil Engineering, Economics, Journalism, Sharia, Law and Political Sciences alongside Master Program in Sharia Law and Political Sciences. Throughout the period of its services, AU maintained excellence in provision of services to the staff, students, institutional partners and stakeholders.  

To find out more about Alfalah University, please visit our website at https://alfalah.edu.af/  

The HOD (Head of Department) will be accountable to perform the following tasks including but not limited:

• Setting goals for the department as well as handling day to day operations to ensure Department activities run smoothly.
• Arranging meetings with academic team (lecturers) to ensure that students related problems are specifically addressed.
• Developing and implementing departmental plans and policies of university.
• Developing annual operational Plan and its implementation including preparing monthly and quarterly progress report and submitting to relevant department as directed.
• Working closely with the dean of Faculty to ensure improvement and innovation is in place for the efficient and effective operation of the department
• Establishing proper filing and retrieval system including maintaining and updating office records and data. 
• Identifying and assessing needs of the department and liaise with respective department for its solution on timely manner.
• Performing academic research related activities and reports.
• Schedule and hold regular Departmental meetings with the staff, clients and stakeholders and producing agenda for the meetings.
• Liaising with existing staff members, supervisors in order to achieve set goals.
• Evaluating activities and performance of newly inducted lecturer on monthly and quarterly basis and reporting to relevant departments.
• Attending workshops and training sessions organized within the University Campus or outside the duty station.

Key functions as lecturer:

• Prepare handouts and teaching materials for students using power point slides other multimedia sources.
• Preparing lectures and presenting to students utilizing new technological sources power point multimedia etc.
• Developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in teaching methodology.
• Devises, writes and produce new materials including audio and visual resources
• Collaborate with colleagues in the continuous review and development of the Department’s programs.
• Work in accordance with University policies and procedures to undertake assessment of students’ course work and give feedback.
• Setting and marking examinations papers.
• Submits monthly student progress report to the Dean of Faculty
• Undertaking personal research projects and actively contributing to the institution's research.
• Supervising students' research activities.
• Motivate students regarding research and obtaining of data for research.
• Making sure the attendance is taken every day and poor attendance is reported to the management.
• Working closely with the other instructors on the class timing and closely coordinate with them.
• Take part in relevant internal committees and working groups.
•  Establishing collaborative links outside the university with (external partners) industrial, commercial and public organizations for students’ practical activities.
• Work as a member of a team, collaborating on curriculum development and contributing to departmental meetings.
• Supervise and follow up of student projects and placements as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned by direct supervisor.

Education: Master Degree MS/ MBA / MPhil with Thesis in Finance.

         Experience:

• At least 3 years of professional experience in a reputed educational organization. 
• Excellent language proficiency in Dari, Pashto, and English
• Excellent computer, MS office skills
• Excellent report writing skill both in English, Pashtu and Dari

Personal Competencies:

•  Must be hard worker, honest, punctual, and regular
•  Being able to communicate with students from various backgrounds and having high attention to students needs
•  Having good knowledge about subject area.
• Flexible and able to prioritize workload and meet tough deadline
• Disciplined and punctual
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication skills

Submission Guideline:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and Cover Letter to the email address Career@alfalah.edu.af no later than 10^th May, 2024 the deadline stated.

Please indicate the position title and Vacancy Number in the e-mail subject line otherwise, it will not be considered as valid application.

Please note that only short listed candidates whose application meets the above criteria will be contacted for Demo, interview and subsequent process.