For more than 7 years, Niagara College has worked in collaboration with King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre to design and deliver office administrator programs for the hospital. The initiative forms part of a broader Saudization initiative that KFSHRC is pursuing which aims to increase the overall number of Saudi employees within the hospital.
NC and KFSHRC co-deliver training in Anatomy, Physiology and Medical Terminology; work Ethics in Healthcare; advanced Microsoft-Office computer training; and extensive training in Business Writing. To date, the program has graduated well over 100 graduates at both the Jeddah and Riyadh campuses with the majority employed within 3 months of graduating. Niagara College is seeking qualified and interested instructors to teach into its programs and is currently receiving applications for both the Riyadh and Jeddah sites.
Position Duties
• Use all material, tools and techniques to create a smooth shift from Teacher-centric to Learner-centric and performance based environment.
• Teach 4 of the 6 courses required in the third academic semester of the Office Administration Executive diploma program; flexibility to teach the 5th course might be necessary.
• Monitor the program delivery and outcomes and supervise a qualified KFSHRC staff member who will teach the remaining course(s).
• Review all aspects of the course delivery with the Training and Development Department staff on a regular basis throughout the 14 week period.
• Provide opportunities for feedback to address all student questions and concerns. Ask for feedback from the Training and Development department staff to ensure that the deliveries are meeting expectations.
• Demonstrate accountability for providing academic and administrative leadership.
• Deliver exams and review evaluations of students, including the courses delivered by KFSHRC faculty; determine the final grades for each student and submit all grades to the college.
• With the Dean/Associate Dean of the Business School, review the grades of students and recommend graduation status for each student to Niagara College.
• Upon program completion, work with the Dean /Associate Dean of the School of Business, Project Management personnel at Niagara College and KFSHRC staff to conduct an evaluation of the program and services rendered by Niagara College in order to make sound recommendations for the following year delivery.
Qualifications
• Available to travel to Saudi Arabia and live there for the above mentioned 14 week period
• Experienced in academic learning environment
• Able to work effectively in an unfamiliar cultural context and setting
• Exemplifies commitment to project objectives and students’ success
• Self-motivated and dependable
• Flexible
• Has a Post-Graduate degree or Undergraduate degree with 3-5 years relevant teaching experience
• Familiarity with Blackboard - Learning Management Systems