S.L. 327.355 Art. 7

The duties of the Vice-Chairman/Director shall include:

(a) promoting the development and implementation of the Centre’s curricula and research programmes;

(b) delivering and implementing the strategic plan of the Centre;

(c) administering the Centre in full consultation with the members; monitoring and approving requests for leave of absence of members of the Centre; the Director is expected to maintain records of all leave taken by members and to pass on these records to the Director of Human Resources Management and Development upon request;

(d) promoting students’ academic and personal welfare, providing first-line support to students with any difficulties they may encounter during their studies related to the activities of the Centre;

(e) encouraging and facilitating co-operation with other universities and other institutions;

(f) calling and chairing (in lieu of the Rector) meetings of the Board of the Centre and ensuring that follow-up action is taken;

(g) ensuring and facilitating the further development and training of academic and non-academic staff;

(h) participating at any meeting of the University congruent with the post;

(i) representing the Centre during official functions of the University;

(j) compiling and submitting to the Secretary of the University by the end of September of each academic year, an annual report outlining the activities of the Centre for the outgoing year, which should include amongst other information that may be requested by the Secretary: a comprehensive list of recent publications of all members of the Centre; a synopsis of all projects involving members of the Centre which are wholly or partially externally funded; a list of all conferences/seminars/meetings attended abroad by members of the Centre during term time; and an outline of the Centre’s collaboration with third parties including local industry, Government or civil society at large;

(k) compiling and submitting to the Director of Finance of the University by not later than end of May of each academic year budgetary estimates for the following year including a manpower plan for the Centre, to cover the projected teaching, research and administration workload of the Centre, and based on the projected workload for each Resident Academic member of the Centre and Visiting Teaching Staff;

(l) monitoring the performance of the non-academic staff attached to the Centre;

(m) authorising the Centre’s procurement of equipment; ensuring that the resources assigned to the Centre -whether human or other - are utilized fully and efficiently;

(n) performing other duties which may be assigned by the University from time to time.