VICE – CHANCELLOR

Basic Salary: Ksh. 479,919 – Ksh. 617,394 p.m.
House Allowance: Ksh: 94,519 p.m.
Leave Allowance: As provided by the University
Medical Cover and Other Allowances: As provided by the University
Terms of Service: Five (5) year contract renewable once
subject to satisfactory performance
For appointment to this position, a candidate must:
(i) be a holder of an earned PhD and be either a Professor or an Associate
Professor;
(ii) be a recognized scholar as evidenced by referred journal publications,
University level books, and/or as recipients of project grants and awards, and
have a proven track record of mentoring academic staff to senior positions;
(iii) have at least 10 years of demonstrable leadership in an academic and/or
research institution, having served at the level of Dean/Director, Principal of a
Constituent/University College or Deputy Vice-Chancellor of a University.
Those who have served substantively in the position of a Principal of a
Constituent/University College or as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of a University
will have an added advantage;
(iv) have management capacity including knowledge of the legal and governance
instruments governing public universities and strategic people management;
(v) have experience in networking with other institutions and fundraising from
funding agencies and lobbying government bodies;
(vi) have experience in transformative and strategic leadership and is able to adjust
quickly to the emerging changes and needs of the industry and national
priorities;
(vii) have a proven track record in managing of an institution’s projects to
completion;
(viii) be of high ethical standards, integrity and accountability and comply with the
requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

Duties and Responsibilities
The Vice-Chancellor shall report to the University Council. His/her duties and
responsibilities will include:-
(i) being the academic and administrative head of the University;
(ii) having overall responsibility for the direction, organization, administration
and programmes of the university;
(iii) being the accounting officer of the university;
(iv) having overall responsibility for all policy matters on academic affairs, finance
and resource allocation, planning, co-ordination, physical and human
resources, external relations, security, research and intellectual property,
quality assurance, audit, fund –raising and the general development and
advancement of the university.
(v) spearheading the development of the strategic plan of the university and
recommending the same to Council for approval;
(vi) overseeing the general planning of the university;
(vii) having responsibility over the legal matters of the university;
(viii) safeguarding, promoting and giving due priority to the educational aims of the
university;
(ix) fostering collegial governance within the university and in its relationship with
the council and the chancellor;
(x) being the secretary to the council;
(xi) being the chairperson of the management board, senate and any other
university committee as may be provided in the statutes;
(xii) as the chairperson of senate, being an ex-officio member of every committee of
senate;
(xiii) in consultation with the Senate, the Management Board and the Chancellor,
determining the date of graduation, when degrees of the university shall be
conferred and diplomas, certificates and any other credentials awarded;
(xiv) appointing chairpersons of departments, Directors of Centres and Institutes as
provided for in the Statutes; and
(xv) creating and maintaining a depository of relevant Government circulars.