KOI is a well-regarded private higher education provider offering high-quality accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in Accounting, Business and Management, Information Technology and Information Systems, and TESOL. KOI has approximately 4,500 students across two NSW campuses in central Sydney and Newcastle, with a diverse and predominantly international student community.
Building from a solid foundation, KOI is entering an ambitious period of strategic transformation. The Institute is seeking to diversify through new academic offerings, domestic postgraduate growth, online and hybrid delivery, microcredentials, potential acquisitions and the development of transnational education capabilities. The Institute is also strengthening its research and scholarship capability, industry partnerships and community engagement.
Having achieved limited self-accrediting authority, KOI is now building the institutional maturity and academic capability required for broader authority and, over the longer term, University College status.
For more information, please visit www.koi.edu.au
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and President, the Provost will lead the academic enterprise and play a central role in shaping KOI’s future direction, quality, reputation and sustainable growth. The successful candidate will join an institution with genuine strengths, substantial ambition and a demanding whole-of-institution transformation agenda.
This is a rare opportunity to leave a visible institutional legacy.
The ideal candidate for this role will bring;
- Recent senior academic leadership experience in an Australian or overseas higher education institution of comparable complexity.
- Demonstrated success leading institutional transformation, portfolio diversification and educational innovation.
- A strong record of improving academic quality, student outcomes and organisational performance.
- Deep expertise in learning and teaching standards, curriculum design and assessment, academic integrity, educational technology and artificial intelligence.
- Extensive experience in academic planning, policy and quality assurance.
- Demonstrated success in higher education course accreditation and renewal.
- The ability to motivate and empower others.
- Highly developed stakeholder-management skills, with the capacity to work effectively with governing bodies, regulators, staff, and external stakeholders.
- A consultative but decisive leadership style that nurtures equity and diversity and is credible, transparent and student-centred.
A doctorate in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of academic standing, professional distinction and senior higher education leadership experience, is required.
The term of the appointment is 5 years with the possibility of renewal, subject to negotiation. An attractive remuneration package will be offered.
For More Information
KOI will be supported by the executive search firm Cordiner King. For a confidential discussion or a copy of the Position Description please contact Dr Sean Davies, Managing Partner, Cordiner King, at sean.davies@cordinerking.com.au
To Apply
Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and a short cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and outlining their suitability and motivation for the role. Applications should also include the names and contact details of at least three referees. Referees will not be contacted without the candidate’s express permission.
All applications should be forwarded to sean.davies@cordinerking.com.au
Applications close Friday October 30th.
(Background checks will form part of the final selection process.)