The Dean will provide visionary academic and strategic leadership to the faculty, shaping and implementing its strategic vision while positioning it to respond to opportunities and challenges in higher education.

• Champion academic excellence, student success, curriculum renewal, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful scholarship
• Ensure sound governance, financial stewardship, and organisational sustainability
• Chair the Faculty Board and provide strategic leadership for governance, academic direction, and organisational performance
• Provide strategic oversight of the Baxter Theatre and serve on its Board
• Contribute to institutional leadership as a member of the University’s senior leadership team
• Foster an inclusive, intellectually vibrant, and high-performing academic community
• Develop strategic partnerships across academia, government, civil society, industry, cultural and creative sectors, and international networks

The Faculty of Humanities is internationally recognised for excellence in scholarship, research, creative practice, and critical inquiry at Africa’s leading university. The Dean will advance UCT Strategy 2030 while strengthening the faculty’s position as a leading centre of teaching, scholarship, research, creative practice, and public engagement.