Leaders International

About the Opportunity

ID: 26-1249 Location: Yellowknife, NWT

The Dean, School of Health and Human Services (“Dean, HHS”) is responsible for the academic leadership and
collaborative approaches to management of the HHS School, with particular emphasis on maintaining
academic excellence and integrity. As part of the Academic & Research Division, HSS delivers quality post-
secondary education programs and ensures academic programs meet the needs of communities in the North.

The Dean reports directly to the Provost and Vice President Academic and Research (“VPAR”) and leads a
team of 30+ faculty and administrative staff and a $5M budget. The Dean oversees HHS Programs across the
College and the NWT. Programs often involve partnering with southern universities; they assist in building
partnerships within Aurora and with other institutions to produce successful learners qualified to go on to
further post-secondary programs or seek meaningful employment. The Dean facilitates campus and
community-based delivery (including distance education).

The Dean fosters a positive environment that supports the mission, values, and policies of Aurora College; is
consistent with adult education principles; and is respectful of the many cultures of the peoples and
communities of the NWT. There is tremendous excitement in the North in the wake of a range of federal
funding commitments; the opportunities to grow programming to meet territorial needs during a generational
investment in the NWT creates a critical and exciting time and space for the Dean; the College is galvanizing a
team which will work collaboratively and efficiently to build a system that supports faculty developing research
programs, championing scholarship of teaching and learning, and the leading change management that
comes from moving Aurora from a government-based college to a dynamic and responsive university.

Under the Dean’s direction, HHS has significant impact on the delivery of credible programming to maintain
transfer agreements and academic partnerships; the availability of qualified health professionals; the
confidence of employers in the field to hire the School’s graduates and, by extension, the health and well-
being of all residents and communities of the NWT whole.

First Resume Review: November 26, 2026