Job Description

Descr
Administrator
Department
Environmental&Natural Resource
Location Name
Frost
Location
Lindsay, Ontario
Created
11/19/2025
Date Closed
12/03/2025
Job ID
3282
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Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Hours Per Week
37.50
Salary Range
125153.00
to
156441.00

Annually

What Are We About?

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Fleming College respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg lands and territory. Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 80 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Sciences, Health and Wellness, Community Services, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has more than 8,500 full-time and 445 part-time students, and 95,000 alumni.

What This Position is About:

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Fleming College is seeking a professional and forward-thinking leader to oversee our Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences programs: https://flemingcollege.ca/school/environmental-and-natural-resource-sciences. You will work with a diverse team to deliver an innovative and progressive learning experience that is valued by students, and prepares them for real world careers in the future.


Reporting to the Dean, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences SENRS, the incumbent will work collaboratively with the School leadership team, faculty and staff, and provide academic leadership and management of the SENRS portfolios day to day academic operations in alignment with the Colleges Strategic Plan. The Chair provides leadership in academic processes, including new program development, program review, quality assurance, and curriculum revision and renewal, ensuring a focus on the needs of students and employers in the labour market. The Chair contributes to the development of the School budget and multi-year capital plan and funding proposals managed by the Dean. The Chair participates in Program Advisory Committee meetings led by the Dean and assists with the implementation of outcomes. The Chair recruits, supervises, and develops full-time and contract faculty and provides leadership and direction of faculty workload assignments. Through exemplary leadership, engagement, and mentoring, the Chair models the values of responsiveness, innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness and accountability that are inherent in the Strategic plan. The Chair participates in various cross-College committees. In collaboration with the Dean, seeks out, and fosters partnerships with industry, the community and other educational institutions and supports funded projects.


Through proactive planning, flexibility, and transparency, you will model the College values inherent in our core promise to students and foster a sustainable, supportive and safe learning community as you work collaboratively with the Dean and internal and external stakeholder groups to develop and implement the Schools business plan within the Colleges academic planning processes.

Work Schedules:

This position has been designated as on-campus and is expected on-site 100% of the time.

For More Information:

For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Academic Chair SENRS


Please see Fleming College Strategic Plan and Academic Plan.


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What We Are Looking For:

As our ideal candidate you have conferred a Masters Degree in a relevant discipline to the School, preferably Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences.


A minimum of seven (7) years of work experience:

Academic leadership combined with professional experience in the above field or discipline Relevant post-secondary teaching experience Demonstrated experience guiding, developing and coaching employees, facilitating change, ensuring employee engagement, mediating/resolving conflict, and inspiring and influencing a high performance team Demonstrated ability to cultivate and foster a collegial, collaborative work environment and empower direct reports Deep commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion & belonging with experience in promoting a respectful and inclusive workplace environment Experience supervising professional staff within a unionized environment Strong understanding of the process of teaching & learning, with experience in curriculum design, development, and delivery at the post-secondary level as well as knowledge of learning design and innovative teaching and learning strategies Experience developing and administering complex budgets, with strong analytical abilities and attention to detail. Superior communication (both verbal and written) and listening skills Proven experience developing creative solutions to complex problems, with evidence of strong decision-making capabilities Ability to be nimble and problem solve operational challenges Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization Experience in recruiting and hiring and workload development Strategic and innovative thinker with the ability to connect the big picture to operations and working towards the future needs of employers Solid understanding of the disciplines and programs within SENRS.

CAAT Pension Plan:

We want to help our employees build a secure future for themselves and their loved ones. As an employee, you have access to a defined benefit pension through the CAAT Pension Plan that provides you with a predictable lifetime retirement income, survivor benefits, early retirement options without the stress of managing it yourself and making investment decisions. Explore a career choice with a pension at CAAT Pension Plan.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Accessibility:

Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. Our mandate is to challenge societal inequities to achieve a cultural climate of inclusion, belonging and psychological safety. We are committed to being a welcoming place for all, where the needs of our diverse populations are met, and varying perspectives enrich our communities.


We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our community including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.


The College provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process should inform our Human Resources staff what support(s) you may require to ensure your equal participation.


Further information regarding Fleming Colleges Accessibility Policy.


To obtain a copy of this document in another format please e-mail accessibility@flemingcollege.ca.