Overview
Deputy Provost Jobs in WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at PositiveLinks Asia
Title: Deputy Provost
Company: PositiveLinks Asia
Location: WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A leading international university with a growing presence in Malaysia is looking for a senior academic leader to help shape the next chapter of its campus growth story.
This is a rare opportunity to take on a genuinely strategic, high-impact leadership mandate — steering academic direction, driving new programme growth, and strengthening the institution's standing both locally and on the global stage. You'll work hand-in-hand with senior campus leadership and international faculty counterparts, with real influence over how the university's academic footprint in Malaysia evolves over the next few years.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting and delivering the academic growth strategy for the Malaysia campus, in step with the university's wider global direction
- Championing academic quality and student experience that holds up against international benchmarks
- Building and protecting relationships with regulatory and accreditation bodies, both locally and internationally
- Opening doors — forging new research collaborations, industry partnerships, and income-generating opportunities
- Stepping in as acting campus lead when needed, representing the institution externally
- Strengthening the university's standing on national research and academic quality benchmarks
- Owning budget planning and resource decisions for the academic portfolio
- Staying active as a scholar/researcher in your own right, alongside the leadership mandate
Key Requirements
- A strong academic track record, ideally with leadership experience in health sciences or a closely related field (candidates from other disciplines with strong international HE leadership backgrounds are also encouraged to apply)
- Prior experience at Dean/Head of School level or above, managing people, budgets, and academic programmes at scale
- A track record of leading change in complex, multicultural institutional settings
- Working knowledge of higher education regulation and funding — or the ability to get up to speed quickly across more than one country's system
- Genuine interest in international education and cross-border university models; overseas living/working experience is a plus
- The presence and influence to bring different stakeholders — academic, government, industry — onto the same page
- Sharp financial judgment and comfort owning budget decisions
- A natural connector, equally comfortable building relationships with government bodies, industry players, and academic peers
This search is being handled in confidence. The identity of the institution will be shared with shortlisted candidates as the process progresses. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a confidential conversation.
