Vice Presidency for Shared Services
Operational Excellence and Sustainability for a Leading Academic Environment
About the Vice Presidency for Shared Services
The Vice Presidency for Shared Services constitutes the main administrative framework responsible for unifying and providing essential and supportive services to all components of the university. The core objective of the Vice Presidency is to elevate operational performance efficiency and enhance the quality of services provided to students, faculty members, staff, and partners, ensuring an effective and sustainable university environment.
The Vice Presidency acts as a strategic partner in enabling colleges and other departments to focus on their core mission of education, learning, and scientific research by providing an advanced, reliable infrastructure and logistics/administrative services. It is tasked with delivering high-quality services that efficiently meet the university's needs, focusing on operational excellence, financial sustainability, and contributing to the university's strategic vision and mission.
Vision and Mission
VisionLeadership in providing services that contribute to fostering an outstanding academic environment. |
MissionTo provide high-quality services that help develop an exceptional infrastructure and enrich the student experience, in accordance with the best local and international standards, thereby achieving the university's vision and mission, and offering a university environment that supports creativity and excellence. |
Affiliated Departments & Services
| Department / Center Name | Core Services & Functions | Visit Website |
|---|---|---|
| Documents and Archives Center | Archiving, documentation, and preservation of historical and administrative university files. | Visit |
| Nutrition Department | Providing integrated catering services and monitoring food quality, safety, and nutrition standards. | Visit |
| Inventory Control Department | Monitoring custody, inventory expenditures, asset management, and auditing shared assets. | Visit |
| University Medical Center | Providing comprehensive medical healthcare and emergency response services to university affiliates. | Visit |
| Department of Warehouses | Storage operations, securing urgent university supplies, and performing general inventory audits. | Visit |
| Deanship of Administrative Communications | Managing incoming and outgoing official communications and administrative e-tracking systems. | Visit |
| General Administration of Support Services | Providing comprehensive logistics support, technical field services, and public maintenance coordination. | Visit |
| Risk, Emergency Management & Business Continuity Administration | Crisis management, emergency responsive planning, and securing operational and academic continuity. | Visit |
| Occupational Safety and Environment Administration | Enforcing occupational health and safety protocols and protecting the environmental sustainability on campus. | Visit |
| General Administration of Projects | Engineering layout planning, execution tracking, and supervising construction and development projects. | Visit |
| Sustainability Center | Driving environmental and economic sustainability initiatives and clean energy systems. | Visit |
Contact Information
| Advisor to the Vice President for Shared Services | 12012 |
| Director of the Vice President's Office | 12001 |
| Secretary to the Vice President | 12002 |
| Office Email Address | VPSS@iu.edu.sa |