Academic Manager

SUMMARY:

A company that offers a comprehensive range of interventions, from the selection of people to be trained and the designing of the course material to the actual training has an exciting opportunity for a quality-oriented Academic Manager in KwaZulu Natal.

The purpose of this position is to manage all aspects of th...

POSITION INFO:

A company that offers a comprehensive range of interventions, from the selection of people to be trained and the designing of the course material to the actual training has an exciting opportunity for a quality-oriented Academic Manager in KwaZulu Natal.

The purpose of this position is to manage all aspects of the academic function in a region including quality assurance and compliance, academic administration management and effective people management thereby ensuring the delivery of quality education

• A Master’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g M Com, M Soc Sci, MEd, M Tech, MBA) with appropriate subjects
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Higher Education Institution (either Public or Private) involving both teaching and administration
• Possession of a Doctoral degree would be an advantage
• Record of publications in refereed journals and /or presentation of conference papers
• Research experience
• Experience in teaching adult learners
• Own vehicle and driver’s license 

Regional Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Responsible for regional accreditation and compliance by upholding policies and procedures, conduct internal audits, conduct Regional Committee meetings (TL, QA OHS)
• Curriculum Management - Programme and Module Design and Review
• Responsible for effective assessment and moderation practices in the region
• Responsible for ensuring compliance in the internal audit conducted by the Academic Director and external audits by the HEQC
• Responsible for conducting site internal audit and report to GM
• Review learner and lecturer evaluations and implement remedial action if required

Academic Administration Management

• Responsible for effective resource management and control, including venues, scheduling, equipment, library and its resources
• Responsible for effective administration management including admissions and RPL, HEQCIS, LIM, Policy Review and DHET requirements

People Management

• Responsible for sourcing Subject Heads and Moderators and managing output as well as personal output (when applicable) as a Subject Head or Moderator
• Responsible for maintaining a growing facilitator database of subject matter experts who meet the CHE criterion including induction and evaluation.
• Responsible for performance management of staff under their control ensuring that the PMI performance process is managed with the utmost integrity and corrective action and support provided where needed
• Responsible for a development programme for internal staff and facilitators

Customer

• Meeting expectations of internal (staff and colleagues) and external (clients, students, facilitators) customers
• Provide academic support to internal staff by means of regular in-house training on policies and academic compliance, advise sales staff on progression, admission and RPL procedures
• Conduct client meetings with external clients to discuss learner progress and potential growth in HE learner numbers

General

• Design and delivery of PMI staff training
• Convene and Chair Regional Subject Board
• Convene and Chair Regional Qualifications Board
• Sign certificates for own region as ‘registrar’
• Convene and Chair Regional Teaching Learning Committee
• Convene and Chair Regional Quality Assurance Committee
• Oversee Health and Safety Compliance
• Oversee Campus Supervisors
• Assist with the maintenance of Premises
• Oversee organization of Graduations
• Oversee archive room

Technical

• Record of publications in refereed journals and /or presentation of conference papers
• Research experience
• Experience in teaching adult learners
• Management of assigned programmes and participants on the programme
• Development, expansion and improvement of offering
• Recruitment, performance management and people development of full-time and part-time academics as it relates to the specific offering

Behavioral

• People management and development
• Quality orientation
• Client and learner focused

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