Academic Programme Leader : Bachelor Of Business Administration_School of Business Excellence
Listing reference: manco_000660
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 19 January 2025
Position summary
Job category: Others: Education and Training
Location: Durban
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
EE position: Yes
Introduction
MANCOSA, a DHET-registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.
CORE FUNCTIONS
To provide efficient direction and oversight for a particular academic programme. This position involves a range of duties focused on guaranteeing the program's success and excellence, while also providing support for the academic and professional development of students and the school. Additionally, the role specifically requires leadership of a programme, which will encompass the following aspects:
- Programme Management and Leadership
- Programme Planning and Administration
- Programme Admission and Delivery
- Stakeholder Engagement, Development and Recognition
- Student Engagement Development and Recognition
- Programme Intelligence
- Programme Governance
- Programme Cycle Reviews and Programme Improvement
CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:
- Programme Management and Leadership (within the confines of MANCOSA’s vision, mission, and strategy)
- Establish and maintain Programme philosophy, including link to vision and mission
- Design and management of programme teaching and learning strategy
- Integrated effort with marketing and student enrolment to identify and communicate programme value proposition
- Programme Planning and Administration in collaboration with the Institutional Planning Department
- Identification of suitable academics for content development, delivery, and assessment
- Quality control of programme information available on website and prospectus
- Management of semesterly admissions in line with enrolment plans
- Application of programme and institutional SOPs and rules
- Facilitation of webinars
- Induction of academic staff
- Promotion of appropriate Community Engagement initiatives and activities
- Programme specific career guidance in collaboration with Career Centre
- Gathering longitudinal programme and student performance data to feedback into lifecycle management
- Report on trend analysis and benchmarking undertaken, student throughput, retention, articulation and dropout rates
- Programme Cyclical Review (in collaboration with process owner – Programme Quality Monitoring)
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Risk Management
QUALIFICATION
• Essential qualification: Master degree specialising in International Business or within the cognate area of Management studies (NQF Level 9)
ESSENTIAL
· Minimum 3 years’ experience in higher Education/ Academic
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Demonstrate high-quality academic knowledge
- Provide guidance in the evolving education spectrum
- Leading and Decision-making
- Conflict Resolution and Cooperating
- Analysing and Interpreting
- Creating and Conceptualising
- Organising and Executing
- Adapting and Coping
- Enterprising and performing
ADVANTAGES
- 3-5 years relevant management and business experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Learner Management System administration/coordination
- Academic Management background
GENERAL
To demonstrate academic acumen and provide relevant expertise within the scope of Business Excellence
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