Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a regional Academic Programme Convener (Faculty of Information Technology), to be based at our Vanderbijlpark campus, on a permanent basis.
Type of position :
Permanent employment opportunity
The Position :
To manage the day-to-day delivery of lecturing of the BSc Information Technology programme.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualification :
- Honours degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computing, or IT related
- Relevant Masters degree will be preferable
Experience :
- At least five years’ experience as a lecturer in the higher education industry
- At least two years’ experience in educational management and leadership
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities :
As the Academic Programme Convener, you will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Accountability areas – operating / financial results accountable for:
- Accountable for the operational delivery of lecturing related to Information Systems and Computing programmes and offerings (lecturer performance) at the allocated campus
- Accountable for the performance of the community of practice and alignment with development hub
- Operational process outputs:
- Qualification related subject matter expertise
- Lecturing responsibilities (at least one module per block, which may go up to 75% of total workload allocation)
- Management:
- Budgets
- Input into academic budget
- ICA claims processing
- Operational planning e.g., programme implementation planning and training (per mode of delivery) incl. sequence, prerequisites, etc. (academic planner)
- Monitoring, control, corrective action
- Reporting – regular feedback as per program manager requirements and Head of Programmes
- Escalations / Decisions / Problem solving – 1st point of contact for student complaints
- Resourcing and capacity management (people; equipment)
- Leadership:
- Assistance with talent acquisition, selection and onboarding
- Individual performance management - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
- Culture and climate and change
Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional competencies :
- Computer literacy – well developed MS Office skills
- Working knowledge of learning systems (LMS)
- Good understanding of qualification frameworks and academic processes and governance structures
- Good understanding of management principles and remote managerial abilities
Behavioural competencies :
- Initiative and responsibility:
- People leadership and development:
- Relations and networking
- Effective communication
- Professional and technical expertise
- Self-development
- Analysis and judgment / problem solving
- Systematic approach (planning and organising)
- Execution – attention to detail
- Steadiness (emotional tenacity)
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