Direct Reporting Line:
Head of Academics
Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).
The IIE Varsity College, Sandton Campus is seeking appointees in the field of Commerce to strengthen the teaching and research capabilities in the F aculty of Management Studies department for the following lecturing roles:
- Logistics Management 2A: Transport Economics
- Logistics Management 2B: Business Logistics
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Management 3A: Warehouse Management
- Logistics Management 3B: Managing Logistics across the Supply Chain
- Procurement Management 2A: Procurement Analytics
- Procurement Management 2B: Strategic Sourcing
- Procurement Management 3A: Public Sector Procurement
- Procurement Management 3B: Public Sector Procurement
- Supply Chain Management 3B: Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management
Job Purpose:
The primary purpose of this position is the delivery of effective facilitation/lecturing on qualifications and all associated academic activities such as student engagement and support that will promote student success and learning.
Key Performance Areas:
- Lecturing/Facilitation
- Marking
- Student support
Competencies Required:
- Communications skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Ideal:
- Honours in Supply chain/logistics management; Business Management with a special focus in the following: Logistics; Operations and Production Management; warehousing; Integrated Logistics and Transport Management.
Alternatively:
- Honours in one of the Supply chain/logistics management-related fields (e.g. purchasing, operations/ production, inventory; sustainable management, warehousing) with supply chain management and Logistics to the third-year level;
or
- A Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration with Supply chain/logistics management or a similarly related field (e.g. purchasing, operations/ production, inventory; sustainable management) to the third-year level PLUS either an MBA/MCom/MPhil;
or
- A Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management or Logistics.
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Industry experience in commerce.
- Lecturing experience in supply chain and/or logistics management; and/or operations and production management/ Transportation and warehousing management.
- Work experience as a supply chain manager or consultant/ experience in logistics, warehousing, purchasing, production, and operations or inventory fields.
Working Conditions:
- Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role
- Owing to the volume of CVs received, we may not be able to personally contact all applicants. Only individuals whose qualifications and skills most closely match the position requirements will be contacted for interviews
- Position is part-time
The IIE's Varsity College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. However, preference will be given to previously underrepresented groups in accordance with the South African Employment Equity Act.
Closing date: 22 nd August 2024
