HEAD OF SCHOOL - EDUCATION

Join Our Team at IIE Rosebank College

The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa's leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 30,000 students nationwide.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students' lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey of shaping futures!

Job Purpose:

To manage the planning, development and delivery of the programmes within the school, which includes meeting the academic targets, nationally. Responsible for module development (in area of specialization), delivery and quality assurance across Rosebank College sites. Ensures programme/s meet academic requirements its programme design and that appropriate developers and lecturers are assigned to the qualifications.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Programme Development

• Manages the programme through the design and accreditation process and is thereafter responsible for managing the material, assessment and curriculum development and any the reaccreditation processes that follow.
• Identify both internal and external programme reviewers for the internal programme review process.
• Manages module development requirements by Programme based on lecturer and student feedback and ensures this in in line with the institutions strategic direction.
• Manages all academic operational information required for the Qualification Guide, MIS and Prescribed Text and Resource List.
• Manages the team of subject matter experts developing the learning material and assessments.
• Sources, appoints and briefs developers with input from Lecturers.
• Manages programme and module reviews and submits any changes through required regulatory channels.
• Acts as a central point for all material and assessment queries and escalates these as necessary.

Programme Implementation

• Guides module Lecturers, nationally, in implementation of module material (which could include content on RCLearn) and assessments.
• Drafts lecturer appointment requirements in collaboration with Senior Lecturers/Navigators.
• Deals with all the academic queries that are escalated by the Lecturer.
• Actively engages on collaborate platforms (eg IIE connect) to create a spirit of collaboration and ongoing feedback.
• Represents the brand at the appropriate academic governance meetings in relation to the portfolio.
• Ensures that additional resources, required for the implementation of the qualification is implemented on all sites.
  

• Implements, manages and provides feedback on moderation cycles to comply with Teaching and Learning best practice.
• Identifying and managing external moderators for exit level modules for The IIE Central Academic Team.
• Appoints internal moderators and identifies internal moderation points (moderation of scripts/assignments).

• Tracks, analyses, report on programme results, throughput rates and pass rates
• Identifies and manage material, assessments to support completion, throughput and pass rates with in a high academic standard and quality educational environment
• Leads campus teams on appropriate academic interventions to assist at risk students.

• Researching and recommendation of new programmes for the future for the brand.
• Relationship building and leadership to ensure an integrated Central Academic Team, national brand and site experience for students and lecturers.

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

Minimum

• Master’s qualification (NQF Level 9) in the respective area of Education (ideally Foundation or Intermediate Phase)
  
• • Knowledge of Higher Education Sector, Academic Regulatory and Compliance requirements is advantageous

Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer however preference will be given to EE and South African candidates.