CAMPUS FACULTY MANAGER - COMMERCE

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:

The role of the incumbent is to lead, manage and facilitate, within the formal structures of the campus, all aspects of the teaching and learning process. The role includes the implementation of the teaching and learning strategies to improve the quality of teaching and learning and meet delivery outcomes; working with the lecturing staff to promote and encourage research and innovation in teaching and learning; implementing student support and related academic policies; and developing a pool of qualified, skilled lecturers who contribute to the culture of teaching and learning of the campus and the college. While the focus is on the academic activities on the campus, the incumbent needs to be cognisant of the operational functions linked to teaching and learning, particularly those of the Deputy Principal, Programme Co-ordinators, and Branch Administrators. In all respects, the incumbent will ensure that customer service standards are met and/or exceeded.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Teaching & Learning and support

• Ensure compliance with IIE policies
• Implement the IIE Teaching and Learning Strategy to improve quality and meeting delivery outcomes
• Develop teaching and learning capacity and standards on campus through managing, monitoring and implementing peer assessment of teaching, providing feedback, developing growth plans for individual lecturers, interventions as needed, quality assurance
• Organise and facilitate teaching skills and lecturer development workshops
• Organise and facilitate lecturer orientation
• Organise and implement the induction process of new lecturers to ensure all academic staff have common understanding of teaching and learning processes and requirements
• Implement a buddy system amongst the academic staff to create and promote the campus culture
• Assist in the compilation of e-PoE
• Design of student support developmental workshop topics which could include, but not be limited to:
  • Study skills
  • Academic conventions
  • Plagiarism and referencing
  • Qualifications framework
  • Time management and assignment planning
  • Listening skills
  • Note taking skills
• Manage faculty activities to support student learning

Associated administrative duties

• Manage the stated plans for the faculty
• Reporting as per requirements
• Ensure academic integrity is maintained in the assessment process from planning to invigilation, marking, moderation and feedback to students

Academic Leadership

• Contribute to the achievement of the College’s strategic direction and objectives
• Provide leadership in academic activities (workshops, forums, meetings, etc.)
• Co-ordinate the implementation of the IIE Teaching and Learning Strategy
• Advise staff on discipline specific matters relating to the development, renewal and implementation of the curriculum
• Encourage staff to submit proposals to promote research
• Engage in own research and development to support skills
• Engage and encourage the engagement of the academic staff in Celebrate Teaching and Learning
• Integrate knowledge and insights acquired at developmental workshops (campus, national, IIE and external) into teaching and learning principles and practice

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

Minimum

• An NQF Level 9 Qualification - Master’s Degree in Commerce
• Post-graudate Diploma in Higher Education or equivalent, OR an Honours Degree in Education
  
• An understanding of the current South African Higher Education regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges.

Experience

Minimum

• Staff Management/supervision 2-3 years
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years lecturing experience (preferably in tertiary)

Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer; however, EE and South African candidates will be preferred.