Faculty Manager

ADvTECH; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Gauteng seeks a qualified professional to oversee academic policy implementation and ensure quality teaching and learning. The successful candidate should possess an Honours Degree in Education and have more than 5 years of lecturing experience. Responsibilities include conducting peer reviews, managing faculty performance, and leading student support initiatives. This role offers a salary that is market related.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Higher Education lecturing experience.
• 3 - 5 years in Teacher or Lecturer development.
• An understanding of the South African Higher Education regulatory framework.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality teaching and learning implementation.
• Conduct Lecturer Peer Reviews and student workshops.
• Manage academic development and faculty performance.

Skills

Academic Development

Teaching and Learning

Student Support

Peer Evaluation

Management Leadership

Education

Honours Degree in Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education

Job description

Job purpose

• To ensure the implementation of academic policy, quality Teaching-Learning and to oversee the role played by Programme Coordinators and Lecturers in this regard.
• To conduct Lecturer Peer Reviews as identified by Programme Coordinators through observation and moderation.
• To conduct workshops and consultations with students and to develop and implement orientation and development plans with Lecturers, by monitoring and reviewing these a year after implementation.
• Results analysis to ensure that programmes are results-driven through interventions and evaluation.
• To honour all programme operational activities such as the timely release of marks, recruitment support and all related staff administration.

Key Performance Area

Academic Support

• Responsible for Academic Development and Performance monitoring
• Lecturer peer evaluation and reviews
• Faculty performance
• Monitoring effective use of Learn activities.
• Structured / scheduled class visits to assess and review the delivery of quality teaching and learning
• Student evaluation of teaching (SET)

Teaching & Learning

Accountable for delivery of Teaching and Learning; which will include

• Direct academic student engagement
• Student success rate – at modular level
• Student support and development
• Teaching and Learning; in and out of the classroom
• Programme Coordination Committee meetings
• Contributes to programme improvements both content and assessments
• Module / subject consultations

Management of resources

Responsible for recruitment of department and/or faculty assigned resources; which will include

• Programme Coordinators
• Full Time Lecturers
• Independent Contractors
• Tutors

To be informed and knowledgeable regarding the staff management of supporting teams; which include

• Academic Operations team (Academic Operations Officer, Academic Operations Co-Ordinator, Academic Operations Administrator & Vice Principal)
• Career Centre staff
• ICT staff

Management and leadership

Responsible for the management and leadership of department / faculty in respect of

• On-boarding of staff
• Creation and management of campus timetables
• Creation and promotion of academic culture on campus
• Result analysis and student support interventions / activities
• Implementation and collaboration of teaching and learning strategies and activities on campus.

To consult on issues regarding:

• Academic and student support integration
• Coordination of student’s admission into programmes

Education

• Honours Degree in Education
• Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education

Work Experience

• 5+ years Higher Education lecturing experience
• 3 - 5 years in Teacher or Lecturer development
íbne An understanding of the current South African Higher Education regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges

SalaryMarket Related

Enquiries

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