Manager: Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT) (3-year contract)

Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Cape Town; In loco; ZAR 900.000 - 1.400.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) invites applications for the position of Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT). The Manager will align operations with funding bodies, oversee financial governance, and drive industry partnerships.

The role focuses on strategy, sustainability, and delivering impact through collaborations with SMMEs, postgraduate students, and industry partners.

Competenze

• Masters in Clothing Management, Textile Science, Design or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years’ working experience in industry or academia.
• Appropriate knowledge of the clothing/textiles value chain.
• Experience engaging with stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem (SMMEs, industry, government, education institutions).
• Engage with multiple funders from proposal development, governance, monitoring and reporting.

Mansioni

• Manage day-to-day operations of TSCT.
• Secure funding or co-funding from external sources.
• Promote community participation, linkages, outreach and industry liaison.
• Deliver client projects including reporting and financial reporting.
• Mentor staff and supervise undergraduate, honours and postgraduate students.
• Contribute to research outputs through participation in research activities and lecturing.
• Identify and manage risks and ensure compliance with funders.
• Any other duties assigned per operational requirements.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder engagement

Funding and governance

Team leadership

Project coordination

Strategic leadership

Formazione

Masters in Clothing Management

Masters in Textile Science

Masters in Design or related field

5+ years industry/academic experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Manager: Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT) (3-year contract) - (9013)

Job Title

Manager: Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT) (3-year contract)

Faculty

Department

Cape Peninsula University of Technology -> Engineering and the Built Environment -> Clothing & Textile Technology

Campus/ Location

Job Type

Contract

Occupational Function

Support / Admin

Number of Positions

1

Annual Salary Package (incl. Medical Aid rate based on principal member only)

To be confirmed

Advert Closing Date

21/10/2026

Job Purpose

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) invites applications for the position of Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Technology Station: Clothing and Textiles (TSCT). The position is located within the Department of Clothing and Textile Technology in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE).
The Manager will be working in collaboration with the academic department, management committee and advisory board. The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Aligning the TSCT’s business operations and strategic priorities with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) Project Management Unit and CPUT’s strategic objectives, including Vision 2030.
• Ensuring full compliance with the TIA grant agreement, CPUT policies and procedures, and the requirements of other funding agencies.
• Developing and implementing strategies to maximise the effectiveness, sustainability, and impact of the TSCT in fulfilling its mandate.
• Providing strategic oversight to ensure that the TSCT achieves its operational, innovation, industry-support, and institutional objectives.
• Strengthening partnerships and stakeholder engagement to enhance the TSCT’s contribution to technology development, innovation, and industry advancement.

The Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for the day-to-day management of the TSCT, ensuring the effective implementation of its business and operational plans and achievement of performance objectives. The role will include promoting and positioning the TSCT to industry, Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), postgraduate students, and other key stakeholders, while strengthening partnerships and opportunities that enhance the Station’s impact and sustainability.
The incumbent will provide technical leadership and guidance in the fields of textiles, clothing, and related industries, while overseeing the planning and execution of projects that support SMMEs, industry partners, and postgraduate students. The Manager will also be responsible for sound financial management, including monitoring income and expenditure and liaising with relevant CPUT financial departments and auditors to ensure effective financial governance and accountability.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Masters in Clothing Management, Textile Science, Design or related fields.
• Minimum 5 years’ working experience in industry or academia.
• Appropriate knowledge of all aspects of the clothing or textiles value chain.
• Experience in engaging with stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem, viz. SMMEs and industry, government institutions/agencies, science councils and education institutions.
• Engage with multiple funders from proposal development/ business plans, governance, monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting.
• Support university research and innovation through infrastructure provision as well as postgraduate and academic support.
• Manage and co-ordinate teams to deliver client projects and services.
• Develop sustainable strategies for financial sustainability of the TSCT.
• Appropriate knowledge of the key performance indicators of a TIA funded Technology Station.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Manage day to day operations of TSCT
• Securing funding or co- funding from external sources
• Promotion of community participation, linkages, outreach and industry liaison
• Delivery on client projects, including project reporting and financial reporting
• Mentoring staff and supervise undergraduate, honours and post graduate students
• Contribute to research outputs through participation in research activities and lecturing activities
• Any other duties assigned as per the operational requirements.
• Clothing and /or textiles technical expertise
• Managing, guiding and mentoring staff
• Administer daily operations
• Budget planning and control
• Performance and financial reporting
• Funder reporting
• Support audit preparation and compliance
• Identify and keep abreast of technical trends in the Clothing and Textile sector.
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Professionalism and integrity
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Stakeholder management and diplomacy
• Multi stakeholder collaboration
• Risk identification and management
• Ability to manage competing priorities and working under pressure
• Self-management and initiative
• Problem solving ability
• Lecturing in Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma Levels
• Supervision of postgraduate students

General Information

Closing Date: 21 October 2026

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives and therefore, people from the designated groups, including those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants whose appointment contributes towards the achievement of demographic representation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment.

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