Senior Academic Programme Developer

South African College of Applied Psychology; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution in South Africa is seeking a Senior Academic Programme Developer to join their team. This permanent, full-time role involves overseeing the quality assurance of the curriculum, engaging in academic leadership, and ensuring high levels of academic quality across their programs. Candidates must hold a Master's in Psychology and have experience in learning design and curriculum development. The position operates Monday to Friday with flexible hours as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Masters in Psychology.
• Experience in academic leadership in higher education.
• Experience in learning design and curriculum development for higher education.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality assurance of the curriculum.
• Review and update the curriculum regularly.
• Develop and implement assessment practices.

Skills

Academic leadership

Curriculum development

Learning design

Research methodology

Education

Masters in Psychology

Job description

SACAP (The South African College of Applied Psychology) is the leading independent provider of accredited Psychology, Counselling, Human Resource Management, Business Management and Social Work qualifications, with all courses grounded in psychology. We have campuses in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Online.

SACAP is looking for a permanent, full‑time Senior Academic Programme Developer, based at the Head Office.

The Senior Academic Programme Developer forms a part of the Institutional Academic Team and is accountable to the Head of Faculty for Applied Psychology for the strategic and innovative engagement with various projects and responsibilities in relation to SACAP’s Academic Programmes to ensure they continually embody high levels of academic quality and rigour. The Senior Academic Programme Developer oversees the Academic Programme Developer and is primarily responsible for the quality assurance of the curriculum, review and updating of the curriculum, development and implementation of assessment practices, and oversight of the curriculum’s amendment and development processes.

Values

SACAP’s Senior Academic Programme Developer should be fuelled by a sense of the critical role Higher Education plays in our country and the importance of responsible scholarship within this context. SACAP’s Academic Programme Developer should be committed to the following values:

• Integrity: Committed to the highest standards of academic integrity as well as professional and ethical conduct in all activities. Committed to ensuring that SACAP’s policies that guide all elements of our Academic work are robust and consistently applied even when it is not convenient or easy so as to ensure the integrity of our qualifications and fairness within the student body.
• Excellence: Committed to working towards attaining excellence in teaching, learning and research regarding Higher Education. Building academically rigorous curriculum that has a strong contextual and applied skills bias. Understand new developments within psychology and their application into SACAP’s Academic Programmes.
• Results Orientation: Methodologically strong, and academically competent. Committed to research best practice models for the purpose of conceptualising and implementing improvements in SACAP’s Academic.
• Purposeful: Committed to grow and develop academically and personally and should be research focused and able to use insights, to generate new ideas, create improvement, innovation and growth opportunities in the academic sphere.
• Team-ness: Flexible, multidimensional thinker who has a keen interest in participating in a team in which personal responsibility is taken to invest time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self and others. This translates into being involved in key activities such as: Ethics Meetings; FAQA Meetings; Academic Policy Meetings; Academic Board Meetings (where necessary); Ad‑hoc Subcommittees; being available to assist in marketing related activities specific to the CPT, JHB, DBN, PTA and Online campuses. Including attendance of open days. Also increased collaboration with other academics, reputable local, regional and international institutions and research bodies for the purpose of continually improving the quality of SACAP’s Academic Programmes.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Minimum of a Masters in Psychology.
• Experience in Academic Leadership in Higher Education.
• Experience in learning design and curriculum development for Higher Education.

Operating Hours

This is a full‑time position, permanent, operating from Mondays to Fridays.

• Monday to Thursday: 08:30am to 17:00pm
• Friday: 08:30am to 16:00pm

*Due to the nature of this role, there will be a need to work flexible hours to the extent to which it is reasonably necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Application Process

Please submit a copy of your Curriculum Vitae along with all relevant supporting documents by 11 February 2026.