Teaching and Learning Specialist

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Vega School Full time

The IIE's
**Vega School Johannesburg Campus** has a vacancy for a
**Teaching and Learning Specialist** (T&L Specialist)

**Overall Job Purpose**:
Provide leadership in achieving excellence in Teaching and Learning (T & L) through the following: quality assurance of T & L; Lecturer development based on The IIE's T & L strategy with specific focus on: active learning; reflective practice; marking & feedback for learning and promoting intellectual integrity with lecturers.

**Reporting to** Head: Academic

**Qualification**:

- Bachelors Degree PLUS Postgraduate Diploma/ Bachelors Honours Degree in Education (PGCE or B.Ed).
- Higher postgraduate qualification (Med; MA; Mphil; PhD) preferable.

**Experience**:
Minimum of 5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in teaching environment).

Must have experience in using technology to enhance learning and an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**1. Quality Assurance of Teaching and Learning**
- Ensure compliance and quality enhancement in all teaching and learning processes and initiatives.

**2. Management and Development of Teaching Practice on Campus**
- Work to develop lecturer's teaching skills and reflective practice through a process of continuous conversation that includes the teaching portfolio, peer reviews, SETs and continuous development plan.
- Implement training workshops for IC lecturer development (Specifically lecturers' reflective teaching practice and marking practice) based on Peer reviews; SETs and development plans.

**3. Teaching and Learning Culture on campus**
- Promotes a Teaching and Learning Culture on campus by building communities of best academic practice and drives uptake of contemporary developments in Teaching and Learning for the lecturers.
- The successful incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards The IIE’s Vega School achieving its annual research output targets.

**4. Teaching and Learning Resource**
- Collaborate with Programme Managers, Educational technologists; Permanent lecturers and National Teaching and Learning Manager, in planning, brainstorming and problem solving on Teaching and Learning matters.

**5. Lecturing**
- Lectures 1 module per semester (not exceeding 70 hours in total).

**Competencies required**:

- Superior communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage work and self proactively
- A proven track record of effective teaching based on a reflective practice
- Tolerance for operating in a pressurised environment and industry
- Proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Able to demonstrate the ability to manage relationships with managers and staff effectively in terms of motivation, quality and performance
- Proven computer literacy
- Demonstrated competence in being solutions driven
- Experience in the use of technology to enhance learning is an added advantage

Working Conditions:

- Campus environment
- Must be able to work evenings and Saturdays when required
- 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday

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