Academic It

**Academic - IT**

An accredited private higher education distance education provider, has the following vacancy available.

**CORE PURPOSE**

To provide Academic Leadership, Strategic insights of the sector and overall Programme Quality Management across a range of Undergraduate/Postgraduate education programmes.

**CORE FUNCTIONS AND JOB ROLE**
- Provide students one on one academic consultation support
- Identify students at-risk and execute pastoral care
- Undertake programme and quality management administrative tasks
- Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the IT programmes curriculum
- Provide information to assist with the implementation and maintenance of accreditation with various quality assurance bodies and professional bodies
- Conduct reviews and updates of IT Modules to ensure alignment to industry norms

**CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE**:

- Various Academic Committee memberships

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- An appropriate doctoral level qualification or specialist Masters level qualification

**EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS**
- 5 years’ academic experience
- Be familiar with distance and online education
- Be familiar with using learning management systems
- Have a working knowledge of the South African higher education regulatory framework

**ADVANTAGES**
- Specialist in Business Analysis and Programming

12-month contract

**Salary**: R25 000 or higher. Salary will range depending on their experience and qualification.

**Job Type**: Contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: From R25,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Masters (required)

**Experience**:

- Academic leadership: 5 years (required)