Campus Deputy Head

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Campus Head

**Varsity College** is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

**The IIE's Varsity College, Pretoria Campus has a vacancy for a Campus Deputy Head.**

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Human Capital Management**
- Ensures that the Academic, Operations, Student Services and Admissions Centre staff teams have correct capacity.
- Manages performance of staff within reporting teams.
- Adheres to company Human Resources processes and policies and ensures that reporting teams adhere to these processes and policies accordingly.
- Manages Human Resources within reporting teams.
- Interviews potential new staff members and makes recommendations to management.
- Ensures that staff have been trained and meet the requirements as set out by management in order to understand policy and procedure.
- Deputize for the Campus Head in his/her absence

**Budget Management**
- Oversees departmental budgets.
- Manages budget projected versus actual.
- Manages spend on budget.
- Revises budgets as and when required.
- Addresses overspending and under spending and takes remedial action.
- Reports to Campus Head on overspend and under spend and how the budget is being managed.

**Quality Assurance of Academic Delivery**
- Oversees the allocation of lecturers, programme management and operational academic delivery for the academic year.
- Monitoring and evaluation including the tracking of targets and continuous improvement initiatives and strategies
- Promotes a culture of Teaching and Learning practices that meet and exceed all quality requirements

**Operations Management**
- Ensures that departments are working in line with The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) policies and procedures.
- Develops and implements systems to ensure smooth running of the departments.
- Continually reviews current systems and procedures in place to ensure that outputs are high quality and effective.

**Student Services Management**
- Ensures that departments are working in line with The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) policies and procedures.
- Develops and implements systems to ensure smooth running of the departments.
- Continually reviews current offering in place to ensure robust and engaging student cantered experience

**Admissions and Graduation Management**
- Ensures that department is working in line with The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) admissions and graduation policies and procedures
- Develops and implements systems to ensure smooth running of the department.
- Continually reviews current systems and procedures in place to ensure compliance of the Independent Institute of Education (IIE) policies and procedures

**Stakeholder Management**
- Ensures quality student centered and customer service focus within each department
- Oversees Student Disciplinary matters
- Manages and resolves escalated stakeholder queries and concerns timeously in accordance with student centered approach

**Competencies**:

- Superior management skills
- Strong administrator and team player
- Good Interpersonal and communication skills
- Decision Making Skills
- Good organisational and computer skills
- Conflict Management
- Experience within a tertiary environment
- An interest in developing business skills within the education environment
- Strong Financial acumen

**Minimum Qualification Requirements**:

- Minimum of Advanced Diploma / Bachelors Degree (NQF Level 7). Postgraduate Diploma / Bachelor Honours Degree (NQF Level 8) in Education advantageous.

**Minimum Work Experience Required**:

- Minimum of 6 years Senior Manager in Education environment with 2 years Senior Management experience