Head: Governance

The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) is a registered private higher education provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of ADvTECH Ltd, listed on the JSE.

The IIE’s Central Academic Team (CAT) is the custodian of academic quality, educational technology, and governance across the institution. It leads academic strategy, compliance, and operational integrity through robust governance structures.

The current CAT is in the process of being repositioned as a Centre of Excellence, a hub for academic innovation, staff capacity building, quality assurance, and governance across both the schools and tertiary divisions.

**The purpose of the job**:
To provide leadership and oversight for governance, compliance, internal audits, and institutional regulatory alignment. The role ensures the integrity of institutional governance systems, drives capacity-building in governance and compliance practices, leads the development and implementation of policy frameworks, and assures institutional readiness for national and international regulatory expectations.

Reporting to:
**Main Outputs and Responsibilities for this Position**:
Governance and Capacity Building
- Provide leadership for institutional governance and compliance strategies
- Facilitate training on regulatory compliance, governance standards, and quality assurance
- Promote good governance culture across academic and administrative units
- Collaborate with executive leadership on institutional governance alignment
- Lead governance forums, briefings, and stakeholder engagements

Policy Framework Design and Oversight
- Centrally lead the design of policy frameworks for the institutions, which are aligned to national policies, standards, and best practices
- Coordinate policy development cycles with institutional units.
- Guide and monitor the implementation of institutional policies
- Ensure version control and accessibility of governance documentation
- Facilitate policy awareness and change management sessions.
- Participate in governance meetings

Regulatory Alignment and Quality Assurance
- Provide regulatory advisory support across institutional units
- Monitor compliance with regulatory and academic governance standards
- Identify non-compliance risks and recommend mitigating actions
- Quality assure institutional responses and regulatory communications, and reporting.

Internal Audit and Quality Review Management
- Design and manage internal audit cycles based on a pre-defined set of criteria
- Oversee evidence-based evaluations of policy and process effectiveness
- Track and report on audit findings, corrective actions, and follow-ups
- Coordinate internal audit teams and reviewer panels
- Benchmark audit tools with sector standards and best practice

Regulatory Reporting and Submission Quality Assurance
- Guide and review institutional reports for regulatory and accreditation bodies
- Ensure factual accuracy, completeness, and alignment with compliance criteria
- Coordinate submission timelines and track reporting deliverables
- Develop templates and checklists to support quality submissions
- Support institutional readiness for national reviews and thematic audits

Institutional Optimisation and Quality Improvement
- Identify areas for system and process enhancement within governance and compliance
- Drive the implementation of quality improvements across QA functions
- Analyse governance performance indicators and provide recommendations
- Support cross-functional initiatives aimed at institutional effectiveness
- Align internal processes to support the institution’s strategic direction

**Qualification**
- Honours Degree
- Master's Degree Advantageous

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years as an Academic Governance, QA or Compliance
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a Higher Education Governance

**Competencies**:

- Higher Education Governance Frameworks- Regulatory Compliance Interpretation- Internal QA Audit Planning
- Policy Monitoring
- Strategic Quality Improvement
- Integrity and Governance Ethos- Analytical and Strategic Insight
- Professional Judgement
- Communication and Influence
- Precision and Accountability
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

**Other Special Requirements**:
- Occasional travel between campuses or the central office may be required.