Faculty Officer: Management Studies

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Faculty Manager: Management Studies

**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, has a vacancy for a Faculty Officer: Management Studies. This position may be based at our National Office in either Cape Town or Waterfall (Midrand).**

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Campus Faculty Relationships**
- Provides campuses with all relevant updates on policies, procedures, changes and plans of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE).
- Reviews with the Faculty Manager, the academic operational requirements of the relevant campuses annually and defines a rollout plan.
- Provides support and guidance to the campus faculty in order to resolve issues that may arise.
- Maintains relationships with campus Academic and Operations teams and supports campus staff if and when required.

**Academic School Operations**
- Provides a framework, guidance and support in order for the campus to provide an equitable delivery of academic and operational support to students and academic staff within an academic school.
- Provides detailed academic operational guidance documentation to support the provision of a high-quality academic student experience.
- Alongside the Faculty Manager, support the operational elements of the academic school between the Central Academic Team, Dean and campus teams and vice versa.
- Alongside the Faculty Manager, support the delivery of The Independent Institute of Education's academic material including VC Learn and monitoring of go live of online material to the campus teams.
- Collaborates as part of the National office Academic Operations team to review all academic operational requirements and to establish an overall annual academic operational plan.
- Monitors and tracks progress on the roll out of the academic operational plans to establish its status to ensure that the plan is on track.

**Collaboration with The Independent Institute of Education's Centracl Academic Team (CAT)**
- Works with the Central Academic Team through relationships with the Head of Programme (HOP), Head of Faculty (HOF), Operations Manager and Central Academic Team Faculty Officers.
- Alongside the Faculty Manager, support the communication of the Intralink, contributing to Teaching & Learning and Faculty Boards.
- Provides operational support to The Independent Institute of Education on new programme development through the gathering of input from the relevant stakeholders and consolidating all feedback for submission.
- Liaises with and discusses delivery requirements and timing with the Central Academic Team to ensure consistency.
- Works closely with the Deans, Faculty Manager, Heads of Campus Faculties and Campus Operations teams as well as the Central Academic Team Heads of Programme in providing a holistic/measured/well-rounded and considered approach to issues and challenges that exist.

**Competencies Required**:

- Communication
- Organisational
- Decision Making
- Problem Solving
- Management

**Minimum Education Requirements**:

- Minimum of a Bachelors Degree (NQF Level 7).

**Minimum Work Experience Requirements**:

- Minimum of 3 years Academic Administration and Operations Management experience within a Tertiary Academic Institution.

**Special Requirement: Driver's License**

**The IIE's Varsity College **is an Equal Opportunity Employer. However, preference may be given to previously underrepresented groups in accordance with the South African Employment Equity Act.