Academic Lead

**Direct Reporting Line**: Head Academic **Emeris** consolidates resources and expertise from **IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management**, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support. **Vega, Online Centre has a vacancy for a Academic Lead: Online-Remote Work.** **Duties and Responsibilities**: **Online Lecturing** - Online Lecturing on programmes (must lecture on an IIE qualification) in the distance mode of delivery. - Delivering a minimum of 3 modules per semester. - Lecture preparation, delivery and all related teaching and assessment activities. - Development of ICE activities, manuals, exam scripts and marking memos where required. - Development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator **Qualifications & Modules Leadership** - Support function to T&L in the distance mode and to The IIE in the discipline - Work with Lecturers and Tutors on their programme/s to build campus knowledge of industry trends and graduate placement. - Conducting peer reviews in programme of speciality. - Brand resource SME to The IIE on modules and programme of expertise. - Support the adoption of teaching and learning strategies and approaches in the distance mode. - Involvement in lecturer orientation / briefing / forum. - Involvement in student orientation and Programme Info sessions - Act as a panel member in the selection and recruitment process of Lecturers/Tutors **Mentoring of new lecturers.** - Quality Assurance: Conduct evaluations of the quality of teaching and learning (Moderation support, "Peer Review, "Buddy Systems. Faculty initiatives and support of online lecturers - Program specific) - Academic tracking of online lecturers/tutors and initiatives implemented - Keeping up up date on current national and international best practice for online T&L: including the development of support resources, online engagement and delivery strategies - Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist and/or EdTech and/or Instructional Designer to develop synchronous and asynchronous support resources specific to the programme / faculty to which they are affiliated - Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist to develop and promote effective real time (synchronous) delivery practices suitable for, and specific to, an online learning environment - Working with individual lecturers, new and tenured, to ensure selected resources are best suited to their particular discipline / module. - Assessment point tracking using relevant platforms platform. Working in collaboration with relevant role-players to identify at risk modules, devise, rollout, and track suitable interventions **Student Development & Support** - Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students. - Track individual student academic performance across the programme. - Track student enrolment and success rates and work with The Teaching & Learning Specialist to put the necessary interventions in place to reduce drop out rates and increase success and completion rates. - Assist where required with the experiential learning of students in their programme. - Conduct student support interventions where required. - Appropriate academic administration as required (related to student development and support). - Implement: academic guidance initiatives or programmes Organize workshops, seminars, and training sessions to enhance academic expectations - A blend of asynchronous/synchronous support for relevant faculty **Research and Scholarship** - All designated academic employees are required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and are also required to contribute towards The IIE’s Emeris achieving its annual research output targets. Individual research output unit/s will be set in consultation with your line manager on an annual basis (Informed by The IIE 018 Academic Conditions of Service Policy). **Competencies Required**: - Communication - Organisational - Decision Making - Problem Solving - Management **Minimum Education Requirements**: Minimum of a Master Degree (NQF Level 9). - **Minimum Work Experience Requirements**: - Minimum of 3 years Contact and/or online facilitation within a Tertiary Academic Institution, Results analysis and Academic development. **Salary**: - Competitive salary commensurate with experience. **Benefits**: - Lifelong learning opportunities through LinkedIn Learning subscriptions. - Staff and family discounts on educational programs within our brand portfolio. - Incentive bonus structure based on performance and achievement of goals. - Provident fund contributions, including Death & Funeral Cover, to support your financial well-being and future planning. - Birthday vouchers to celebrate