Academic Programme Convener

1 week ago

South Africa EDUVOS Full time
Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Academic Programme Convener (Faculty of Law) to be based at any of our Eduvos National campuses: Durban, East london, Nelson Mandela Bay and Mbombela.

Type of Position:

Permanent

The Position:

The operational management and oversight of day-to-day delivery lecturing within the faculty of Law.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum qualification:

  • Masters in Law (LLM) or an equivalent qualification, but completed LLD or PhD in Law (or applicants who are currently enrolled for PhD) would be highly advantageous.

Experience:

  • At least five years' experience as a lecturer in the higher education industry
  • Either demonstrated management potential or management experience of at least two years
  • Publishing in academic journals will be advantageous
Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

As the Academic Programme Convener, you will be primarily responsible for the following:

  • Accountability areas – operating / financial results accountable for:
  • Accountable for the operational management and delivery of lecturing related to Commerce and Law programmes (lecturer performance)
  • Accountable for the performance of the community of practice and alignment with development hub
  • Operational process outputs:
  • Qualification related subject matter expertise
  • The management of academic delivery, resource planning and the management of lecturers
  • Management:
  • Budgets
    • Input into academic budget
    • ICA claims processing
  • Operational planning e.g., programme implementation planning and training (per mode of delivery) incl. sequence, prerequisites, etc. (academic planner)
  • Monitoring, control, corrective action
  • Reporting – regular feedback as per Program Manager requirements and Head of Programmes
  • Escalations / Decisions / Problem solving
  • Resourcing and capacity management (people; equipment)
  • Leadership:
  • Talent acquisition, selection and onboarding
  • Individual performance management - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
  • Culture, climate and change
Functional and Behavioural Competencies

Functional competencies:

  • Computer literacy – well developed MS Office skills
  • Working knowledge of learning systems (LMS)
  • Good understanding of qualification frameworks and academic processes and governance structures
  • Good understanding of management principles and remote managerial abilities

Behavioural competencies:

  • Initiative and responsibility
  • People leadership and development
  • Relations and networking
  • Effective communication
  • Professional and technical expertise
  • Self-development
  • Analysis and judgment / problem solving
  • Systematic approach (planning and organising)
  • Execution – attention to detail
  • Steadiness (emotional tenacity)

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