Education Consultant - Department for Education Innovation at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Consultant will be required to work on, and contribute to Education Innovation initiatives as well as in the designated Faculty with regards to:

• Providing strategic leadership and change management for curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment to advance teaching and learning in the faculty;
• Collaborating with staff in Education Innovation and in the designated Faculty to create, implement, monitor and evaluate curriculum, teaching, assessment and learning platforms, systems and policies for the University as they affect hybrid teaching and learning, particularly in contact environments;
• Engaging directly and build relationships with Faculties, Schools, Departments, Teaching and Learning Committees and individual academics;
• Providing initial and continuing professional development for curriculum development, teaching and assessment as well as tutoring;
• Conducting research as individual, a community of practice or in collaboration with academics in order to stay abreast of trends in all aspects of academic development, as well as contribute to development of knowledge in the field through the scholarship of teaching and learning; and
• Providing support to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by promoting a culture of continuous change, improvement and innovation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant Masters degree
• Preference will be given to qualifying candidates with Post graduate studies in higher education
• 5 years higher education or training related experience
• 3 years engagement in institutional initiatives for the academic development of students and lecturers  
• Expertise in blended and on-line learning
• Experience in using the affordances of technology to promote teaching and learning
• Proven experience in the development and application of innovative teaching and learning strategies
• Experience in working with a Learning Management System

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Leading change, and general project management capabilities;
• Experience in education practice and education technology;
• Insight into the functioning and structures of a faculty;
• Experience of education consultancy in higher education and project management;
• Language proficiency and negotiation skills;
• Experience of coordinating and facilitating training intervention and rendering support to academic staff;
• Expertise in identifying, analysing, planning and supporting lecturers with regard to possibilities of flexi-learning environments;
• Up-to-date knowledge of current trends and future scenarios for higher education with consideration given to important innovations, including the potential of technology changes for teaching, learning and assessment;
• Thorough insight into educational theories, educational processes in higher education.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• A first degree in any discipline in the Economic and Management Sciences or cognate field
• Expertise in providing pedagogical support to academics with regard to Curriculum design and development
• Qualification in Academic Development