Faculty IT Co-ordinator: Faculty of Business and Management Sciences - (6737) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Purpose

• The Faculty of Business and Management Sciences seeks to appoint a Information Technology (IT) Co-ordinator for a period of three (3) years on a portfolio basis in which the incumbent will retain 50% of their current academic workload and take additional responsibilities for the Faculty IT Co-ordinator role. The purpose of the post is to coordinate the information technology needs across the faculty. The incumbent will be required to manage the strategy and operational requirements related to information technology in support of teaching, learning and administrative activities across the faculty. The IT Co-ordinator will report on information technology issues and implementation in the faculty and liaise with relevant Senate committee and CTS. Alert the faculty and relevant institutional units in the case where information technology services are disrupted or not available and to manage / facilitate any required corrective action in this regard. Support the development and implementation of e-learning within the faculty using the institutional LMS and other teaching, learning and assessment platforms.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Required

• A Masters Degree in an Information Technology/Information System /Programming
• At least 5 years’ teaching experience in IT related field within a higher education environment. (For example: End- User Computing/ Information Technology/Information System /Programming/ FIS.

Recommended

• A Research record in the area of Information Technology
• A sound knowledge of operating systems and office software
• A sound knowledge of software to support the education project
• Experience in management and administration in the faculty
• Ability to design and implement Information Technology related academic development interventions
• Experience in both technical and educational aspects of e-learning systems

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Lead co-ordinated projects in e-learning in the faculty
• Coordinate Information Technology needs of the faculty
• Development and maintenance of Information Systems incl. database infrastructure
• Plan and implement Information Technology development strategies for the Faculty
• Develop and promote e-learning resources and facilities in the faculty
• Coordinate the integration of Information Technology across the mainstream curricula of all
• Establish self-access Information Technology learning resources and facilities in the Faculty academic departments of the faculty
• Participate in quality assurance activities within the portfolio
• Implement and coordinate software applications in support of the academic project
• Participate in IT related institutional committees
• Analysis of IT training needs for staff and students
• Promote and monitor the implementation of policies, guidelines and practices relevant to Information Technology
• Lecturing in relevant subjects (50% workload) across the faculty.

Competencies

• Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)
• Project management skills
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Technical /Professional knowledge & skills
• Ability to initiate and maintain relevant teaching and learning interventions
• Interpersonal Skills
• Strong Learner focus
• Adaptability
• Coaching & Mentoring Skills
• Aptitude for continuous learning
• Developed people skills and ability to work in a team
• Good presentation, teaching and facilitation skills
• Leadership skills
• Report, policy and proposal writing skills