Current Vacancies at Mancosa

Job Description

The Institutional Compliance and Accreditation Administrator will play a crucial role in ensuring that MANCOSA adheres to all regulatory requirements and maintains high-quality standards. This position involves performing a wide range of assurance and advisory services to support effective governance, accountability, and performance across the institution.

Core Functions

Compliance and Regulatory Tasks

• Collate, compile, and submit the DHET Annual Report in adherence to DHET guidelines.
• Monitor NLRD uploads to HEQCIS using the standardized template.
• Prepare, collate, and review accreditation and registration applications for SETA, HEQC, DHET, SAQA, foreign, and professional bodies.
• Communicate with local and foreign regulatory bodies, SETAs, and professional bodies through written, telephonic, and face-to-face correspondence.
• Conduct annual internal institutional regulatory compliance reviews.
• Prepare responses to institutional recommendations and conditions determined by regulatory evaluators.
• Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops held by regulatory bodies.
• Collate data for organizations with which MANCOSA has affiliations or memberships.

Institutional Accreditation

• Develop personal knowledge of local and foreign accreditation requirements.
• Advise institutional stakeholders on accreditation requirements and updates.
• Confirm timelines for accreditation submissions with regulators and EXCO.
• Develop and communicate detailed project plans for accreditation applications.
• Report on the progress of accreditation submissions to EXCO.
• Draft documents and supporting evidence for accreditation submissions.
• Coordinate review and approval processes for accreditation submissions.
• Maintain and update the institutional regulatory tracking document.

Site Visits

• Liaise with regulatory bodies to establish site visit dates and requirements.
• Develop detailed project plans for site visits, including documentation, logistics, and execution.
• Manage the collection and analysis of information to meet regulatory body requirements.
• Prepare site visit documentation and equipment to ensure compliance with standards.

Quality Management System (QMS)

• Conduct training for staff on QMS and relevant expectations.
• Participate in committee activities and implementation of resolutions.
• Ensure the maintenance of correct and current regulatory documents on the QMS.
• Monitor the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate the cascading of QMS to all departments.

General Duties

• Generate departmental reports at specific annual intervals.
• Organize and conduct meetings, presentations, and training interventions.
• Collate information, generate meeting packs, and record minutes.
• Prepare and submit payment documentation for M&E related invoices.
• Develop forms and templates for institutional use.
• Engage in special projects and serve on selected committees.
• Conduct research and benchmarking on best practices.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Experience

• At least 3 years of experience in accreditation within the education sector.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced working knowledge of technology tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Integral knowledge of the higher education framework and relevant legislative requirements.
• Clear understanding of institutional policies, procedures, and rules.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and regulatory compliance processes.

Physical Requirements

• Must be capable of working with visual and auditory input.

Special Conditions

• Willingness to work overtime when required.

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Job Description

The Senior Internal Auditor will lead the internal audit team. This role will be pivotal in overseeing the internal audit function, managing risk assessments, and ensuring adherence to quality standards. The Senior Internal Auditor will also play a key role in mentoring junior auditors and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Core Functions

Internal Audits:

• Develop and oversee audit scopes and generate audit working documents.
• Communicate audit plans to relevant process owners.
• Document and evaluate systems and controls to ensure effectiveness, efficiency of operations, compliance with regulatory requirements, and safeguarding of assets.
• Engage with staff throughout the audit process to ensure conformity with applicable policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance on policy and procedure development and implementation.
• Consolidate audit results, compile comprehensive audit reports, and discuss findings with responsible personnel.
• Develop, discuss, and monitor the implementation status of audit recommendations.
• Establish audit review dates within a 5-year cycle.

Risk Management:

• Establish and implement the institutional risk management strategy.
• Develop and implement institutional risk management plans and facilitate their cascading to departments.
• Identify procedural gaps and risk areas within business processes.
• Collaborate with operational and academic staff to mitigate risks and develop policies, procedures, standards, and systems.
• Review the effectiveness of internal controls and advise process owners of findings.
• Monitor the implementation of risk mitigation plans.
• Conduct research to benchmark best practices against other institutions and enhance quality processes.
• Roll out institutional risk assessment awareness campaigns.

Promote Quality Standards:

• Participate in the review of institutional documents, including policies, procedures, and stakeholder materials.
• Provide guidance for the development of standard operating procedures for departments.
• Conduct surprise audits and observations in departments and meetings.

Quality Assurance Management System (QAMS):

• Monitor the implementation of QAMS.
• Contribute to committee activities and the implementation of resolutions.
• Ensure the maintenance of correct and current documents on the QMS.
• Ensure the submission of quality documents required from departments.
• Monitor the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the cascading of QAMS to all departments.
• Ensure the blueprinting of Internal Audit & Risk Assessment components of the QAMS ecosystem.
• Ensure institutional compliance with POPIA.

Investigations:

• Conduct and/or coordinate investigations for non-compliance with institutional policies, procedures, and regulations.

General Duties:

• Generate departmental reports at specific annual intervals.
• Organize and conduct meetings and presentations, develop appropriate templates, collate information, generate meeting packs, and record minutes.
• File reports with appropriate annexures.
• Develop forms and templates for institutional use.
• Participate in special projects and committee work.
• Office administration.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in auditing, preferably with additional certifications such as CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).

Experience:

• At least five years of experience directly related to auditing duties and responsibilities, preferably in higher education.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing audit teams and complex audit projects.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to supervise and train junior audit staff.
• Proficient in communicating policies and procedures clearly to stakeholders.
• Up-to-date knowledge of changes and developments in the South African Higher Education landscape.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Competent in analyzing processes and making recommendations for improvements.
• Knowledge of institutional and regulatory auditing policies, standards, and procedures.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to deliver projects on time.

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Job Purpose

Support the Career Centre's mission by assisting in the delivery of career services, managing administrative tasks, and coordinating employability programs and events within the Cape Region. The role involves interacting with students, employers, and staff to facilitate the smooth operation of the Career Centre and enhance students' career readiness and job placement outcomes.

Core Functions Include

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and develop partnerships (locally and across Africa) with corporates, NGOs, government depts., etc., and align these stakeholders to the relevant Employability activities.

Student and Alumni Engagement

• Provide in-person/online training for students and alumni based on a work readiness or career advancement needs.
• Identify creative and innovative ways to assist students and alumni in their career journey.
• Creates partnerships with alumni within the region.

Reporting

• Monthly data updates.
• Quarterly Employability KPI tracking.
• Progress reports per project.
• Live dashboards and updates.

Project and Event Coordination

• Coordinate all employability projects/initiatives within the region.
• Provide stakeholder support during all events/projects.

Student & Alumni Placement

• Maintain and update the recruitment platforms and websites/pages with up-to-date vacancies and information.
• Shortlist suitable candidates and share cv pack with the relevant corporate HR representative.

Minimum Requirements

Qualification

• Relevant Bachelors qualification or similar.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Have a good understanding of the Higher Education.
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to make reasonable decisions.
• Team player.
• Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent written communication and report-writing skills.
• Excellent planning, organizing, time management and attention to detail.
• Deadline driven.

Advantageous

• Exposure within a sales role.
• Experience within recruitment space.
• Track record of partnership building.

General

• Willingness to work overtime when required.
• Participate in MANCOSA related events such as bootcamps, graduation, launches, etc.
• Driver’s License.
• Willing to travel to regions, as and when required.

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CORE PURPOSE:

• To provide Academic Leadership, Strategic insights of the sector and overall Programme quality Management across a range of Undergraduate/Postgraduate education programmes. This position focuses on Accounting and Corporate Finance.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• The successful candidate will be appointed to offer their Accounting expertise to ensure overall academic delivery of the Accounting programmes
• Conduct lectures Online webinars and Face-to-Face lectures (when required)
• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of teaching and learning material and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area material (where relevant), including on-line and web-based materials.
• Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
• Designing assessments, setting, marking, and grading assessments, and giving students feedback are all parts of assessment preparation.
• Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the programme curriculum
• Provide information to assist with the implementation and maintenance of accreditation with various quality assurance bodies and professional bodies
• A combination of analysis and reporting as well as hands-on application in order to ensure alignment to industry standards and academic relevance
• Conduct reviews and updates of all Accounting and Finance and Taxation programmes to ensure alignment to industry norms and identify areas where current provision needs revision or improvement.
• Ensure programmes remain relevant to both local and international industry expectations and the quality of student experience is highly rewarding.
• Review and manage student academic performance.
• Promote multi-stakeholder engagement towards programme advancement.
• Advocate for, promote, and advance the institution's Accounting education offerings to industry.
• Provide academic support, consultation, and guidance to students.as required.

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATION:

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s degree in the relevant discipline

Preferred Requirements

•  Affiliation to Professional Body relating to Finance, Accounting, Taxation and or Risk Management

EXPERIENCE:

• Advance computer literacy
• At least 3 years’ lecturing experience in a similar higher education role at a tertiary institution
• 3 years’ experience in industry
• Demonstrate research engagement over the last 3 years.
• Commercial or industrial related experience (minimum 3 year).
• Demonstrate innovative thinking towards teaching and learning skills.

RELATED KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Candidates must be familiar with higher, distance and online education.
• Demonstrated capability to lecture, conduct webinars at tertiary level in an effective manner in the core courses stipulated at the highest academic level.
• Up-to-date knowledge of curriculum areas being taught at the highest academic level.
• Demonstrated capacity to design set and evaluate assessments at the appropriate level for the relevant modules.
• Ongoing communication and feedback to students, team members and programme manager.
• High level of communication skills in verbal, written and electronic modes.
• Proven high-level administrative abilities.
• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
• Use a range of delivery techniques.
• Candidates must display familiarity with the use of learning management systems.
• Candidates must have a working knowledge of the South African Higher Education Regulatory Framework.
• Curriculum and Programme content research, instructional design and development for online learning, and internal moderation.
• Assessment design, development, moderation and implementation.
• Student support and relationship management, effective and disciplined self-management, problem solving and creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Candidates are expected to comply with pre-determined periods and deadlines.
• Candidates must present themselves confidently and demonstrate professionalism.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet and Email)
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality.

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Job Description

Core Functions

The successful appointee will be responsible for delivering on important accreditation and quality assurance projects, including but not limited to:

Accreditation

• Provide leadership on national reviews, accreditation and compliance requirements by ensuring the institutions policies, systems and procedures are effective and fall within the accreditation and regulatory requirements.
• Lead teams, provide clear expectations and handle the needs of the staff members who work under the Accreditation & Compliance Manager.
• Create mechanism to promote and continuously improve core academic functions.
• Manage and maintain registration and accreditation status in SADC regions.
• Manage registration and accreditation of higher education partnership institutions.
• Review and submit the HEQC accreditation applications and the SAQA and DHET applications in accordance with the criteria specified by each regulatory body.
• Oversee the work of the Accreditation and Compliance unit and manage tasks and activities in terms of accreditation, reaccreditation, site visits, institutional research and programme review and development.
• Successfully manage and coordinate conditions responses, representations, improvement plans.
• Evaluate and upload approved HEQC reaccreditation applications for the DHET reregistration cycles and overseeing the process by which the programmes were reviewed.
• Manage the collating, compiling and submitting institutional accreditation applications for regions.
• Manage institutional preparations for site visits and institutional audits.
• Assess and improve accreditation processes in areas of responsibility.

Compliance

• Provide leadership on the implementation of all regulatory requirements and in doing so conduct an annual internal institutional regulatory compliance review.
• Ensure the completion of all reporting requirements and submission of the DHET Annual Report in adherence to the guidelines provided by the DHET.
• Manage the verification of SAQA records and overseeing NLRD uploads to the HEQCIS according to the standardised template issued.
• Develop and maintain an auditing programme around compliance for the institution.
• Identify and assess potential compliance-related risk areas and a compliance and risk mitigation programme around all related compliance activities to detect, prevent, and resolve issues.
• Maintain a schedule of all compliance related activities across the institution and follow-up on completion of these activities across all departments.
• Develop policies and procedures for the institution on compliance.
• Collect and maintain compliance data.
• Lead the planning, coordination and facilitation of successful Site Visits.
• Attend appropriate meetings, conferences or workshops held by regulatory bodies and provide feedback.

Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) and Institutional Audits Framework (IAF)

• Provide leadership, guidance and oversight of quality promotion and capacity development, institutional audits, standards development, national reviews, programme accreditation and re-accreditation as well as institutional adaption and change management aligned to QAF and Framework for Institutional Audits.
• Conduct gap analyses in context of the QAF and Institution Audit Framework.
• Ensure that the implementation of the Continuous Improvement Plan and align the improvements to the QAF and IAF.
• Ensure that successful audits are conducted on the implementation of improvements that was identified in the continuous improvement plan.
• Design, the development and implementation of the digital Quality Assurance Management System (QAMS).
• Workshop stakeholders, review and implement improvements to the QAMS.

Capacity Building

• Develop a strong team to enable the accreditation and compliance deliver on its mandate.
• Restructure teams and workloads in accordance with operational and academic requirements.
• Identify training and development opportunities for Monitoring and Evaluation team and implement succession plans.
• Identify critical skills essential for the quality service delivery of accreditation & compliance unit and take the responsibility for further development of relevant and essential skills to improve team’s performance.
• Implement compliance workshops across the institution, inclusive of a regional roadshow.

Stakeholder Relationship

• Build and sustain relationships with key external regulatory bodies.
• Facilitate internal and external stakeholders to:
  • develop detailed project plans related to the institutional audit / site visit
  • review and edit compliance & quality assurance documentation
  • provide expert input for the institutional digital Quality Assurance Management System (QAMS)
  • provide expert input in logistics planning as well as execution of the audit / site visit itself.

Qualification Development

• Project manage the process of new qualification development and submission to accreditation authorities including responding to conditions where required.
• Quality assure the curricula of qualifications developed for accreditation to ensure that programme accreditation criteria meet all HEQSF requirements.
• Review, propose amendments and participate in governance and programme approval committees.
• Ensure compliance with relevant professional bodies in context of design and accreditation of programmes where required.
• Ensure payments to are signed off for submission of programme to CHE.

Programme Review and Audits

• Monitor review and audits of programmes.
• Ensure these reviews follow established processes and are taken through the appropriate governance structures.

Special Projects

• Manage and coordinate relevant ad hoc projects such as research projects, and quality improvement projects across the institution.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum master’s degree or equivalent in the field of Business and Commerce.

Experience

• Minimum of five years of progressively increasing responsibility working directly in a quality assurance or accreditation role, in a higher education institution with a focus on academic quality.
• Ability to conduct institutional research to collect, analyze, and report on data and benchmark against regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Direct knowledge of, or experience with, regional/national and programmatic accreditation preferred.
• Meticulously edit documents possessing a high level of attention to detail is required.
• Manage complex and highly sensitive materials and to foster a culture of confidentiality.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to excel in a demanding, outcome-oriented, and dynamic environment with little supervision.
• Creativity and the ability to envision and achieve a positive outcome.

Competencies

• Impeccable English verbal and written skills.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the South African Higher Education landscape.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Strong project planning, monitoring, and evaluation skills.
• Critical thinking and ability to assess, interpret and mitigate against risk.
• Demonstrated ability to manage self and subordinates.
• Analytical skills exercised effectively in context of implementing solutions and creating opportunities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Change management and effective stakeholder engagement capability.
• Demonstrate and operate high levels of integrity.

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Job Description

Core Purpose

To provide academic leadership and facilitation of teaching and learning within the Mathematics Education Specialisation.

Core Functions

• To facilitate both face to face and online lectures.
• Provide students one on one academic consultation for support.
• Design both formative and summative assessments.
• Review and moderate curriculum and assessments.
• Grade assessments and provide stakeholder feedback.
• Potentially serve as a Programme Coordinator/ Module Coordinator.
• Undertake programme and module reviews.
• Assist with activities in the iTEACHlab.
• Assist with activities of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) department.
• Develop short learning programmes (SLPs).
• Active involvement in research and publishing.
• Supervise postgraduate research.
• Identify students at-risk and execute constant pastoral care.
• Undertake programme and quality management administrative tasks as required.
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) in the Mathematics Education Specialisation for content resource development.

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in the specialisation area.
• At least 2/3 years lecturing experience; lecturing Mathematics Education.
• School based experience, teaching CAPS.
• Demonstrate research engagement over last 3 years.

Related Knowledge, Competencies, and Skills

• Be familiar with distance and online education.
• Be familiar with using learning management systems.
• Have a working knowledge of the South African higher education regulatory framework.
• Must be able to work within pre-determined time frames and deadlines.
• Must be able to speak confidently and demonstrate professionalism.
• Must be a collegial team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Internet and Email).
• Excellent writing and reporting skills.
• Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality.

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Job Description

Core Functions Include:

The Junior IT Technician provides technical assistance and support to end-users for hardware, software, and network-related issues. The role involves troubleshooting problems, resolving technical issues, and escalating complex issues as needed. The Junior IT Technician is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of IT systems and providing excellent customer service to users.

Core Functions

• Provide technical support and assistance to end-users via phone, email, or in-person.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware, software, and network-related problems.
• Install, configure, and maintain desktops, laptops, printers, and other IT equipment.
• Respond to user inquiries and resolve technical issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Document, track, and monitor support tickets and service requests using a ticketing system.
• Escalate unresolved issues to appropriate IT teams or vendors for further investigation and resolution.
• Perform software installations, updates, and patches as needed.
• Maintain inventory records and asset management databases for IT equipment and software.
• Provide training and assistance to end-users on IT systems, applications, and best practices.
• Collaborate with IT teams to implement and maintain IT policies, procedures, and standards.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends to provide proactive support and recommendations.
• Participate in IT projects and initiatives as assigned by IT management.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience in IT support or technical helpdesk roles.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and other common business applications.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused attitude with a commitment to providing high-quality support services.
• Certifications such as CompTIA A+, CompTIA N+, or CCNA and related.
• Experience with IT service management (ITSM) tools and ticketing systems is preferred.

Experience

• Essential experience: At least 2-3 years relevant work experience.

Related Knowledge, Competencies, and Skills

• Computer Literate
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook).
• Good understanding of Higher Education landscape.
• Minute taking experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Project management skills.
• Prioritisation and time management skills.
• Deadline driven and process orientated.
• Numerical ability.
• Reporting skills.
• Possess a high level of ethics, confidentiality, and integrity.
• Produce work of a high quality.

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CORE PURPOSE

To provide academic leadership, teaching, and to facilitate learning within the English language Specialisation.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• To facilitate both face-to-face and online lectures
• Provide students one-on-one academic consultation for support
• Design both formative and summative assessments
• Review and moderate curriculum and assessments
• Grade assessments and provide stakeholder feedback
• Potentially serve as a Programme Coordinator/Module Coordinator
• Undertake programme and module reviews
• Assist with activities in the iTEACHlab
• Assist with activities of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) department
• Develop short learning programmes (SLPs)
• Active involvement in research and publishing
• Supervise postgraduate research
• Identify students at-risk and execute constant pastoral care
• Undertake programme and quality management administrative tasks as required
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) in the English language Specialisation for content resource development

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in the specialisation area and working towards a related PhD
• At least 2/3 years lecturing experience; lecturing English First Language
• Experience in Inclusive Education, Gender Studies, or School Governance
• School-based teaching experience, teaching CAPS
• Demonstrate research engagement over the last 3 years

RELATED KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES, AND SKILLS

• Be familiar with distance and online education
• Be familiar with using an online learning management system (LMS)
• Have a working knowledge of the South African Higher Education regulatory framework
• Must be able to work within pre-determined time frames and deadlines
• Must be able to speak confidently and demonstrate professionalism
• Must be a collegial team player
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Internet, and Email)
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality
• Driver’s licence required for Work Integrated Learning

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CORE PURPOSE:

To provide Academic Leadership, Strategic insights of the sector and overall Programme quality Management across a range of Undergraduate/Postgraduate education programmes. This position focuses on Accounting and Finance and Taxation.

Minimum requirements

CORE FUNCTIONS

The successful candidate will be appointed to offer their Accounting and Taxation expertise to ensure overall academic delivery of the Accounting programmes

• Conduct lectures Online webinars and Face-to-Face lectures (when required)
• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of teaching and learning material and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area material (where relevant), including on-line and web-based materials.
• Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
• Designing assessments, setting, marking, and grading assessments, and giving students feedback are all parts of assessment preparation.
• Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the programme curriculum
• Provide information to assist with the implementation and maintenance of accreditation with various quality assurance bodies and professional bodies
• A combination of analysis and reporting as well as hands-on application in order to ensure alignment to industry standards and academic relevance
• Conduct reviews and updates of all Accounting and Finance and Taxation programmes to ensure alignment to industry norms and identify areas where current provision needs revision or improvement.
• Ensure programmes remain relevant to both local and international industry expectations and the quality of student experience is highly rewarding
• Review and manage student academic performance
• Promote multi-stakeholder engagement towards programme advancement
• Advocate for, promote, and advance the institution's Accounting education offerings to industry.
• Provide academic support, consultation, and guidance to students.as required

QUALIFICATION(S):

Preferred Requirements

• Affiliation to Professional Body relating to Finance, Accounting, Taxation and or Risk Management

Minimum Requirements

• A Master’s degree in the relevant discipline

EXPERIENCE:

• Advance computer literacy
• At least 3 years’ lecturing experience in a similar higher education role at a tertiary institution
• 3 years’ experience in industry
• Demonstrate research engagement over the last 3 years
• Commercial or industrial related experience (minimum 3 year)
• Demonstrate innovative thinking towards teaching and learning skills

RELATED KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Candidates must be familiar with higher, distance and online education.
• Demonstrated capability to lecture, conduct webinars at tertiary level in an effective manner in the core courses stipulated at the highest academic level.
• Up-to-date knowledge of curriculum areas being taught at the highest academic level.
• Demonstrated capacity to design set and evaluate assessments at the appropriate level for the relevant modules.
• Ongoing communication and feedback to students, team members and programme manager.
• High level of communication skills in verbal, written and electronic modes.
• Proven high-level administrative abilities.
• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
• Use a range of delivery techniques.
• Candidates must display familiarity with the use of learning management systems.
• Candidates must have a working knowledge of the South African Higher Education Regulatory Framework.
• Curriculum and Programme content research, instructional design and development for online learning, and internal moderation.
• Assessment design, development, moderation and implementation.
• Student support and relationship management, effective and disciplined self-management, problem solving and creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Candidates are expected to comply with pre-determined periods and deadlines.
• Candidates must present themselves confidently, and demonstrate professionalism.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet and Email)
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality