Jobs at IIE MSA and IIE Varsity College

The IIE Varsity College, Pretoria Campus has a vacancy for Lecturer for the below discipline:

• Criminology

Competencies Required:

• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent Presentation Skills
• Assertiveness and dynamism
• Understanding of customer service in education
• Demonstrate an ability to manage work and self proactively

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• ​Bachelor of Arts Honours in Criminology

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Work experience or volunteering experience in the relevant industry is required. 

Closing Date 18 July 2023

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic Leadership, Management & Campus Support

• Overall leadership and management of the School on campus.
• Manage the interface with the Head of School.
• Plan resource allocation for the academic operations of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Review academic results of all students within the School on campus and implement an appropriate teaching and learning strategy for "At risk" students and "At risk" modules.
• Manage academic counselling and support to students within the school on campus.
• Report on the academic performance of the School on the campus to Head: Academic, Campus Head and Head of School, and any other relevant national staff member.
• Drive the implementation of relevant teaching and learning initiatives within the School on campus.
• Support the development of new programmes for accreditation.
• Support development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator or head of programme for the Central Academic Team (CAT).
• Performance management and development of permanent academic staff within the School on campus.
• Manage lecturer development in consultation with the Teaching and Learning specialist.
• Ensure representation of the school on the Programme Co-ordination Committee (PCC) calls.
• Discipline Module Support role.
• Support the Teaching & Learning Specialist in the management of the peer review process and the internal moderation model.
• Provide specialist support to the campus senior management team for all programmes within the School.
• Provide specialist support to the campus operations team responsible for the operation of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Lead the recruitment, selection, and appointment of the academic team of the School within the campus.
• Provide support to the campus marketing team with specialised knowledge of the programmes with the School.
• Manage the Development Task.
• Manage plagiarism offences and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage and oversee the school's role in National/campus initiatives, such as Summer School, Saturday School, Speed Week, RESTART, 6 Week Student Engagement Programme, Numeracy Tutorial Sessions, Elevate.
• Involvement in, and management of, academic support and administrative duties during the campus registration period.
• Supervision of students on Honours programmes (where applicable).
• Manage the student tracking process.
• Conduct Student consultations.

Industry, Professional Management & Building Partnerships

• Develop and maintain relationships with professional industry to support placement of students, bursaries and sponsorships and access to professional expertise.
• Facilitation of and involvement in professional and scholarly activities e.g. Conference Papers and Higher Degree Studies.
• Organise campus events for the School to promote professional industry relationships.
• Represent The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) and The IIE's Varsity College at professional institutions, on external partner faculty boards and other relevant committees.

Lecturing

• Lecture up to 100 hours OR 2 modules per semester (including supervision). If engaged in approved formal research activity then you will be required to lecture 1 module per semester.

Research & Scholarship

• The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards The IIE’s Varsity College achieving its annual research output targets.

Competencies Required:

• Leadership and management skills
• Professional/advanced communication skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Proven computer literacy competence
• Tolerance for operating in a pressurised environment and industry
• Tangible evidence of participation in the planning and/or implementation of change management interventions
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Attention to detail and focus on quality
• Advanced teaching and learning expertise evidenced by a Teaching Portfolio

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Masters or equivalent in relevant School (NQF Level 9) in IT or studying towards Master's Degree.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in teaching environment). 
• Must have an understanding of current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges. 

Preference will be given to EE candidates

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The IIE Varsity College, Pietermaritzburg Campus has a vacancy for a Lecturer (Independent Contractor) in the School of Education for second semester in 2023.

• TIP Social Sciences 2B: TISS6212

Competencies Required:

• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent Presentation Skills
• Assertiveness and dynamism
• Understanding of customer service in education
• Demonstrate an ability to manage work and self proactively

Minimum Education Requirements:

• B.Ed. Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Education (at NQF level 8) or Humanities/Arts/Social Sciences Honours degree
• The undergraduate or postgraduate qualification must include a module on Teaching and Learning/Pedagogy.
• The undergraduate qualification or postgraduate qualification must include Social Sciences or component subjects like History and Geography to at least NQF level 6 (usually the 2nd year of study).

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Teaching experience is required.
• School teaching experience in Social Sciences (or component subjects – e.g. History and Geography) is required. 
• Ideally, lecturing experience at tertiary level.
• Previous lecturing experience within tertiary environment is advantageous.
• Current industry knowledge is essential.

Closing Date 04 August 2023

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The IIE's Varsity College, Sandton Campus has a vacancy in the School of Law for the following discipline:

• Organisational Psychology

Competencies Required:

• Technical Skills
• Communication Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Effective classroom management skills
• Open to the further development of teaching practice
• Demonstrate an ability to manage work and self proactively

Minimum Education Requirements:
Ideal:

• Honours Degree in Human Resource Management with Industrial/Organisational Psychology up to 3rd year level;
• Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management with Industrial/Organisational Psychology up to 3rd year level;
• Honours Degree in Industrial Psychology.

Alternatively:

• Honours Degree in one of the business or human resources fields with Industrial Psychology/Organisational Psychology; 
• A related 4 year Degree but must include Industrial/Organisational Psychology;
• BTech, where Industrial Psychology has been a module for all 4 years.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Previous lecturing experience within tertiary environment is advantageous.
• Current industry knowledge is essential.

Closing Date 21 July 2023