ACADEMIC MANAGER: NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: N000532
Listing reference: nwu_000367
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 24 December 2021
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Education and Training
Location: North West
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
About our company
NWU
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
FACULTY/ DIVISION: UNIT FOR DISTANCE LEARNING: TEACHING AND LEARNING
POSITION NUMBER: N000532
VACANCY: ACADEMIC MANAGER: NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
PEROMNES GRADE: P6
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To manage and attend to the varied challenges within the programmes offered by the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agriculture, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Engineering in the distance modality at the UODL.
Job description
1. Strategic management and planning
· Annually, in collaboration with executive committee, strategic planning of programme within context of the UODL to ensure effective management.
· Meet daily management requirements of all academic programmes of the three faculties pertaining to distance learning.
· Plan and administer the preparation, implementing and functioning of programmes for distance education.
· Manage the year programme pertaining to timetables for contact sessions at various learner support centres, and whiteboard broadcasts where needed.
· Compile annual budget for division and manage it accordingly.
· Plan and manage daily logistics of all programmes offered by the three faculties in the distance modality
· Revise rules and procedures to ensure effective implementation.
· In collaboration with the Director: UDL-T&L, annually execute a SWOT analysis of academic matters to ensure that NWU remains a leading ODL university.
· If necessary, conduct research, as determined by the Director: UDL-T&L that models future strategic positioning.
· Ensure strategic planning of the academic administrative component on mega level (vision), macro level (mission) and micro level (planning, management and delivery of programmes).
2. Administrative support
· Updating the year programme as required.
· Annual revision of policies pertaining to rules and regulations of ODL academic programmes.
· Daily email and other correspondence/reports as required with relevant school directors and Director: UDL-T&L pertaining to operational aspects and delivery of academic programmes within the faculties.
· Feedback to Manager and Executive committee.
· Reporting as required to relevant teaching and learning committee pertaining to academic programmes of faculties.
· Bi-annually updating programme on distance learning website.
· Monitoring all electronic processes.
· Monitor electronic functioning of examination papers as determined by policy.
· Monitor examination information as well as required information as well as communication and correspondence with students.
· Provide necessary support for students pertaining to general academic and administrative enquiries, telephonically and by email.
· Liaise as required with all operational departments within UODL.
· Monitor delivery, as required, of prescribed works to students.
· Regular discourse with faculty directors about information and year programme.
3. Coordinating
· Coordinate distance and e-learning aspects of faculty programmes
· Obtain feedback from marketing unit about marketing of programmes
· Coordinate, in collaboration with Director: UDL-T&L, impact studies of programmes delivered by the Unit
· Coordinate in collaboration with Director: UDL-T&L evaluation of and dealing with fallouts
· Schedule meetings quarterly or as required with relevant school directors to coordinated ODL activities
· Coordinate open discourse opportunities with identified role player.
4. Quality Management
· Launch research studies to develop and enhance distance effectivity
· Report as required on visits to LSCs
· Monitor and compile policies explaining rules and regulations for managing academic programmes
· Regularly report on evaluations by lectures and students and progress, challenged, etc.
· Report to Director: UDL-T&L about important matters
5. Ad hoc task
· Ad Hoc tasks as required by Director: UDL-T&L
Minimum requirements
Master’s Degree (NQF Level 9) in any of the above specialization fields (or any other related fields) is essential.
· Experience/s
· Five years’ Higher Education management experience
· Five years’ Academic Programme management experience
ADDED ADVANTAGE & PREFERENCES:
· Doctoral Degree will be a recommendation.
· 5 years of experience in Senior Level Management Experience
· 5 years of experience in Higher Education
· 5 years of experience in academic programme management.
KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
· Professional and academic leadership and skills.
· Academic Administration.
· Experience in teaching on Tertiary level.
· Significant experience of academic programme management, academic programmes, module study guides and study material.
· Proven knowledge of academic management tasks pertaining to delivery of academic programmed, application of policies and quality assurance and quality control of academic programmes.
· Proven knowledge of assessment and moderation.
· Proven knowledge of quality control and quality assurance.
· Act as strategist on mega, macro and micro level.
· Knowledge about compilation of reports.
· Knowledge of various operational departments of UODL.
KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
· Interpersonal relationships
· Demonstrated language ability to function effectively within the bilingual environment of the NWU
· Computer literacy MS Office Word, PowerPoint, email, internet and social networks
· Negotiation skills
· Planning skills
· Organisational skills
· Coordination skills
· Innovative and creative skills pertaining to Open Distance Learning
The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.
ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Dr JS Fransman (018) 299 2160
ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Dolly Lebepe (018) 299 4936
CLOSING DATE: 24 December 2021
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: 01 February 2022
Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official nwu vacancy website.
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
