SENIOR CURRICULUM SPECIALIST
Listing reference: nwu_000401
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 4 February 2022
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Education and Training
Location: North West
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
FACULTY: TEACHING AND LEARNING
DEPARTMENT: QUALIFICATION AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMME PLANNING
VACANCY: SENIOR CURRICULUM SPECIALIST
PEROMNES NUMBER: 7
POSITION NUMBER: N002625
PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
Purpose of the position:
This is a support and advisory role to faculties in the planning, design, and development of curricula for new and existing qualifications and programmes that will result in their approval.
Job description
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will:
• Guide and support academic leadership to perform a thorough external and internal situation analysis to
determine the rationale for and purpose of the qualification, the target market, preferred mode of delivery, and
planned graduate attributes, as well as available human and other resources to successfully offer the qualification
and its planned programmes.
• Support and advise academics to develop the internal NWU qualification standard in compliance with the HEQSF
and other relevant TL policy directives.
• Support and advise faculty programme teams in the design of the curriculum composition of the programme(s), the learning components, credit structure and compliance with institutional and national policy
• Support and empower academics to perform curriculum and module mapping with a view to align the internal
qualification standard with the intended outcomes and assessment of the composed curriculum.
• Support and advise academic leadership with regard to the preparation for external or internal programme
reviews.
PQM development
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will support and advise the academic leadership on the alignment of the planned qualification and programme(s) to the NWU strategy, success model and market direction.
Internal compliance with regard to programmes and qualifications
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will:
• Support and advise to academics with regard to the amending of programmes and modules that constitute only an internal Senate Committee for Academic Standards (SCAS) application.
• Provide content level support (professionals) to SCAS online system users.
• Support and advise academic leadership to prepare SCAS submissions, considerations and approvals.
• Advise SCAS with regard to the planning, design and development of the qualification or programme concerned.
• Act as SCAS participant to screen and approve the curriculum design of a qualification and its programme(s) as well as proposed programme and module amendments to existing curriculum structures.
External compliance with regard to programmes and qualifications
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will support to the Manager: External regulation with regard to external submissions and responses within stated timeframes.
Administration
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will:
• Manage specific processes
• Report regularly to the Q&APP Director
• Attend and participate in Q&APP meetings
• Attend and participate in Faculty meetings
• Manage personal effectiveness, wholeness, and development
Ad hoc tasks
The Senior Curriculum Specialist will perform ad hoc tasks as assigned by line manager for the general functioning of the department.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor Honours or Postgraduate Diploma at NQF 8 in Education or curriculum design and development
- 3 years' experience in higher education, curriculum design and development
- 2 years’ experience within a university environment
Functional/Technical competencies (Knowledge and Skills)
- Good functional knowledge of national legislation with regard to qualification, programme development and accreditation, inclusive of continuing education courses
- Good knowledge and experience of administrative processes
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, office procedures and terminology
- Knowledge and skills with regard to the use of specific office software programs
- Knowledge of principles for providing customer and personal services
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the appropriate language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
Behavioural Competencies
- Good communication skills
- The ability to liaise with all stakeholders (internally and externally)
- Good lime management skills and the ability to function effectively under pressure
- Good problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to function independently
- Must be client service orientated
Recommendations
· Master’s degree in curriculum design and development or in higher education studies
ENQUIRIES : Ms Sharon Paulse, Email: 32080840@nwu.ac.za, Tel: 019 – 299 2618
CLOSING DATE : 04 February 2022
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES : As soon as possible.
TO APPLY : Please visit our website: www.nwu.ac.za/vacancies
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