Senior Curriculum Specialist
Listing reference: nwu_000294
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 19 November 2021
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Mafikeng - Capital City
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
Introduction
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (MAHIKENG CAMPUS)
FACULTY: TEACHING AND LEARNING
DEPARTMENT: QUALIFICATION AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMME PLANNING
VACANCY: SENIOR CURRICULUM SPECIALIST
PEROMNES NUMBER: 7
POSITION NUMBER: N002611
3 YEAR FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT.
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
Responsibilities:
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
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 : 19 November 2021
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES : 01 January 2022.
TO APPLY : Please visit our website: www.nwu.ac.za/vacancies
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