Job Purpose
The Head of Academics is responsible for providing visionary leadership and strategic direction for the academic staff and programs, aligning them with the institution's mission and goals. This role involves overseeing curriculum development, faculty management, and ensuring high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment. Overall, the Head of Academics plays a crucial role in fostering an environment of academic excellence, professional growth and overseeing the student support function.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Implementation of academic policies.
- Approval of students academic requests (exception apps).
- Controlling assessment procedures e.g. security and invigilators.
- Approval of all lecturers on IIE programmes as per IC appointment process.
- Surveys: Student, Lecturer, Technology.
- Peer Review Process: Overview the PM implementation of the peer review schedule on site, as well as monitoring of implementation plans with the PMs.
- PM Class visits: Overview the implementation of the class visit process.
- Graduation: manage the graduation process on campus, including tracking of outstanding documents.
- Scheduling of timetables.
- Support the PMs in the recruitment of lecturers.
- Contracting lecturers as per scheduled timetable.
- Updating of timetable on SIS with amendments as required.
- Analyse attendance statistics with PMs as part of At Risk process (Lecturer, programme, module issues)
- Assessment: Formative printing, release, marks collection, upload on the system, release of marks
- Manage the CASS release on campus.
- Assessment: Summative paper request (quantity), release, marks collection, upload on system, release of marks.
- Monitoring moderation process.
- Manage applications for sittings 2 and 3 (all different apps).
- Ensuring that academic reports are distributed timely.
- Manage communication to all stakeholders regarding changes in timetables, materials, assessments and general updates.
- Offering academic support to PMs, PCs & FTLs.
- Administration around programme implementation.
- Management of the Lecturing Budget.
- Monitoring PTL claim process and sign off.
- Ensure the SWM delivers on the following areas: Work readiness and student wellness, primary counselling, CE/CSI, management of Student Council and management of Bursary Students.
- Ensure the PMs, PCs & FTLs deliver on the following areas: Teaching and learning Function, full time lecturing, work Integrated Learning Function, student support and development, lecturer support and development and ensure information specialists delivers.
- Masters Degree in Education/Management/ MBA Degree NQF Level 9
- 3 years experience in an academic administration position in a decentralized setting
- 1 year experience in student development and student support
- 1 year experience in a general management position
- Knowledge and understanding of the South African higher education systems and regulatory framework. Knowledge and understanding of the Teaching and Learning theory and interventions.
- The ability to provide student support services.
- The ability to work with and learn more about digitalized academic platforms.
- The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
- Ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
- Deadline orientated and can work well under pressure.
- Ability to manage time effectively.
Classes are scheduled from 08h00am until 17h00pm, Monday to Friday. Your working hours will depend on the modules allocated to you.
Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer however preference will be given to EE and South African candidate
