Academic Programme Convenor

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a regional Academic Programme Convenor (Faculty of Information Technology), to be based at our Pretoria / Bedfordview campus, on a permanent basis.

Meaning of Eduvos
The word Eduvos comes from the concept of your education. The Edu part of Eduvos talks about education and taking custodianship and responsibility. The Vos part of Eduvos talks about you, yourself, and your best self. The combination of Edu and Vos talks about taking responsibility for your education and making the best choice for yourself. Your education is your future.

Scope and scale
Eduvos is one of South Africas largest independent private higher education institutions with 12 campuses across the country and many international students. Eduvos offers over 24 degrees in humanities, arts, business, science, information technology and law.

To support the learning ladder of people seeking to enter degrees we also offer Higher Certificate and Pre-degree programmes that enable access to degree programmes.

In 2023 Eduvos will enrol over 12 000 students of which many are school leavers entering tertiary education. Our part-time market which caters for adult learnings who want to upskill or re-skill, is also growing rapidly.

Eduvos educational philosophy
Our educators believe in building skills for the future and enabling students to take up careers in a volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous world. Our education is designed to create a deep understanding of an area, supporting skills development through practical application, and challenging thinking to allow for adaptation to new possibilities.

Type of position:
Permanent employment opportunity

The Position:
To manage the day-to-day delivery of lecturing of IT qualifications.

Minimum qualification:

• Honours degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computing, or IT related
• Relevant Masters degree will be preferable

Experience:

• At least five years experience as a lecturer in the higher education industry
• At least two years experience in educational management and leadership

Responsibilities:
As the Academic Programme Convenor, you will be primarily responsible for the following:

• Accountability areas operating / financial results accountable for:
• Accountable for the operational delivery of lecturing related to Information Technology programmes across campuses and offerings (lecturer performance)
• Accountable for the performance of the community of practice and alignment with development hub
• Operational process outputs:
• Qualification related subject matter expertise
• Fulfil the role of lecturer (ad hoc if required) but the main focus of the role is to manage academic delivery / managing the lecturers
• Management:
• Budgets
• Input into academic budget
• SCA claims processing
• Operational planning e.g., programme implementation planning and training (per mode of delivery) incl. sequence, prerequisites, etc. (academic planner)
• Monitoring, control, corrective action
• Reporting regular feedback as per program manager requirements and Head of Programmes
• Escalations / Decisions / Problem solving 1st point of contact for student complaints
• Resourcing and capacity management (people; equipment)
• Leadership:
• Assistance with talent acquisition, selection and onboarding
• Individual performance management - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
• Culture and climate and change

Functional competencies:

• Computer literacy well developed MS Office skills
• Working knowledge of learning systems (LMS)
• Good understanding of qualification frameworks and academic processes and governance structures
• Good understanding of management principles and remote managerial abilities

Behavioural competencies:

• Initiative and responsibility:
• People leadership and development:
• Relations and networking
• Effective communication
• Professional and technical expertise
• Self-development
• Analysis and judgment / problem solving
• Systematic approach (planning and organising)
• Execution attention to detail
• Steadiness (emotional tenacity)

Closing date: 05 October 2023

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive any communication from us within two weeks of your application.

• The Applicant is advised that any Personal Information requested throughout the recruitment process will only be used by Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (Eduvos) for the purposes of recruiting and assessing the Applicant for the position applied for at Eduvos. For more information, please refer to Eduvoss privacy policy (https://www.eduvos.com/privacy-policy/).
• By Providing Eduvos (Pty) Ltd (Eduvos) with the Personal Information requested throughout this recruitment process, the Applicant will be deemed to have provided his/her consent and authorisation (required by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013) to Eduvos for the purposes of recruitment (as more fully set out above).