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Join Our Team at IIE Rosebank College
The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa's leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 30,000 students nationwide.
As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students' lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.
Join us on our journey of shaping futures!
Overall Job Purpose:
To head up and manage the academic department, develop, workforce planning and implementation (which includes the hiring of talent for recruitment and related administration) and to own the quality assurance of Academic processes and systems for every academic on campus. To implement overarching Teaching & Learning strategies and interventions, corrective action for at risk students and to triangulate with Student Wellness and Library Services in the interest of overall student wellness.
- 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 part-time lecturer appointment process.
- Surveys: Student, Lecturer, Technology.
- Peer Review Process: Drive results analysis and Peer Review consultations.
- Manage the implementation of structured online class visits and Peer Review consultations.
- Graduation: assist the operations team as required.
- Handling of claims as well as a functional budget
- Own and control the quality assurance of all Academic Operations and support systems for every academic on campus.
- Assist Academic staff in crafting and implementing development plans.
- Drive results analysis and Peer Review consultations.
- Monitor the delivery of workshops, forum agendas and teaching portfolio compliance, policy compliance and awareness as well as implementation.
- Develop and deliver policy awareness workshops.
Programme Management
- Scheduling of timetables.
- Contracting lecturers as per scheduled timetable.
- Updating of timetable as required.
- Analyse student attendance statistics with PST as part of At Risk process (Lecturer, programme, module issues).
- Implement strategies, interventions and remedial action for At Risk students.
- Assessment: Timetables of assessments, marking, mark upload and collation as per policy. - Manage the CASS release on campus.
- Assessment: Summative – paper request (quantity), release, marks collection, upload on system, release of marks
- Monitoring moderation process. Manage assessment 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 Academic staff.
- Ensure timely distribution of academic reports. - Administration around programme implementation.
- Management of the Teaching and Learning Budget.
- Monitoring Part-time lecturer claim process and sign of
Student and Lecturer Support and Development
Ensure the Wellness Team delivers on the following areas:
- Ensure the Wellness Team delivers on the following areas:
- Student Wellness
- Primary Counselling - CE/CSI
- Work Readiness & Student Wellness - Management of Student Council or equivalent - Management of Bursary Students
- Ensure the Academic Team deliver on the following areas:
- Teaching and Learning function
- Lecturing - Work Integrated Learning Function
- Student Support and Development
- Lecturer Support and Development
- Ensure Information Specialist delivers
Student Recruitment
Ensure that prospective students and their guardians have the requisite information about Rosebank College’s educational offerings and the entrance requirements for their respective courses/qualifications of interest
Ensure that prospective students are guided and assisted through the online application
Oversee the subsequent enrollment process
Manage the roll over process during annual student registration process
Personnel Management
- Management of all resources within department; which includes but is not limited to:
- Recruitment and appointment of resources
- Performance Management
- Management of discipline in the workplace
Minimum Educational Requirement:
- Master’s degree (Master’s in Business Management with PGCE or Master’s in Education)n(Ideal)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education or Equivalent
- 5 years experience in a Management in a tertiary education setting
- 3 Years experience in Student development and student support
- 2 years experience as Head of Department