Academic Programme Convener (Commerce and Law)
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 Africa’s largest independent private higher education institutions with 12 campuses across the country and many international students. Eduvos offers 27 degrees in humanities, arts, business, science and law. We offer Bachelors Degrees, Honours Degrees, Higher Certificates and Pre-degree programmes that enable access to education.
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:
Location:
Bedfordview
Description:
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a regional Academic Programme Convener (Faculty of Commerce and Law), to service our Bedfordview campus.
The Position:
To manage the day-to-day delivery of lecturing of Commerce and Law qualifications.
Minimum qualification:
- Relevant Master’s degree in the field of Commerce and/or Law
- At least five years’ experience as a lecturer in the higher education industry
- Either demonstrated management potential or management experience of at least two years
As the Academic Programme Convener, you will be primarily responsible for the following:
- Accountability areas – operating / financial results accountable for:
- Accountable for the operational delivery of lecturing related to Commerce and Law programmes (lecturer performance)
- Accountable for the performance of the community of practice and alignment with development hub
- Operational process outputs:
- Qualification related subject matter expertise
- The management of academic delivery, resource planning and the management of lecturers
- Management:
- Budgets
- Input into academic budget
- ICA 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
- Resourcing and capacity management (people; equipment)
- Budgets
- Leadership:
- Assistance with talent acquisition, selection and onboarding
- Individual performance management - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
- Culture, climate and change
- 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
- 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: 28 May 2023
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 Eduvos’s 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).
Contact:
Send completed CV and qualifications to with reference Academic Programme Convener (Commerce and Law) - - Bedfordview:
Recruitment Team
recruitment@eduvos.com
Closing Date:
28 May 2023
