Job Description

MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE-accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available: Academic Programme Leader - Master of Education in Mathematics Education CORE PURPOSE To provide efficient direction and oversight for a particular academic programme/Programmes. This position involves a range of duties focused on guaranteeing the programme's success and excellence, while also providing support for the academic and professional development of students and the school. Additionally, the role specifically requires leadership of a programme/programmes, which will encompass the following aspects: Programme Management and Leadership; Programme Planning and Academic Administration; Programme Admission and Delivery; Stakeholder Engagement, Student Engagement; Programme Intelligence; Programme Governance; Programme and module Reviews and Programme Improvement. The Academic - programme Leader will play a pivotal role in academic delivery, programme oversight, student support, and ensuring alignment with institutional quality standards.
Job description
CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:
Programme Management and Leadership
Programme Management and Leadership (within the confines of MANCOSA's vision, mission, and strategy)
Establish and maintain Programme philosophy, including link to vision and mission
Lead the rollout and readiness of new and existing programmes
Ensure quality assurance processes are in place and compliant with regulatory requirements.
Programme lifecycle management
Monitor and report on trend analysis and benchmarking undertaken, student throughput, retention, articulation and dropout rates
Monitor academic progress and implement interventions for at-risk students
Collaborate with academic support services to improve student performance
Programme Planning and Academic Administration
Conduct induction of academic staff
Manage comprehensive student orientation
Contribute to Programme budget management
Identify and communicate programme value proposition as an integrated effort with marketing and student enrolments
Programme Planning and Administration in collaboration with the Institutional Planning and other relevant Departments
Identification of suitable academics for content development, delivery, and assessment activities.
Quality control of programme information available on website and prospectus
Programme Admissions and Delivery
Management of semesterly admissions in line with enrolment plans
Teaching and Learning and Student Engagement
Facilitate webinar
Assessments - development, moderation and grading
Supervise postgraduate students
Stakeholder engagement, development and recognition
Student Engagement and Success
Develop and monitor programme teaching and learning strategies

• Ensure alignment of teaching and learning activities with programme outcomes.
• Promote academic integrity and quality in curriculum delivery.

Programme Intelligence and Governance
Application of programme and institutional SOPs and rules
Programme Intelligence on Gathering longitudinal programme and student performance data to feedback into lifecycle management
Monitor and address programme conditions and recommendations from the regulatory bodies
Compile and submit timely reports on programme performance, student success rates, and academic operations.
Use data to support continuous improvement initiatives
Programme Enhancement and Quality Assurance
Complete Programme and Module cyclical Reviews
Monitoring, Evaluation and manage risk for the assigned programme/s

• Oversee Programme teach-out plans and ensure quality in transitional academic processes.
• Support Programme re-alignment efforts in line with institutional strategy

Monitor Work Integrated Learning components (Where applicable)
Community engagement

• Promotion of appropriate Community Engagement initiatives and activities
• Programme specific career guidance in collaboration with Career Centre

Ad Hoc

• Participate in institutional academic committees, audits, and events.

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by faculty leadership

Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATION
Essential qualification: PhD in Education
Other relevant Doctoral qualification in the field of Education
ESSENTIAL
Minimum 3-5 years' experience in higher Education as an Academic / in academic management
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrate high-quality academic knowledge
• Provide guidance in the evolving education spectrum
• Leading and Decision-making
• Conflict Resolution and Co operating
• Analysing and Interpreting
• Creating and Conceptualising
• Organising and Executing
• Adapting and Coping
• Enterprising and performing
• Digital Literacy

ADVANTAGES

• 3-5 years relevant academic or academic management experience working
• Minimum 2 years' experience in Learner Management System Management/administration/coordination
• Higher Education Academic Management background

Skills Required