Job Description

The successful candidate will be appointed as a rotational HOD in line with the rotational HOD guideline for a five-year term.

HOD responsibility: The candidate should be eligible to be appointed as the rotating HOD to lead and manage the department effectively and efficiently in line with the CPUT policies and procedures specifically but not limited to:

(i) academic leadership and project management;

(ii) research management;

(iii) HR and staff management;

(iv) financial management; and

(v) student management.

3. Teaching: The candidate should be able to teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

4. Research: The candidate should be active in research, and successfully supervise undergraduate final year research projects; and postgraduate students.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Minimum Requirements: Associate Professor

• Doctoral qualification: Doctor of Commerce / Doctor of Business Administration or equivalent doctoral qualification.
• Underpinning Masters qualification in one or more of the sub-fields of Operations Management.
• At least six (6) years' relevant teaching experience in Higher Education.
• Already at Senior Lecturer level with at least three (3) years' proven academic managerial experience.
• Track record in academic leadership, research output and postgraduate supervision

Recommended: Associate Professor

• NRF Rating.
• Successful supervision of Masters' and Doctoral students.
• Previous experience in a similar position or at an equivalent or higher level.
• Preference will be given to a person that has at least 4 years' experience in a department/programme coordinating or relevant portfolio role within a law/paralegal department.

Minimum Requirements: Senior Lecturer

• Doctoral qualification: Doctor of Commerce / Doctor of Business Administration or equivalent doctoral qualification.
• Underpinning Masters qualification in one or more of the sub-fields of Operations Management.
• At least four (4) years' relevant teaching experience in Higher Education.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Track record in academic leadership, research output and postgraduate supervision

Recommended: Senior Lecturer

• At least five years' teaching experience in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of the higher education landscape in SA.
• Evidence of research and publications

Minimum Requirements: Head of Department

• Doctoral qualification: Doctor of Commerce / Doctor of Business Administration or equivalent doctoral qualification.
• Underpinning Masters qualification in one or more of the sub-fields of Operations Management.
• At least 5 years' teaching experience in a higher education, with at least three (3) years at the Senior Lecturer level involving managerial responsibility.
• Track record in academic leadership, research output and postgraduate supervision.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer
1. Learning and Teaching
2. Supervise postgraduate students
3. Provide academic leadership in the department
4. Participate in curriculum development
5. Conduct student assessments
6. Conduct research and research capacity building
7. Participate in quality assurance
8. Provide support for work-integrated learning monitoring
9. Develop and maintain industry linkages
10. Monitor risk management and related activities
11. Compliance reporting

Head of Department
1. Academic leader of the department.
2. A representative of the department to the rest of the university community.
3. A representative of the university leadership in the department's representative of the university to external bodies.

The HOD roles and functions cover a broad area and include but are not limited to the following:
1. Financial management and management of the budget Human resource management.
2. Academic management and academic administration Quality promotion and quality management.
3. Academic planning and the development of the departmental Programme Qualification Mix (PQM).
4. Implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act.
5. Professional development of academic and support staff.
6. Implementation of the performance management system.
7. Management of research and innovation activities.
8. Management of workplace-based learning, service-learning and community engagement.
9. Management of stakeholder partnerships.
10. Initiating and engaging in fundraising activities.
11. Overseeing the marketing and recruitment strategy of the department.
12. Development of a departmental strategic plan and overseeing its implementation.
13. Risk management and related activities.
14. Compliance reporting.

Academic duties will include:
1. Lecture at least one subject.
2. Plan and execute all teaching and learning activities for the programme(s) of study.
3. Promote community participation and linkages.
4. Promote and manage research supervision of undergraduate projects and postgraduate students where applicable.
5. Promote and assist staff with research funding both internally and externally.

Competencies

• Leadership and decision-making skills
• Excellent command of English language and communication
• Technical/Professional knowledge and skills
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Coaching and Mentoring skills
• Knowledge and understanding of the latest technology and development in Management and Project Management
• Teamwork and cooperation
• Quality of Work and Reliability
• Job Knowledge/Technical knowledge
• Support for diversity
• Customer service
• Flexibility in a changing environment

Additional

• Applicants must meet the Ad Hominem Promotions criteria at the relevant level of each one of the above as spelled out in
• the Ad Hominem Promotions policy (Academic level to be determined through the application of institutional ad hominem
• criteria).
• Candidates that are registered and made substantial progress towards the completion of their Doctoral qualification:
• Your application will only be considered if you supply a verified and signed letter from your supervisor indicating the date
• you first registered, the progress you have made to date and the expected completed the date of your qualification.

General Information

Closing date: 23 February 2024

Enquiries: Zumale@cput.ac.za

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The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is committed to Employment Equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives and therefore, people from the designated groups, including those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants whose appointment contributes towards the achievement of demographic representation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment.

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