Job Description

The Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences seeks to appoint a Faculty Learning and Teaching Coordinator for a period of three (3) years in which the incumbent will retain 50%of the current academic workload, and the remaining will be covered by the Coordinator allowance.
The purpose of this post is to coordinate the teaching, learning, and assessment activities, strategies, and policies within the faculty. The incumbent will be located on the Bellville campus and will serve the Faculty of Health and Wellness Science departments situated on the Bellville, D6 and Tygervalley sites of offering. Please note only current employees within the Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences will be considered.
Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A relevant Doctoral degree. Consideration will be given to candidates with a relevant Master's degree who are registered for a relevant Doctoral degree.
• A relevant teaching qualification or higher education teaching qualification.
• At least four (4) years' relevant experience in Higher Education.
• A proven record of managing projects and programmes.
• A research record in the field of teaching and learning.
• Experience in management and administration in the faculty.
• Proficiency in English and at least one other regional language.

Please note: Only current employees within the Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences will be considered for this appointment.
Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Coordination of the teaching, learning, and assessment activities within the faculty.
• Implementation of a teaching, learning, and assessment strategy for the faculty.
• Assist with the appointment of mentors, tutors, and retention officers in the faculty.
• Investigation of current health science educational practices and promotion of scholarship in the faculty.
• Assisting in designing and delivering the First Year Experience programme for the faculty.
• Responsibility for PQM and coordination of new programme proposals and applications.
• Responsibility for quality assurance in teaching, learning, and assessment.
• Responsibility for faculty review reports.
• Responsibility for faculty qualifications reviews.
• Coordinate staff development workshops on curriculum development, innovation of teaching, learning, and assessment.
• Faculty representative in teaching, learning, and assessment-related committees in the university.
• Communication and coordination of teaching, learning, and assessment policies, projects, and procedures in the faculty.

Competencies

• Demonstration of knowledge of all relevant aspects of teaching, learning, and assessment policies and strategies
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong planning organization, management, and coordination abilities
• Facilitation and mentoring skills
• Effective proposals writing skills
• Sound teaching skills
• Leadership skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Research skills
• Budgeting and financial management skills
• Demonstrable ability to work in a team
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to manage time and work under pressure
• Administration skills and applied knowledge of MS Office Suite

General Information
Closing date: 03 October 2025
For enquiries and assistance with your online application, please contact Mr Odwa Siza, (Human Capital Department) email: sizaod@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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