Job Description

• Lead and Manage the Department of Entrepreneurship to become the foremost Department in South Africa and get its programmes not only accredited in SA but also by international professional accrediting Associations.
• Ensure that the Department achieve the CPUT and the Faculty strategic goals 2015-2019 and the Vision of CPUT going forward.
• Design entrepreneurships programmes and modules for other Faculties including Masters Course base and PhD Programs.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Doctoral Qualification in or with Entrepreneurship as a focus
• At least five (5) years' teaching experience including supervision of postgraduate students at university level
• At least 4 Articles in accredited journal

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Lead and manage the department effectively, efficiently and in a sustainable manner
• Human Resources management including managing performance in the Department
• Serves as chairperson of Departmental committees including research, teaching and learning and ethics
• Teaching and learning lecturing Entrepreneurship/Business Management/Financial Management
• Ensure that the PQM of the department is responsive to the needs of the industry
• Design a doctoral qualification and ensure its offering soonest its approved by DHET and CHE
• Ensure that the Masters in Course is designed and offered on block release
• Serve as member of the executive of the School of Commerce, Management and Governmental Sciences as well as other committees such as research, community engagement, teaching and learning committees, etc. of the School and Faculty
• Provide leadership and management of university resources in an ethical manner
• Community Engagement and stakeholder relations towards effective Work Integrated Learning [WIL] OR 100% placement of students
• Conduct efficient and effective academic administration in a professional manner including invigilation's as per CPUTs timetable
• Participate in Faculty committees and CPUT s' strategic projects
• Assessing and examination of dissertations and theses
• Ensuring effective Departmental administration in support of the academic project.
• Manage and annually ensure the improvement of research outputs of the Department
• Ensure that each staff member published a minim of one article a year
• Publishing articles in accredited journals (at least 1 article per year)
• Publishing text or academic books
• Increase the number of staff with doctoral degrees
• Increase and retain staff with NRF ratings
• Improve pass rates and throughputs rates of the department
• Implement CPUT's Teaching and Learning Strategy as well as Teaching Charter

Competencies

• Good verbal and written communication in English
• Leadership skills
• Monitoring and evaluation skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Financial Skills and budgeting
• Conflict resolution
• Presentation skills
• Training and coaching skills
• Computer skills (MS Office and specific computer applications)
• Stakeholder Management Skills

General Information

Closing Date: 29 September 2023

Enquiries: makhambij@cput.ac.za

NB: PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZENS

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