Academic Programme Manager - Marketing and Communications

Job Purpose:

To manage the planning, development and delivery of a programme or across a programme portfolio, nationally

Responsible for module development, delivery and quality assurance

Ensures programme/s meet academic requirements and that appropriate developers and lecturers are assigned.

Key Performance Areas:

• Review, development and implementation, subject to the policies and governance procedures of the institution, of the curriculum, syllabus and material development of those designated programmes or modules for which the Programme Manager is responsible.
• Establishment and maintenance of effective interaction between the campuses and faculty/department with respect to the particular programmes for which s/he is responsible and more generally.
• Acts as a central point for all material and assessment queries and escalates these as necessary
• Guides module Lecturers, nationally, in implementation of module material and assessments.
• Identify and monitor programme developers including briefing and the quality assurance of their work.
• Responsible for the setting and monitoring of minimum standards for delivery and assessment including management of academic incidents related to assessment.
• Tracking of student performance, in cooperation with the national teaching and learning manager, in designated programmes and modules including planning and monitoring of interventions that may be required to address problems.
• Responsible for the identifying, briefing and managing moderators and for managing the moderation of assessments for the designated modules – this includes planning and implementation of problem-solving strategies as needed.
• Active commitment to the maintenance of academic standards and of curriculum areas within the discipline – this includes capacity building on campus and own personal commitment to keeping up to date, which will include limited lecturing (contact or distance) on a cyclical basis and the contribution to faculty research output.
• Demonstrated commitment to the development, implementation and monitoring of all policies.
• Active commitment to capacity building on the campuses of the brands and where applicable the preparation and delivery of peer lectures and seminars - one of the key focuses here has to be building of capacity of lecturers to work with a diverse student body.
• Participate in, and contribute to, the faculty’s activities, particularly its seminars and workshop programmes
• Participation in the key governance structures and committees as may be required from time to time.
• Reviews Programme specific marketing material.
• Screens and approves Lecturer appointments via APS for managed modules.
• Researching and recommendation of new programmes for future for the brand.
• Relationship building and leadership to ensure an integrated Central Academic Team, national brand and site experience for students and lecturers