HOD - Accounting

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Strategic management:
- Provide leadership to the department in respect of teaching and learning, research and student and lecturer engagement.
- Co-determine the department’s goals and objectives and joint accountability with the Dean.
- Accountable for the successful implementation of the teaching and learning plans.
- Enhancing and achieving Faculty projects.
- Co-determine and develop an annual student success plan, joint accountability with the Dean.
- Programme and project budgeting.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of a Master’s Degree. PhD qualification or demonstration of progress towards a PhD will be an advantage.
- Five (5) years’ demonstrated experience in higher education, preferably in an academic leadership role.
- A record of scholarship and research, and publications.
- Lecture 12 to 15 hours (3-4 modules a week).
- Mentor, coach and manage lecturers.
- Quality assessment of the new qualifications Distance and Contact Learning.
- Contribution to Student Retention.
- Supervise post graduate Students.
- Where applicable/mandatory, professional registration with a relevant Board.
- Willingness to be based at one of our national campuses to support the academic strengthening of the campus delivery team.
- Assist in the development of relevant (Executive) courses for the industry and contribute to our growing executive education portfolio.