Programme Manager (Legal)

SUMMARY:
Programme Manager (Legal)

POSITION INFO:

Job Position: Programme Manager (Legal)

Ref: 3808

Location: Port Elizabeth

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualification

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Qualifications / Requirements:

• Masters or equivalent in relevant school (NQF Level 9) in Law

• Must be an Admitted Attorney or Advocate of the High Court

• Minimum of 5 years teaching and learning experience (preferably in a teaching environment)

• Must have an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges

• Competencies:

- Leadership and management skills

- Professional / advanced communication skills

- Organisational and planning skills

- Proven computer literacy competence

- Tolerance for operating in a pressurized environment and industry

- Tangible evidence of participation in the planning and/or implementation of change management interventions

- Ability to analyze and interpret data

- Attention to detail and focus on quality

- Advanced teaching and learning expertise evidenced by a Teaching Portfolio

Key Performance Areas:

• Overall leadership and management of the Department

• Plan resource allocation for the academic operations of all programmes within the Department

• Review academic results of all students within the Department and implement an appropriate teaching and learning strategy for "At risk" students and "At risk" modules

• Manage academic counselling and support to students within the Department

• Report on the academic performance of the Department to the Head

• Drive the implementation of relevant teaching and learning initiatives within the Department

• Support the development of new programmes for accreditation

• Support development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the Department by acting as developer, module leader, moderator or head of Department

• Performance management and development of permanent academic staff within the Department

• Manage Lecturer development in consultation with the Teaching and Learning Specialist

• Discipline module support role

• Support the Teaching and Learning Specialist in the management of the peer review process and the internal moderation model

• Provide Specialist support to the campus senior management team for all programmes within the Departemnt

• Lead the recruitment, selection, and appointment of the academic team of the Department

• Manage the development task

• Manage plagiarism offences and disciplinary procedures

• Involvement in, and management of, academic support and administrative duties during the registration period

• Supervision of students on Honours programmes (where applicable)

• Manage the student tracking process

• Conduct Student consultations

• Industry, professional management and building partnerships:

- Develop and maintain relationships with professional industry to support placement of students, bursaries and sponsorships and access to professional expertise

- Facilitation of and involvement in professional and scholarly activities e.g. Conference Papers and Higher Degree Studies

- Organise campus events for the Department to promote professional industry relationships

• Lecturing:

- Lecture up to 100 hours OR 2 modules per semester (including supervision)

• Research and scholarship:

- The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards the organization achieving its annual research output targets

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