Academic Programme Convenor (IT Faculty)

at  Eduvos

JOB ADVERT SUMMARY

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a regional Academic Programme Convener (Faculty of Information Technology), to be based at our East London campus, on a permanent basis.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum qualification:

• Honours degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computing, or IT related
• Relevant Masters degree will be preferable

Experience:

• At least five years’ experience as a lecturer in the higher education industry
• At least two years’ experience in educational management and leadership

Responsibilities:

As the Academic Programme Convener, you will be primarily responsible for the following:

• Accountability areas – operating / financial results accountable for:
• Accountable for the operational delivery of lecturing related to Information Systems and Computing programmes and offerings (lecturer performance) at the allocated campus
• Accountable for the performance of the community of practice and alignment with development hub
• Operational process outputs:
• Qualification related subject matter expertise
• Lecturing responsibilities (at least one module per block, which may go up to 75% of total workload allocation)
• Management:
• Budgets
• Input into academic budget
• ICA claims processing
• Operational planning e.g., programme implementation planning and training (per mode of delivery) incl. sequence, prerequisites, etc. (academic planner)
• Monitoring, control, corrective action
• Reporting – regular feedback as per program manager requirements and Head of Programmes
• Escalations / Decisions / Problem solving – 1st point of contact for student complaints
• Resourcing and capacity management (people; equipment)
• Leadership:
• Assistance with talent acquisition, selection and onboarding
• Individual performance management - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
• Culture and climate and change