Cornerstone Institute Latest Employment Opportunity

Cornerstone Institute is an independent, not-for-profit higher education institution engaged in teaching and learning in service of others, to advance human dignity and social justice for all.

Job Faculty: Faculty Manager

Job Location: Cape Town.

Report to: The Executive Dean

Start date: 1 May 2019

Responsibilities:

• Policy to support research, intellectual property and commercialisation
• Research capacity development
• Business and investment planning
• Business incubation/acceleration
• Faculty/institutional planning and management data
• Coordinating enterprise partnerships

 

• Contribute to the improvement of systems and processes where possible
• Assists with the development, implementation, monitoring and refining of delivery and administration processes and systems
• Manage relationships with business and internal stakeholders
• Build a high-performance culture in the programmes team
• Attend/participate in Academic Governance Meetings
• Attend and contribute to operational meetings as required
• Provide thought Leadership

Requirements:

• NQF Level 9 and above tertiary qualification, with PHD a preference
• Minimum of three to five years of relevant planning, management and academic administration skills
• Administrative and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, time management and planning skills
• Competent in computer skills Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Written, oral and business writing communication skills
• Previous HR and Finance (budgeting) experience
• Report writing skills
• Ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through
• Ability to think strategically, work creatively, effectively and in an innovative manner
• Professional leadership experience in a Higher Education institution

To apply

Submit your resume along with a covering letter to [email protected]. In your covering letter please outline your suitability for the post.

 

Application Deadline: Friday, 5 April, 2019