Educor Recent Available Employment Opportunity

Posted on :

9 Jun, 2020

Category :

Executive Jobs in South Africa, Teaching Jobs inSouth Africa

Educor is the largest private education supplier in Southern Africa., managing 10 educational brands across its more than 60 campuses and sites in South Africa and internationally. As a Group we possess a rich heritage with brands that have been in existence for many years. Since our inception in 2008, Educor has evolved into an education giant offering face-to-face, distance and online learning.

Our face to face brands include Damelin, CityVarsity, ICESA and Central Technical College. Distance brands include INTEC College, Damelin Correspondence College (DCC) and our higher-education distance brand, Lyceum.

 

Job Title: Executive Dean
Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Reference: # #ED
Contract Type: Permanent

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Aligned to group strategy, the Executive Dean is responsible for the General Management of the Academic Portfolio of the Educor business. Through the provision of strong academic operational acumen and management, the Executive Dean drives Integrated Quality Enhancement throughout the group’s academic structures and staffing while assuming responsibility for Academic Governance; Programme and Institutional Accreditation; Regulatory Compliance; and Curriculum Development and Delivery. The Executive Dean leads a team of Deans across all aspects of Faculty and Programme Development; Teaching and Learning; Research and Institutional Planning; and in so doing manages the tactical implementation of academic strategy at each brand. The Executive Dean is a member of the Educor Executive Committee and reports into the Group Chief Academic Officer.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Academic Governance and Management
Accreditation and Compliance
Teaching and Learning :Curriculum Development and Delivery
Teaching and Learning: Student Retention and Success
Academic Strategy, Research, Planning and Budget

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB:

•PhD or Doctorate in Education.
•A minimum of 10 Years’ Experience in Higher Education at a Management Level
•Proven Academic Operational Management Acumen
•Experience in academic strategic planning and execution
•Experience in formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
•Experience in the design, development and accreditation of new programmes
•In depth knowledge of Education and Training legislature framework
•Experience in dealing with regulatory affairs and academic quality assurance processes within a higher education environment.
•A proven teaching and research portfolio with curriculum development and assessment design experience.
•Risk management, communication and business acumen skills
•High level of competency in MS Offices, particularly Word, Excel

COMPETENCIES OF THE JOB:

•Effective leadership and management skills
•Excellent communication and organisational skills
•Analytical and quantitative skills appropriate to the management of measures of student success and learning analytics.
•The ability to plan, manage and implement change effectively.
•Ability to lead and to manage projects to agreed deadlines.
•An understanding of the principles and practice of policy and operational development, implementation and evaluation.
•Proven ability to drive policy and improve quality.
•Extensive knowledge of innovative Teaching and Learning modalities
•Extensive knowledge and experience of developing pedagogic practice; and
•Self-motivation and capacity for innovation.
•Integrity and good judgement

Should you not receive any feedback in 6 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Educor will give preference to South African citizens and those that advance its employment equity goals, suitably qualified in line with the inherent requirements of the job advertised.

Application Deadline: 30/06/2020

Any problems with registering/uploading your CV, please contact the HR Administrator at [email protected]


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