Campus Academic Head

Reporting to:

Requirements:

• Minimum of a relevant Master’s degree is a prerequisite, a Doctorate is preferred.
• A minimum of 7 years working experience in the relevant field, which should include at least 5 years’ experience in academic management within a tertiary environment.
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills.

Competencies:

• Have a critical understanding of the most effective teaching, learning and behaviour management strategies, including how to select and use approaches that personalise learning to provide opportunities for students to achieve their potential.
• Have an extensive and deep knowledge and understanding of curriculum design and related pedagogy gained through, for example, involvement in wider professional networks associated with curriculum areas.
• Excellent ability to guide students and staff with timely, accurate and constructive input, feedback and development that promotes overall progress.

Duties:

• Recruit full time academic staff and independent contractors on campus in conjunction with the respective Programme Coordinator.
• Ensure that new staff are trained efficiently in order to understand their role, processes, policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the line management of Head Lecturers, Lecturers and Tutors at the campus. Within this, see to the clear communication of roles and responsibilities of each academic team member.
• Supervise all learning and teaching activities throughout the campus.
• Oversee the Academic Programmes of the Campus and report lapses/ weaknesses to the Head: Teaching and the Campus Head.
• Oversee the implementation of learning and teaching strategies and quality assurance procedures.
• Supervise and coordinate all academic affairs and ensure a high level of excellence as regards academic activities on a daily basis.
• Supervise the schedule of duties of all academic staff.
• Ensure the compliance of students and academic staff to policies, rules and regulations.
• This role requires a close working relationship with the Campus Operational Manager as it relates to the compilation and implementation of the academic timetable.
• Responsible for the co-ordination of Student Orientation Days together with the Campus Operational Manager.
• Oversees the on-boarding process of new Lecturers and Tutors.
• Work closely with the IMM Marketing Department on the co-ordination of Open Days.

• Create and manage the implementation of the campus academic delivery plan with the Dean: Learning, Teaching & Assessment, Head: Teaching, Programme Coordinators, Head Lecturers, Lecturers, and Tutors.
• Ensure scheduling is in place and attended by Lecturers/Tutors.
• Ensure that the stipulated curriculum is available and fully implemented.
• Ensure the effective performance of all academic staff.
• Oversee and monitor the adequate planning of teaching plans by the Lecturers.
• Ensure equity of academic delivery across all sites of delivery, by liaising with other Campus Academic Heads and the Programme Coordinators.
• Ensure that the academic standard of the IMM Graduate School is of the highest quality and excellence.
• Regularly appraise the Lecturers, Librarian and Guidance Counsellors and submit reports to the Head: Teaching and the Campus Head.
• Conduct regular formal classroom visits for both lectures and tutorials.
• Facilitate greater student success via an ongoing analysis of academic results, reporting on and addressing areas of risk, implementing early academic intervention measures.
• Ensure the improvement of student retention rates through the management of student support interventions and strategies to improve student perseverance/resilience.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of student support interventions on an ongoing basis.
• Be held accountable for compliance to the policies and procedures of the IMM Graduate School.
• Build and promote an active community of best academic practice on campus.
• Handle student disputes and complaints.
• Handle Lecturer and Tutor queries.

• Coordinate the activities of all academic staff relating to their performance and yielding good academic results.
• Maintain and update all records pertaining to academic activities.
• Ensure that all academic staff update their knowledge and keep abreast of developments in their respective discipline through active participation in skills development on the Academic Community, 1st Tuesdays, seminars, workshops and conferences.
• Responsible for deploying human resources effectively to meet specific objectives in line with the organisation’s objectives.
• Ensure that all materials required for the smooth operation of academic activities are available and used efficiently.

• To ensure that constructive working relationships are formed between staff and students.
• Responsible for coordinating orientation activities, ensuring smooth transition of new students into the system.
• To provide feedback to the HOD: Learning, Teaching & Assessment required on the performance management of academic staff.
• Communicate directly with parents as required.
• Provide monthly reports to the Head: Teaching on key responsibility areas.

• Lecture (Preferably Head Lecturer) one module.
• Supervise Postgraduate students.

• Promote a culture of scholarship on campus and report to the Executive Academic Head on the research points achieved and qualifications completed by the permanent academic staff and independent contractors.
• Plan, manage and review the research target deliverables on campus, and make the necessary adjustments throughout the year to ensure that the required research outputs are achieved.
• Contribute to research output by achieving the prescribed annual research output unit/s target.

• Academic Executive Committee (AEC)
• Community Engagement Committee