Head of Faculty: Social and Community Development at The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)

JOB PURPOSE:

SACAP is looking for a full-time Head of Faculty: Social and Community Development based at Head Office. The Head of Faculty is a senior academic officer of SACAP College and carries overall responsibility for the growth of the Social and Community Development Faculty, as well as the quality of all programmes that fall within the faculty. This includes driving all new programme applications. The successful incumbent is a content expert within their field and oversees all curriculum amendments for programmes within their faculty. He/she will work with the Deputy Dean to ensure accountability for all regulatory requirements of the CHE, SAQA, the DHET and all professional bodies relevant to the Faculty. The Head of Faculty is responsible for working alongside the campus academic team members in order to ensure the quality of programme delivery on each campus. The Head of Faculty seeks to network extensively within the public and private higher education sector nationally and internationally in order to expand the academic reputation of SACAP College.

The candidate will be required to perform various functions that would include:

• Faculty Strategy & Leadership
• Programme Development & Oversight
• Regulatory Bodies
• Quality Assurance
• Teaching, Scholarship & Research
• General

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Work, preferably with a PhD.
• Experience in Academic Leadership in Higher Education.
• Experience in Curriculum Design and Quality Assurance.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Expert content knowledge
• Strategic & growth orientated
• Excellent interpersonal & written communication skills
• Ability to lead, direct, manage & motivate
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong administrative & organizational

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Detail & results orientated
• Future orientated
• Resilience
• Commited to working toward attaining excellence
• Ability to work under pressure & in a fast paced environment
• Methodological & analytical
• Critical thinker
• Team player

Operating Hours

This is a full- time position operating from a Monday to Friday,

• Monday – Thursday:  08:30 - 16:30
• Friday: 08:30- 16:00

 This role will require the candidate to work flexible hours due to operational requirements, such as webinars in the evenings.