Lecturer - Accounting (Full Time) at IIE Rosebank College

Job Purpose:

• To teach/lecture allocated modules. To engage and prepare students for assessments by tracking module pacers, identifying and supporting at risk students, managing general student administrative support, and developing assessments by engaging with the Central Academic Team. Assisting the Programme Coordinator in tracking and analysing of academic results to evaluate the performance of the module and to identify “at risk modules”.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Deliver lectures and engage students (30 hours per week) based on module-specific requirements in line with module pacers.
• Manage resources including academic materials and liaising with the Information Centre.
• Update Learning Management System and provide feedback to students.
• Engage and prepare students for assessments, identify at risk students, and develop assessments in accordance with Central Academic Team briefings.
• Monitor student engagement as well as assessment submission with relevant escalation.
• Attend and participate in academic meetings across all faculties.
• Support Part-time Lecturers with faculty requirements.
• Reflect on, review, and analyse student module result.
• Offer academic support to the Programme Coordinator with results analysis and tracking of own modules to assess performance of modules and to identify at risk modules.
• Support the monitoring of Part-time Lecturer performance and pass rates per module.
• Train on marking and related policies and procedures
• Develop and design Teaching-Learning materials in support of module-specific outcomes.
• Assist with student registration and orientation as required.
• Research: Conduct scholarly disciplinary based or SOTL Research and deliver set research outputs according to institution / Brand’s research targets and contribute to the Brand’s Teaching-Learning practice; or
• Academic Professional Development: complete a set number of academic professional development interventions per academic cycle (one year) that contribute to the improvement of the Brand’s Teaching-Learning practice and personal professional academic status.

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum - An NQF level above the programme being taught
• Ideal - Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education or equivalent
• 1 to 3 years of industry-specific experience in area of specialisation
• A minimum of 3 years lecturing experience.
• Solid understanding of the South African Further Education and Higher Education environment and regulatory framework
• Teaching-Learning theory
• Assessment methods and processes
• Teaching-Learning interventions
• Holistic lecturer and student support services

Key competencies:

• Knowledge and understanding of the South African higher education systems and regulatory framework.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Teaching and Learning theory and interventions.
• The ability to provide student support services.
• The ability to work with and learn more about digitalized academic platforms.
• The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
• Ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
• Deadline orientated and can work well under pressure.
• Ability to manage time effectively.