Lecturer: Retail Business Management - (8848) at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Purpose

• This position is intended to assist the department in achieving its academic objectives, which include teaching in accordance with a predetermined curriculum, conducting research and innovation, participating in community engagement, as well as developing and designing curricula.
• The successful candidate will teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of Retail Business Management at the District Six campus.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Minimum requirements:

• Master’s degree in Retail Business Management &/or Business Management
• An underpinning qualification in Business Management
• At least two years fulltime of lecturing experience in a higher education environment

RECOMMENDED:

• Knowledge of the higher education landscape in South Africa
• Broad knowledge of the discipline of retail business management
• Recommend having business and industry exposure in a managerial capacity

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Lecturing full-time and part-time students in the department of Retail Business Management.
• Contributing towards academic initiatives undertaken by the department
• Academic and assessment administration
• Curriculum development and quality assurance
• Building links with industry and relevant stakeholders
• Conducting research and supervising postgraduate students.

Competencies

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• The ability to work independently
• Good interpersonal and general management skills
• Technical/professional knowledge and skills within the field of tourism
• Planning and organising skills
• Time management skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Adaptability
• Good work standards and work ethic
• Strong learner focus and developing others

General Information
Closing date: 17 August 2026