Programme Director: Africa Studies (Contract Appointment: Five years) (Job ID: 5907) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities: 

Development and Management of the Academic Programmes in Africa Studies:

• The designing and redesigning of the curriculum by involving all relevant stakeholders.
• Develop new learning programmes in consultation with industry and other stakeholders.
• Frequent and continues development and management of the operational plan of the Programmes.
• Provide general leadership in the Centre and ensure academic coherence across all various modules of the programmes.
• Responsible for Financial Management (annual budgeting, financial planning, allocation of funds, and financial control), and deployment of the resources needed for maximum benefit to the delivery of the programmes.
• Motivate and lead employees in the Programmes to achieve transformation within the Programmes and the institution.
• Ensure that the activities of the Programmes are undertaken in accordance with the governance, policy and regulatory frameworks of the University.

Quality Management

• Provide top-quality, research-informed facilitation of learning to ensure practise-based learning and improvement.
• Assume responsibility for the academic quality of the programmes.
• Manage curriculation processes of the programmes.
• Manage academic administration.
• Monitor and manage quality assurance of technology and innovation activities in the Department.
• Implement applicable governance, policy and regulatory frameworks of the University.

Provide Academic and Registration Advice

• Scholarship of high quality and specialised expertise.
• Teaching, learning, and students.
• Conduct own research.
• Provide academic advice in terms of academic inquiries, amendments of year books, schedules, timetables, etc.
• Implement applicable governance, policy and regulatory frameworks of the University.

Marketing of the Programmes in Africa Studies

• Serves on the marketing committee of the faculty as necessary.
• Compilation of an annual marketing plan and budget, and planning of the implementation thereof in cooperation with the support services concerned.
• Advertising of the programmes in an appropriate manner.
• Compilation of marketing pamphlets or any suitable marketing material.
• Involved in the introduction of the programmes at road shows and open days.
• Where applicable, liaison with authorities from practice, the professions, the private sector, etc. for the purpose of needs assessment and correlation of subject content with professional precepts.

Inherent requirements:

• PhD degree on NQF Level 10 in Africa Studies or related field.
• Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff in the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS).

Recommendations:

• Exposure to programme development and academic advisory services will be an advantage.
• Additional experience in leadership and management.