Programme Manager - Brand And Communication Strategy at Vega School

Preferred Education: 

• Master's degree in the field or and equivalent at NQF level 9, but a PhD is preferred. 

 
Have a background in at least two of the following areas of specialization:

• Brand Strategy   
• Strategic Brand Communication   
• Marketing Communication  
• Brand Leadership   

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills, particularly in English, both verbal and written, including the ability to communicate with a range of audiences in a manner that is clear and concise. 
• Interpersonal skills characterised by tact and diplomacy and an ongoing ability to participate effectively in a team that is spread across the country. 
• The skill to inspire others and the ability to apply matrix management and communication structures. 
•  Capacity to plan and organise own work and to perform against tight deadlines. 
• Attention to detail. 
• Ability to collaborate with other academics and colleagues within the faculty and brands. 
• Proven ability to work constructively as part of a team, display initiative and work strategically and independently with limited supervision. 
• Proven record of managing projects to a successful conclusion. 
• Able to acquire new skills to keep up with new technologies and or new knowledge areas within relevant disciplines. 

Work Experience:

• Experience in writing curriculum, material and assessment for student learning. 
• Some understanding of the HE regulatory environment. 
• Understanding of the NQF and associated regulatory environment. 
• Experience with online curriculum delivery systems would be advantageous. 
• Preferably, at least three years of lecturing experience in the brand context (full or part-time) in a public or private post-school provider. Under exceptional circumstances, aligned experience will be considered. 
• Industry experience at specialist level or managerial level (three years). 
• Hands-on Brand/Marketing Communication or Brand/Social Innovation experience with a proven track record. 

Key Performance Areas:

Academic Management and Leadership 

• Review the development and implementation of the curriculum, subject to the policies and governance procedures of the IIE. 
• Ensure that the curriculum meets industry needs, given external and internal stakeholder inputs. 
• Continuously track local and global field developments to ensure the brand delivers relevant and current curricula and meets stakeholder needs. 
• Identify opportunities for the innovation of the curriculum and deliver enhancements according to IIE requirements and development cycles. 
• Provide guidance and input to the IIE's Instructional Designers on the design of learning experiences and assessments suitable to the discipline. 
• Establish and maintain effective interaction between the campuses and faculty/department concerning the particular programmes or modules for which s/he is responsible. 
• Act as a central point for all material and assessment queries and escalate these as required. 
• Identify, brief and monitor programme and module developers and quality assurance of their outputs. 
• Provide advice on assessment queries and incidents when requested 
• Analyse and respond to Quality Assurance feedback such as Programme Reviews and external moderation reports. 
• Identify moderators for the designated modules, review moderators' feedback and advise problem-solving strategies when required. 
• Support capacity building on campuses and lecture/supervise (contact or distance) on a cyclical basis. 
• Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of all IIE policies. 
• Participate in and contribute to the IIE/brand/faculty's scholarly activities, particularly research seminars and workshop programmes. 
• Participate in key governance structures and committees as required.   

 Brand Strategy and Marketing and Sales support: 

• Participate in the strategic planning of the Vega Brand 
• Provide specialist knowledge and support to the national marketing and sales team. 
• Review programme-specific marketing material.  

Campus Support: 

• Guide module Lecturers and Discipline leaders nationally in the implementation of module material and assessments. 
• Track student performance, in collaboration with teaching and learning managers, in designated programmes and advise, when requested, 
• Provide guidance to campuses in the selection, approval and development of the teaching team in the cognate area. 
• Orientate campuses on new programme developments and trends. 
• Provide leadership, in collaboration with the campus academic teams and operations teams to co-ordinate and plan resource allocation for all aspects of running a successful programme e.g. Competitions, Activations, Simulations, Game Jams, Portfolio Nights, Hackathons etc. 
• Screen and approve Lecturer appointments via APS for Vega-managed modules. 

Professional Relationships, Research and Scholarship: 

• Develop and maintain relationships with industry and academics in the field and/or discipline. 
• Academic positioning of IIE's brand professional training and development for the world of work. 
• Practice scholarship by engaging with/in professional bodies, conferences, external partner faculty boards, external moderation panels, and committees. 
• Contribute to the development of the brand's research culture. 
• Deliver research outputs as agreed and in line with career progression and postgraduate studies.