Teaching and Learning Manager (Capsicum) at ADvTECH

Overall Purpose of the Job:

• The Independent Institute of Education’s Central Academic Team is responsible for the academic leadership and governance of the work done at the brands while each brand is managed as a business entity by its own divisional management team. The IIE, as registered provider has ultimate responsibility for registration, curriculum delivery, assessment and certification of all education on these sites as well as for relationships with external partners particularly in the regulatory and accreditation arena.
• The Teaching and Learning Manager/ Specialist will focus on improving the skills and abilities of the academics responsible for curricula and learning material and assessments – in the central academic team and those contracted to develop curriculum and learning material outside of the central team and within the brands. The person will assist with curriculum development quality assurance for new qualifications for accreditation and related activities. This is a training, mentoring, policy and procedure development role with a quality improvement focus.

Responsibilities: 

• The Teaching and Learning Manager/ Specialist will focus on improving the skills and abilities of the academics responsible for curricula and learning material and assessments – in the central academic team and those contracted to develop curriculum and learning material outside of the central team and within IIE HSM. The person will assist with curriculum development quality assurance for new qualifications for accreditation and related activities. This is a training, mentoring, policy and procedure development role with a quality improvement focus. 
• The overall purpose of the job is to initiate, lead, manage, facilitate and influence, within the formal structures of the business, all aspects of the programme delivery process and operational requirements linked thereto
• Provide leadership in achieving excellence in Teaching and Learning (T & L) through the programme planning and delivery via the following: quality assurance of T & L; Lecturer development based on The IIE's T & L strategy with specific focus on: active learning; reflective practice; marking & feedback for learning and promoting intellectual integrity with lecturer 

Output 1 - Quality assurance of teaching and learning: 

• Ensure compliance and quality assurance in all teaching and learning processes and initiatives 

Output 2 – Management and development of teaching practice on campus: 

• Work to develop lecturer’s teaching skills and reflective practice through a process of continuous conversation that includes the teaching portfolio, peer reviews, SETs and  continuous development plan
• Implement training workshops for lecturer development (specifically lecturer’s reflective teaching practice and marketing practice) based on peer reviews, SETs and  development plans

Output 3 – Teaching & learning culture on campus: 

• Promotes a teaching and learning culture on campus by building communities of best academic practice and drives uptake of contemporary developments in teaching and learning for the lecturer 

Output 4 – Teaching & learning resource

• Collaborate with Programme Co-ordinator, Educational Technologists, and IIE Teaching & Learning teams and committees, in planning, brainstorming and problem solving on programme implementation, delivery and T&L matters 

Output 5 – Lecturing

• Lecture 1 module per semester (not exceeding60 hours in total)

Output 6 – Qualification development and accreditation

• The incumbent is required to conduct research and develop new qualifications within the scope of the IIE Accreditation and Programme Development Committee process and in line with the IIE HSM strategy through collaboration with the Operations Manager – Academic and Managing Director

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in a higher education environment)
• Must have experience in using technology to enhance learning and an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges

Education - Minimum:

• Bachelor Degree PLUS Postgraduate Diploma/ Bachelors Honours Degree in Education (PGCE or B.Ed)

Education - Ideal:

• Higher postgraduate qualification (Mphil; PhD) preferable