Fresh Roles at IIE MSA And IIE Varsity College

Direct Reporting Line:
Programme Manager: School of Finance and Accounting

Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

The IIE Varsity College, Durban North Campus has a vacancy for a Part-Time Lecturer: Auditing for the following module:

• Auditing 4 (AUDI8419) on the Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting qualification

Key Performance Areas:

• Lecturing
• Marking
• Classroom management
• Attending meetings
• Student Consultations

Competencies required:

• Excellent communications skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent time management (meeting dates and deadlines timeously)

Minimum Education Requirements:

• CA (SA) with Masters preferable.

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• At least 1 year experience lecturing on a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting level.

Working Conditions:

• Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role
• Owing to the volume of CVs received, we may not be able to personally contact all applicants. Only individuals whose qualifications and skills most closely match the position requirements will be contacted for interviews.
• Preference will be given to South African Citizens and Permanent Residents of South Africa in possession of proof of permanent resident status.

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The IIE Varsity College, Sandton Campus has vacancies for Invigilators (Part-Time)

Invigilators have the key role of upholding the integrity of the assessment process in accordance with the IIE Assessment Policy and Strategy.

Key Performance Areas:

• Assisting with setting up examination venues and providing assistance to students with regards to seating plans.
• Ensuring assessment security before, during and after.
• Work closely with Assessment Officers in handling all student queries during examinations and irregularities in accordance with the IIE Assessment Policy and Strategy.
• Receiving, distributing, collecting and collating all exam papers and scripts before during and after assessment in accordance with the IIE Assessment Strategy and Policy.
• Adhering to venue preparation, venue management and Assessment rules in accordance with IIE Assessment Strategy.

Competencies Requirements:

• Time management skills
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Best suited to a systematic person with an eye for detail

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of a Matric (Grade 12) Certificate

 Please note : 

• This is an independent Contractor/Casual employment (Part-Time, candidates only required to work when there are assessments)
• Must be registered for PAYE, and have an associated income tax number
• Training will be provided

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The IIE Varsity College, Nelson Mandela Bay Campus has a Contemporary Management and Innovation (Part-Time) vacancy available for the 2024 academic year for the following Discipline:

Contemporary Management and Innovation

Minimum Experience Required:

• Lecturing experience in contemporary and/or business management; leadership, strategy, and entrepreneurship and/or innovation management at Honours; Masters or Doctoral level.
• Work experience as a manager within a company managing departments or units across borders is an added advantage. Furthermore, experience as a general; strategic or innovations manager would also be an advantage where management and innovation skills, strategy and moving forward is key characteristics of leadership.
• Research within the field of management and innovation with publications of articles within academic journals would be an added advantage as the lecturer should be able to incorporate research into the module offering.

 Education Requirements:

Ideal:

• Masters in Commerce, Business Management; Business Administration, and Strategy with the core focus of research and/or modules on innovation and contemporary management.

 Alternatively:

• MBL/MBA at NQF9 or any Business management-related qualification in which contemporary management and/or innovation management was a core module and in which research was conducted and management and/or innovation management aspects covered.

 Any other relevant Masters degree in which management and/or innovation was a core module and good marks were obtained can be considered together with a proven track record of lecturing experience. 

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The IIE Varsity College, Nelson Mandela Bay Campus has a Supply Chain (Part-Time) vacancy available for the 2024 academic year for the following discipline:

Supply Chain
 

Work Experience in one or more of the following Specialities

• Lecturing of Supply Chain modules to the third-year level.
• ​Industry experience of at least 3 years.

Competencies required:

• Technical Skills
• Effective classroom management skills

Minimum Education Requirements:

​Ideal:

• Honours in Supply Chain

Alternatively:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a similarly related field (e.g., operations, supply chain, or logistic management) – with Supply Chain Management to the third-year level PLUS either an MBA\MBL or a postgraduate diploma in business or education.

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The IIE Varsity College, Nelson Mandela Bay Campus has an International Business and Management (Independent Contractor) vacancy available for the 2024 academic year for the following discipline:

• International Business and Management

Minimum Experience Required:

• Lecturing experience in International Business Management and/or Business Management; Business Administration and Strategy with a core focus on research and/or modules on International Business Management.

 Education Requirements:

Ideal:

•  Masters in International Business Management, Management, Commerce, Business Management; Business Administration.

 Alternatively:

•  MBL/MBA at NQF9 or any Business management-related qualification in which International Business Management was a core module or International Business Management aspects were covered.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

  Administration/Collections/Handovers   

• Supervise allocated Credit Control Team (comprising of credit controllers and senior credit controllers), monitor performance and ensure fair and proper allocation of accounts on a regular basis.
• Support Debtors Manager in ensuring the Credit Control Team achieves Monthly Target and take ownership for driving activities to ensure targets are achieved.
• Support Debtors Manager with regards to tracking team performance and implementing appropriate measures that will shift performance in a positive direction. This will include ongoing training and coaching for all credit controllers and senior credit controllers and report back to debtors manager.
• Assistance with allocation of payments and other other administrative functions performed by either the credit controllers, senior credit controllers or Debtors Manager as and when the need arises. Attend to additional adhoc administrative duties as and when required.
• Monitor queries received through various platforms (email, helpdesk, IIE Assist) and ensure allocated and escalated to relevant team member for quick and speedy resolution. Ensure that queries resolved as far as possible within 48 hours or that customer receives an update at least within 24-48 hours.
• Assist and support Campus Senior Credit Controller with admin related activities (I.E Credit Balances/Debit Orders).
• Send out SMS and letters on behalf of team on a weekly/Monthly basis.
• Assist with difficult accounts escalated by Credit Control Team.
• Review suspended and handover accounts escalated by Credit Control Team. Changing of account statuses in bulk on Excalibur and sending files to Debtors Manager to review and approve.
• Evaluate accounts and update status accordingly. This refers to allocated accounts as well as team accounts.
• Collect on allocated book as and when required to achieve monthly collection target.
• Negotiate and maintain payment arrangements and document Acknowledgement of Debt (signed off by Debtors Manager).
• Ensure required call output target is achieved (20-30 Quality calls daily). Monitor team weekly call logs and address performance gaps with Credit Control Team.
• Place hold on debtors portal when accounts are in arrears.
• Consumer Profile Bureau-Tracing.

Customer Service

• Communicates with internal departments as and when required in order to maintain an accurate position on students account.
• Build sustainable relationships and trust with students/account payers through open and interactive communication. Ensure that team are operating at acceptable level in terms of email and call etiquette and with a customer service focus.
• Handle account payers complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives.

  Quality Management & Reporting

• Debit order management (send out SMS for rejections if necessary and check if transactions are posted correctly).
• Check and approve special arrangements. Acknowledgment of debt to be reviewed to ensure amounts and term is correct.
• Monitoring collection process (Detailed notes on account, holds on aged accounts, call output and quality).
• Accurate allocations - sending weekly report Debtors Manager highlighting any missed allocations/incorrect allocations.
• Providing feedback on credit balances, suspensions/handovers received from team each month to Debtors Manager.

Competencies Required:

• Knowledge of Full Function Credit Control
• Knowledge of Accounts Receivables/Debit Orders /Bank Statements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external departments
• Good Interpersonal skills/Customer Service driven
• Analytical and Problem solving skills
• Sound numerical skills
• Best suited to a friendly, organised person who works accurately and is able to handle pressure
• Honest, trustworthy and ethical
• Time management skills
• Team management

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum of Matric and Credit Management Certificate
• Bookkeeping Diploma/Financial qualifications advantageous

Minimum Work Experience Requirement:

• Minimum of 2 years supervision experience, minimum of 3 years credit control experience