Latest Openings at Emeris College

• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris, Waterfall Campus has a vacancy for a Teaching Experience Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Building Partnerships and Schools Database
• Sources and identifies new schools to establish relationships with. 
• Builds partnerships with schools to source and secure school placements for students on the identified campus.   
• Manages all communications with identified partner schools and maintains records of contacts and progress.       
• Establishes and maintains schools database.     
• Identifies and sources opportunities for service learning.  
• Approaches relationships in a manner to ensure a professional and harmonious relationship with partner schools.    
• Support the campus/es in the organisation of partner school acknowledgments.                     
• Student Placements Co-ordination                
• Consults and reviews placement forms from registered students at start of year and allocate students to schools.
• Manages communication process to students of final placements.
• Tracks student school placements over the required years of the programme to ensure diversity in school experience.
• Tracks lecture attendance of students across identified module.
• Identify and flag at risk students for TE . Advise students that have been denied access and advise on remedial steps.
• Keep records of students and TE placements.
• Police clearance certificates: Sources independent companies and manages the process.
• School Communication
• Compiles all written communications to be sent to partner or potential schools including placement requests, placement confirmations and thank you notes.
• Collate the Information of the student and supervisor for the Mentor Teacher Information pack.
• Liaises with relevant stakeholders on Campus to review and sign off on communications.
• Follows up with schools to check on students at inception of TE and maintain contact.
• Deals with any issues that may arise during TE and resolve effectively.
• Co-ordination of Teaching Experience Supervisors
• Sources TE supervisors as per the required scope.
• Onboards TE supervisors including briefings and training.
• Plans the supervision allocation of supervisors to students and deals with any day to day operational or scheduling issues.
• Establishes and updates the database of TE supervisors.

Competencies Required:

• Administrative
• Organisational
• Communication
• Time Management

Minimum Education Requirements:

• Minimum of an Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's Degree.
• Postgraduate Qualification - advantageous.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years administration experience in a similar role (school or educational context ideal).

Special requirement:

• own vehicle and valid driver's license

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris National Office has a vacancy for a Senior Designer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• A strategic senior designer able to lead and oversee the creation of visual executions and design projects, mentor midweight designers, ensure brand consistency, and develop innovative solutions for the brand, with strong communication, collaboration and leadership skills. 

Key Performance Areas:

• Leading Design Projects: Lead and oversee all design elements from concept to final delivery. Developing and implementing design strategies, while managing multiple projects simultaneously. Involvement in the full concept process, from prototype stages through to production.
• Team Leadership: Providing guidance and support to the studio designers to assist with their professional growth and development. Reviewing the work of the studio designers and providing constructive feedback to ensure high-quality design deliverables are produced which meet the brief requirements. Fostering a collaborative and creative team environment together with the Design Studio Team Leader.
• Strategic Thinking: Apply critical thinking, problem solving and creative thinking on all design projects and briefs. Communicate proposed design concepts and executions. Ensures the design studio team explore various conceptual approaches to meet the design brief. Deliver both strong ideas and a high level of craftsmanship across all elements of design.
• Maintaining Brand Consistency: Ensuring all creative outputs from the design studio align with the brand's visual direction, campaigning and key messaging.
• Creative Review: Create a range of visually appealing and user-centric design outputs for various channels/platforms. Present designs for review to the Studio Team Leader, Advertising & Promotions Manager and Head of Marketing. Responsible for ensuring all fundamental design principles have been applied across all creative outputs created by the studio team. Ensure full review and proof reading of all design output produced by all the studio designers. Ensure all creative executions adhere to the IIE policy and relevant feedback has been applied.
• Project Management: Ability to manage numerous projects and briefs which have been assigned to the Senior Designer within agreed timelines or at times to meet tight deadlines. Possess and display sound project management skills including planning, scheduling, multitasking, overseeing progress and ensuring all jobs that are allocated to the Senior Designer are completed timeously and per brief.
• Remaining Current: Being-up-to-speed with industry trends, design software, and emerging technologies. Ensure ongoing research for mood boards, scamps, and conceptualisation process. Bring big ideas and clear thinking to meet the business challenges in a uniquely creative way. Maintain a thorough understanding of our target audience and market trends to create designs that resonate with our customers and drive engagement. Ensure current understanding of competitors' creative executions at all times.

Competencies / Skills required:

• Fully proficient in Adobe Creative Suite [Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and other design programmes] and MS Office.
• Strong understanding of graphic design principles, styles and layout techniques.
• A creative thinker, excellent at idea generation and visualisation.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally, visually and written form.
• An eye for detail and a methodical organised way of working even when multi-tasking.
• Ability to organise and maintain design files and master assets for the Design studio.
• A good understanding of the print process and setting up artwork for print.
• Knowledge of animation and digital design is advantageous

Minimum Qualification Requirement:

• Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication/Graphic Design/Communication Design with a strong design portfolio showcasing a variety of design projects across multiple mediums.

Minimum Work Experience Requirement:

• ​Minimum of 5+ years senior designer experience within a design capacity gained at a brand level or within an agency.

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris , Pretoria Campus has a vacancy for a Lecturer: Management

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lecturing

• Lecture on Management specific programmes (must lecture on an IIE qualification) across various modes of delivery where relevant.
• Marking of assessments and feedback to students in subjects lectured. May be required to internally moderate assessments scripts that fall within their subject fields, where necessary across IIE sites of delivery.

Lecturer Development and Support

• Assist in lecturer development and support processes and procedures. This may include conducting peer reviews, facilitating workshops and one-on-one consultations.

Student Development & Support

• Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students.
• Tracking student success and implementing support interventions where required. 

Research & Scholarship

• The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards IIE Varsity College achieving its annual research output targets.

Competencies Required:

• Superior communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage work and self proactively.
• Able to demonstrate a proven track record of effective teaching in subject area based on a reflective practice.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to manage relationships with managers and staff effectively in terms of motivation, quality and performance.
• Passion for Customer Service.
• Experience in the use of technology to enhance learning is an added advantage.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements:

• Masters degree in one or more of the following disciplines - Financial Management, Statistics, Accounting or Project Management.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 2-3 years Teaching and Learning experience at a tertiary level.

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Job Purpose:

• The People & Culture Specialist provides first-line People & Culture support at campuses level, ensuring seamless delivery across the full Hire-to-Retire employee lifecycle in alignment with organisational goals, compliance standards, and best practice.
• This role acts as a trusted advisor and operational driver for line managers and employees, while supporting the broader People & Culture function through projects, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition

• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for your site(s).
• Workflow and review ATRs; conduct hiring plan discussions with Hiring Managers; prepare and maintain recruitment
• Partner with Hiring Managers to ensure job descriptions are current, accurate, and aligned to role and culture; use JDs as the basis for attraction and selection.
• Advertise roles internally and externally; support shortlisting and guide/coach Hiring Managers to conduct competency-based interviews effectively (excluding SMT level); attend interviews where appropriate.
• Arrange video interviews, psychometrics, and checks (MIE, references); highlight and resolve any red flags identified during interviews or reference reviews before progressing.
• Provide candidate care (feedback, regret notifications, query handling) to protect employer brand.
• Prepare contracts and addendums post-approval and ensure accurate onboarding handover.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, build talent pipelines for critical roles, and collaborate on employer branding initiatives.
• Utilise job boards, social media, and professional networks to source and engage talent.
• Mentor the campus People & Culture Consultant on recruitment processes.
• Contribute content for recruitment newsletters (EVP, vacancies, success stories) in collaboration with Marketing.
• Ensure PoPIA compliance: securely store all recruitment documentation (interview guides, competency notes, checks) within ATS/HR systems for audit and fairness.

Onboarding, Induction, and Probation Experience

• Ensure all new employees are loaded on the Onboarding/HR Engagement App prior to their start date, with payroll documentation completed on time. Where the App cannot be used, manage the manual payroll process in line with payroll deadlines and audit checklists.
• Review, quality check, and upload all employee documentation into SharePoint within the first month, ensuring accurate file naming and secure storage.
• Ensure that the IT requirements are arranged and set up before the new employees’ date of engagement (i.e. desktop or laptop is set up, email account is set up, internet and all access have been granted etc, before the new employee starts).
• Send a professional welcome email with key information (dress code, parking, team details, start time, etc.) and notify the campus of new joiners. Personally welcome employees on their first day and guide them to their workspace.
• Prepares the induction pack for each new employee for their first day, including a welcome letter with pertinent campus and company information, organisation structures, campus administration processes, birthday lists, expense claims, link to the Online employee handbook and company Intranet, policy acknowledgement form, induction schedule, Protection of Personal Information Act Training information, branded gifts and calendar etc. as per the Induction pack checklist.
• Set reminders to follow up on the probation review documents for new staff after each 30-day milestone has passed and checks that the forms have been completed to standard and flags any concerns or action items with the Business Partner: People & Culture.
• Review each probation review to check that it has been fully completed, all queries are dealt with, they have been signed by the employee and line manager and that any concerns are highlighted and addressed and upload the completed probation reviews into your respective Campus HR Data MST Folder.
• Manage probation governance: set reminders for 30/60/90-day milestones; review completeness and quality; escalate concerns to the Business Partner: People & Culture; upload final reviews to Campus HR Data (MST).
• Own the onboarding experience: implement buddy systems, welcome touchpoints, and check-ins to drive engagement and retention.
• Conduct the campus HR induction process with all new employees.
• Support the line manager in arranging training plans for new campus staff and documenting and storing these plans accordingly.
• Adheres to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) in all matters relating to the onboarding of new employees and the associated HR and payroll administration.

Learning, Development, Wellbeing, and Recognition

• Execute national People & Culture training/wellbeing initiatives on campus.
• Partner with the campus Senior Management Team in assessing and gathering all information related to the training and development needs for the campus and putting plans in place to meet these needs accordingly (Performance Success, Talent Reviews, and IDPs).
• Maintain Training & Development records in line with company requirements and PoPIA.
• Assists campus employees with online study assistance applications on the RewardME system and supports the Campus Head in ensuring that each application meets the policy requirements.
• In support of the National Learning & Development team, verify Employee Performance Success bursary applications in support of National L&D.
• Promote LinkedIn Learning with line managers and staff as our first point of training solution. Support line managers with addressing staff training needs/gaps outlined on IDP's (recommend Learning pathways via LinkedIn Learning or support with other training initiatives under the amount of R5000 (expense covered by Campus Training budget).
• Establish Wellbeing Campus Committee/ Ambassadors. Committees/ Ambassadors to promote wellness initiatives and activities across the sites.
• Plan and implement wellbeing initiatives, staff events, and engagement activities that contribute to a positive and supportive employee experience.
• Coordinate recognition (surveys, staff lists, birthday trackers, long-service records, vouchers/certificates/packs); notify managers two months prior to milestones; guide recognition and remuneration in line with policy.
• Coordinate and manage all logistics (quotes, venue, catering/dietary requirements, décor, invitations, setup).
• Sources long service and birthday vouchers/ gifts and gifts for HR events if required (Campus Specific). Line managers to be informed two months prior.
• Ensure that the events budget is adhered to and that all invoices are submitted to the Campus Finance department for payment timeously.
• Communicates important HR notices/news/announcements to the Campus.
• Adheres to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) in all matters relating to training and development support on campus.

Talent Management & Performance Success

• Drive completion of Performance Reviews and ensure Talent Reviews are conducted in line with the company issued timeframes; and save data in the required system/format/folders as per company requirements.
• Gather and track the percentage of employees who complete their performance reviews (KPAs, IDPs, Stakeholder forms) within the set timeframe.
• Track the percentage of managers and employees submitting reviews on or before the deadline.
• Monitor feedback quality (specificity, behaviour, outcomes).
• Ensure goal alignment to organisational and/ or departmental objectives.
• Gauges employee sentiment regarding fairness, clarity, and usefulness of performance reviews; identify improvement actions.
• Track Talent Review discipline (schedules met, critical roles with successors, High-Potential employee validation, development plan activation).
• Monitor movement/ promotions and retention of top performers/ HiPos; report insights and actions.
• Adheres to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Act (PoPIA) in all matters relating to talent management and performance success on campus

Payroll, Benefits, and Offboarding Management

• Maintain accurate daily reports, including call reports and interview booking trackers and the CRM system.
• Ensure interview forms are completed correctly and applications have valid supporting documentation.
• Update relevant systems and reports as required by the Head: Student Recruitment.
• Oversee the foreign national approval and tracking (i.e. permit expiry dates, etc.) process on campus. Ensure no offers are made before National People & Culture pre‑approval (Foreign National Guidelines).
• Capture and verify payroll information and supporting documents for all new permanent employees in the HR Engagement App or manual process; ensure packs meet audit and payroll requirements.
• Follow-up and resolve queries and outstanding information or documentation from the new employee's onboarding profile, or manual forms where appropriate.
• Ensure all relevant documents for each new employee are uploaded, within the starting month, into SharePoint and that the files are all named correctly.
• Guide employees on leave policies and application processes; review campus leave types for compliance and escalate issues to Business Partner: People & Culture.
• Additional earnings (P4): Prepare monthly schedule for approved additional work; ensure documentation and addendums are complete and authorised.
• Complete and upload letters and documentation for promotions/ changes; workflow the OF (Request Person Info Change) to Campus Head, Business Partner: People & Culture, and Project Manager: Risk and Financial Analysis; prompt the People & Culture Consultant to update Employee Central.
• Communicate any People and Payroll related information to staff as required.
• Advise employees on Human Resources policies and procedures and guides them on the supporting documentation (where applicable) that supports these policies and procedures.
• Maintain orderly document storage system in SharePoint, or in the other secure systems used by the company (e.g. Applicant Tracking System, MS Teams etc.) or where appropriate in line with company policy, audit requirements and the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA).
• Assist the employee with any queries relating to the company benefits and act as a liaison between the employee and the external service provider as required.
• Maintain P20 (signatory authorisation) files
• Manage the offboarding process end‑to‑end (checklists, recoveries, access removal, documentation, UI‑19/letters where applicable), ensuring policy and legal compliance

Employee Relations/ IR

• Report campus disciplinary/ performance matters timeously to the Business Partner: People & Culture.
• Conduct first‑line investigations under Business Partner: People & Culture guidance with campus management.
• Assist managers with Internal Disciplinary Report forms; ensure supporting evidence is complete prior to submission to Business Partner: People & Culture for action guidance.
• Attend disciplinary/ performance meetings; take minutes when required.
• Draft warnings and/ or collate disciplinary or performance documentation as required.
• Ensure campus performance reviews comply with timeframes and storage requirements.
• Advise staff on policies and basic disciplinary/ performance queries in consultation with Campus Head/ management.
• Ensure that all documentation relating to discipline or performance matters is stored in line with audit/ company requirements and the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA).

Audits & Reporting

• Collaborate with the National People team on People projects and change initiatives.
• Implement continuous improvement to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of People & Culture practices.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition & Insights Lead to track and improve recruitment KPIs aligned to business goals.
• Contribute to People & Culture reporting and insights for data‑driven decisions.
• Ensure all People & Culture documentation (recruitment, onboarding, performance, training, payroll, ER) is securely stored in correct systems/ folders per policy, audit, and PoPIA.
• Review leave applications and audit supporting documentation for policy alignment; alert Campus Head/ manager and Business Partner: People & Culture on concerns for proactive resolution.
• Proactively review annual leave balances; work with staff and managers to avoid forfeitures and support work‑life balance.
• Populate monthly Transformation Statistics (EE breakdown, Recruitment, Terminations, Promotions, Labour Turnover).
• Adhere to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) in all matters relating to leave analysis and reporting on campus.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Science or related field.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• 3-5 years People & Culture/ HR Generalist with proven talent acquisition expertise.
• 2-3 years High-volume recruitment experience and demonstrated ability to partner with senior managers
• 1-2 years exposure to Employee Relations (ER/IR) processes and compliance.
• 2-3 years Experience in coordinating assessments, providing candidate feedback, or working with psychometric tools (advantageous)
• 1-2 years Prior experience in the Higher Education sector (advantageous)

Special Requirements:

• Own car and driver's license required.

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Job Purpose: 

• Join our dynamic team at Emeris as a Student Advisor! We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to make a positive impact on the lives of prospective students. As a Student Advisor, you will play a crucial role in student recruitment and engagement. Reporting to the Head: Student Recruitment, you will be responsible for presenting Emeris to targeted schools, conducting interviews with prospective students and assisting them throughout the application and registration process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Presentation Target

• Deliver engaging presentations at targeted schools, showcasing the benefits of our institution.                             
• The ability to deliver a great presentation to potential students is crucial.
• Distribute marketing materials and interact with students to generate interest and enquiries.                                             
• Represent our brand at career expos and other stakeholder events.        
• Achieve monthly presentation targets as per school priorities.

Database Collection

• Meet monthly targets for collecting school databases to expand our reach.

Interview Target

• Make proactive calls to prospective students, scheduling interviews to meet daily and weekly targets.
• Follow up on online applications, ensuring proof of payments and scheduling appointments.
• Provide prompt responses to online and telephonic enquiries.
• Conduct interviews following an established script, building rapport with students and parents.
• Achieve individual targets for weekly, monthly and annual interviews.

Application Target

• Assist students with the online application process during interviews, securing applications on the spot.
• Follow up with unpaid online applications and ensuring payment is completed.
• Conduct regular calling campaigns to convert interviews into applications.
• Drive application acceptance and pre-registration fee payment.
• Achieve individual targets for weekly, monthly and annual applications.

Registration Target

• Support the campus by converting applications to registrations to achieve the annual campus registration target.

Administration and Reporting

• Maintain accurate daily reports, including call reports and interview booking trackers and the CRM system.
• Ensure interview forms are completed correctly and applications have valid supporting documentation.
• Update relevant systems and reports as required by the Head: Student Recruitment.

Competencies Required:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage with students, parents and stakeholders.
• The ability to deliver a compelling presentation at schools is crucial.
• Friendly, tenacious, and target-driven mindset with exceptional organisational abilities.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• 3 Year Diploma / Bachelors Degree (NQF level 7) in Business / Marketing / Public Relations / Communication field or similar

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years sales experience.

Special Requirements:

• Own car and driver's license required.

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris Nelson Mandela Bay Campus has a vacancy for a Lecturer in the following module: Statistics

Key Performance Areas : 

• Prepare and deliver lectures and engage students in active learning based on module-specific requirements in line with module pacers
• Update the learning management system and provide feedback to students
• Engage and prepare students for formative and summative assessments, identify at risk students and monitor student engagement
• Attend and participate in all academic meetings and development workshops
• Complete a set number of academic professional development interventions per academic cycle (one year) that contribute to the improvement of the Brand’s teaching and learning practice and personal professional academic status

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Ideal:  

• An Honours degree in one of the Business-related fields with Business Management or IT Management AND Statistics or Mathematics

 Alternatively: 

• An Honours degree in Computer Science with Mathematics or Statistics

OR

• Bachelor’s degree with Business Management /IT Management or a similarly related field to the third-year level PLUS an MBA or a postgraduate diploma in a related field.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Lecturing experience in Business Analysis/Mathematical modelling using spreadsheets. 
• Work experience in data analytics and/or data modelling using spreadsheets. 

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris, Nelson Mandela Bay Campus has a vacancy for Head of Computer Science & Technology.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Academic Leadership, Management & Campus Support

• Overall leadership and management of the School on campus.
• Manage the interface with the Head of School.
• Plan resource allocation for the academic operations of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Review academic results of all students within the School on campus and implement an appropriate teaching and learning strategy for "At risk" students and "At risk" modules.
• Manage academic counselling and support to students within the school on campus.
• Report on the academic performance of the School on the campus to Head: Academic, Campus Head and Head of School, and any other relevant national staff member.
• Drive the implementation of relevant teaching and learning initiatives within the School on campus.
• Support the development of new programmes for accreditation.
• Support development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator or head of programme for the Central Academic Team (CAT).
• Performance management and development of permanent academic staff within the School on campus.
• Manage lecturer development in consultation with the Teaching and Learning specialist.
• Ensure representation of the school on the Programme Co-ordination Committee (PCC) calls.
• Discipline Module Support role.
• Support the Teaching & Learning Specialist in the management of the peer review process and the internal moderation model.
• Provide specialist support to the campus senior management team for all programmes within the School.
• Provide specialist support to the campus operations team responsible for the operation of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Lead the recruitment, selection, and appointment of the academic team of the School within the campus.
• Provide support to the campus marketing team with specialised knowledge of the programmes with the School.
• Manage the Development Task.
• Manage plagiarism offences and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage and oversee the school's role in National/campus initiatives, such as Summer School, Saturday School, Speed Week, RESTART, 6 Week Student Engagement Programme, Numeracy Tutorial Sessions, Elevate.
• Involvement in, and management of, academic support and administrative duties during the campus registration period.
• Supervision of students on Honours programmes (where applicable).
• Manage the student tracking process.
• Conduct Student consultations.

Industry, Professional Management & Building Partnerships

• Develop and maintain relationships with professional industry to support placement of students, bursaries and sponsorships and access to professional expertise.
• Facilitation of and involvement in professional and scholarly activities e.g. Conference Papers and Higher Degree Studies.
• Organise campus events for the School to promote professional industry relationships.
• Represent The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) and The IIE's MSA at professional institutions, on external partner faculty boards and other relevant committees.

Lecturing

• Lecture up to 100 hours OR 2 modules per semester (including supervision). If engaged in approved formal research activity then you will be required to lecture 1 module per semester.

Research & Scholarship

• The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards The IIE’s MSA achieving its annual research output targets.

Competencies / Skills required:

• Leadership and management skills
• Professional/advanced communication skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Proven computer literacy competence
• Tolerance for operating in a pressurised environment and industry
• Tangible evidence of participation in the planning and/or implementation of change management interventions
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Attention to detail and focus on quality
• Advanced teaching and learning expertise evidenced by a Teaching Portfolio

Minimum Qualification Requirement:

• Masters or equivalent in relevant School (NQF Level 9) in Information Technology or Computer Science. 
• Specialist in Programming  is advantageous

Minimum Work Experience Requirement:

• Minimum of 3-5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in teaching environment).
• Minimum of 2 years management experience
• Must have an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges.

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris, Ruimsig Campus has a vacancy for a Head Of Public Health.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic Leadership, Management & Campus Support

• Overall leadership and management of the School on campus.
• Manage the interface with the Dean.
• Plan resource allocation for the academic operations of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Review academic results of all students within the School on campus and implement an appropriate teaching and learning strategy for "At risk" students and "At risk" modules.
• Manage academic counselling and support to students within the School on campus.
• Report on the academic performance of the School on the campus to Head: Academic, Campus Head and Dean, and any other relevant national staff member.
• Drive the implementation of relevant teaching and learning initiatives within the School on campus.
• Support the development of new programmes for accreditation.
• Manage the development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator or qualification leader for the Faculty.
• Performance management and development of permanent academic staff within the School on campus.
• Manage lecturer development in consultation with the Teaching and Learning specialist.
• Ensure representation of the school on the Qualification Communities of Practice (QCOP) meetings.
• Discipline Module Support role.
• Support the Teaching & Learning Specialist in the management of the peer review process and the internal moderation model.
• Provide specialist support to the campus senior management team for all programmes within the School.
• Provide specialist support to the campus operations team responsible for the operation of all programmes within the School on campus.
• Support the campuses in the recruitment, selection, and appointment of the academic team
• Provide support to the Emeris marketing team with specialised knowledge of the programmes with the School.
• Develop and implement strategic plans for the Faculty in conjunction with the long-term vision of the institution.
• Manage the Development Task.
• Manage plagiarism offences and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage and oversee the school's role in National/campus initiatives
• Involvement in, and management of, academic support and administrative duties during the campus registration period.
• Supervision of students on Honours programmes (where applicable).
• Manage the student tracking process.
• Conduct Student consultations.

Industry, Professional Management & Building Partnerships

• Develop and maintain relationships with professional industry to support placement of students, bursaries and sponsorships and access to professional expertise.
• Facilitation of and involvement in professional and scholarly activities e.g. Conference Papers and Higher Degree Studies.
• Organise campus events for the School to promote professional industry relationships.
• Represent Emeris at professional institutions, on external partner faculty boards and other relevant committees.

Lecturing

• Lecture up to 100 hours OR 2 modules per semester (including supervision). If engaged in approved formal research activity then you will be required to lecture 1 module per semester.

Research & Scholarship

• The incumbent is required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and is also required to contribute towards Emeris achieving its annual research output targets.

Competencies Required:

• Leadership and management skills
• Professional/advanced communication skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Proven computer literacy competence
• Tolerance for operating in a pressurised environment and industry
• Tangible evidence of participation in the planning and/or implementation of change management interventions
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Attention to detail and focus on quality
• Advanced teaching and learning expertise evidenced by a Teaching Portfolio

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Masters or equivalent in Public Health or similar field (NQF Level 9)

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 3-5 years Teaching and Learning experience (preferably in teaching environment).
• Minimum of 2 years management experience
• Must have an understanding of the current regulatory framework and its impact on higher education and private colleges.

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris, Sandton, Vega School Campus has a vacancy for a Student Counsellor.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provision of Student Emotional and Mental Counselling Services
• Provides individual primary counselling to students and explores / determines if the student should be referred for secondary counselling and discusses their referral options if appropriate.
• Provides students with coping techniques and skills to deal with life challenges.
• Receives the signed consent form from the student prior to the commencement of the first counselling session.
• Establishes trustworthy relationships with students that opens channels for communication between the campus and students.
• Establishes a referral network for secondary counselling as the primary counsellor on campus. Refers students to the secondary counsellor on campus in the event of an emergency / conflict of interest / dual relationships.
• Creates awareness campaigns surrounding universal social and emotional issues and sources relevant guest speakers to add value to the campaign and address students on relevant topics.

Creation, Rollout and Monitoring of Awareness Campaigns

• In collaboration with the academic, academic operations and student experience teams, sets a bi-annual calendar for the following semester of awareness campaigns to promote and enhance awareness of mental health challenges.
• Identifies key Non Government Organisations / stakeholders and suggests possible campaigns and plans awareness campaigns accordingly.
• Designs, develops, implements and manages awareness programmes and campaigns and includes the Cares committee in assisting with marketing and creating awareness for these campaigns.

Planning, Rollout and Monitoring of Community Outreach, Citizenship and Volunteerism Programmes

• Assists the Student Wellness Specialist with the facilitation of engagements between the students, staff and Non Government Organisation and identifies opportunities for Community Outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes.
• In collaboration with the academic, academic operations and student experience teams and the Student Wellness Specialist, establish and plan a bi-annual community outreach / wellness calendar of events.
• Markets sustainable community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes and encourages student participation in these programmes.
• Creates awareness amongst students regarding social, civic and environmental issues.
• Manages logistics and implementation plans for the successful rollout of community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes.
• Assists with empowering students with a sense of citizenship and encourages students to get involved in activities for community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes in their area (e.g. by donating blood, donation drives and outreach projects).
• Provide volunteer opportunities for students to give back, impart knowledge and skills to participate in community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes.
• Co-ordinates communication and visibility of campaigns (including sharing posters on the WhatsApp community groups).
• Assists the Student Wellness Specialist with Identifying beneficiary organisations with students for community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes.
• Facilitates, drives and organises the National CSI - KHUMO project on campus. Ensure collaboration with Academics, Academic Operations, Student Experience team and students.
• Assist the Student Wellness Specialist by identifying a KHUMO school in need and determine the school's needs analysis before the commencement of various projects at a school.
• Establish sustainable and strong relationships with identified school and ensure projects are maintained over a 3 year period.
• Manages the KHUMO budget and keeps track / records of the events / involvement with the KHUMO school and tracks spend allocated and utilised for various projects.

Bursary and Budget Management

• In close communication with the Student Wellness Specialist, ensures cares involvement in the rollout of awareness campaigns and community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes on and off campus.
• Assist where necessary with the mid year reviews with the Cares committee to monitor academic performance and provide feedback on the committees roles and responsibilities. Ensuring the Cares committee training and development programmes are curated to ensure upskilling of committee.
• Manages the Student Counsellors budget and augments budgets through fund raising initiatives for community outreach, citizenship and volunteerism programmes and awareness campaigns.

Student Wellness Administration and Reporting

• Provides annual registration process support specifically relating to the marketing of the Student Counsellor services.
• Communicates and liaises with students specifically in relation to Student Wellness services available.
• Compiles and submits weekly Student Wellness status and progress reports as well as the weekly Student Activity Report to the Manager: Student Wellness Specialist including statistics and details of counselling sessions and referrals. (SAR Report and the Monthly Wellness Update).
• Markets, uploads and maintains a monthly register of workshops and videos regarding awareness campaigns available and in the designated wellness weeks.
• Ensure all marketing material / posters / infographics / videos are approved and available to students prior to the commencement of the initiatives.
• Compiles and submits the necessary reports to the national office and ADvTECH head office as and when required.
• Ensure effective and efficient service delivery to students by monitoring and communicating with students via the various platforms (Online Booking form, Emeris Assist, Email)
• Keeps records of each counselling session and any interventions implemented or recommended and captures notes on the relevant business system (SIMS) to track these sessions for reporting purposes and ensure that the maximum number of sessions (6 per student issue) is not exceeded.
• Compiles and reports on monthly Corporate Social Investment (CSI) activities and all community outreach, citizenship and volunteer programmes on the CSI Tertiary Hub.

Competencies Required:

• Advanced Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Organisational and Planning skills
• Analytical skills
• Counselling
• Computer skills

Minimum Qualifications Requirements:

• Minimum Postgraduate Diploma / Bachelor Honours Degree (NQF Level 8) and registered as a Registered Counsellor (HPCSA) or Social Worker (SACSSP).
• Ideal qualification Social Worker / Psychologist (NQF Level 9). Legal Requirements - Registered with Social Work Council or Health Professions Council of South Africa as a counsellor.

 Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years Trauma Counselling and 2 years Community Engagement experience.

Special Requirements

• Valid SA Drivers License

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• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support. 
• We are looking to appoint an Academic Support Coordinator at Emeris , Nelson Mandela Bay Campus. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic Department Administrative Support

• Responsible for the day-to-day administrative support of the campus Academic department across all School/s and Programmes.
• Compiles, manages and distributes academic reports as required by the campus Academic School/s.
• Captures student notes in the academic system as and when required.
• Collaborates with other members of the Academic team (and other departments where applicable) to prepare for, and meet the requirements of the campus PULSE and Groups Internal Audits.
• Provides academic and administrative support during the campus registration period, including calling for student retention initiatives.
• Supports the Head: Academic with the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SETS) requirements.
• Attends the Academic department meetings and records minutes at these meetings when required.
• Assists with student disciplinary hearings as and when required.
• Meets project deadlines as determined by the National office and/or the Head: Academic

Independent Contractor (Lecturer) Administration Management

• Responsible for the day-to-day administrative management of the campus Lecturing (Independent Contractor) team within the relevant School/s.
• Supports the Programme Manager/s in managing the Lecturers and addresses or directs their queries timeously and accurately.
• Monitors the lecturer's administrative performance, for example: the timeous submission of timesheets and documentation aligned with audit requirements and company policy.
• Captures information on the Direct Academic Student Engagement (DASE) tracker and ensures that this tracker is kept up-to-date and accurate at all times.
• Manages lecturing loads by way of module allocations i.e. Direct Academic Student Engagement tracking (DASE/non-DASE) to ensure the permissible maximum hours are adhered to and are not exceeded.
• Proactively monitors the Direct Academic Student Engagement (DASE) tracker and reports any Lecturers nearing the maximum permissible hourly allocation to the Head: Academic and relevant Programme Manager/s immediately to ensure that the hours are managed carefully thereafter and not exceeded.
• Manages and notifies the relevant lecturers of any changes that may affect their designated programmes.
• Collaborates with the relevant parties (Head: Academic, Head of Faculty and the Junior HR Officer: Academic) to advertise campus Lecturer vacancies.
• Provides first line screening support of Lecturer applications and sets up interviews for shortlisted candidates.
• Attends mock lectures where required as part of the candidate screening process.
• Applies for Academic (Classification of Educational Subject Matter: CESM) approval on the HR & Payroll System to determine what module/s each Independent Contractor is approved to lecture on, and ensures that approvals are awarded by the Central Academic Team (CAT) prior to giving the Junior HR Officer: Academic the details to draw up the relevant Independent Contractor Agreements and related Annexures.
• Collaborates with the Junior HR Officer: Academic on the Lecturer appointment process to ensure that the process is streamlined and all audit and policy/process requirements are met prior to any Independent Contractor Agreements being issued or work being offered or carried out.
• Provides the Junior HR Officer: Academic with the relevant lecturing schedules needed to complete the Independent Contractor Agreements and associated Annexures.
• First level approver for the Lecturer timesheet approval process on the HR & Payroll system.
• Collaborates with the campus Capacity Planning and Timetabling Centre to fulfil the timesheet approval function and checks timeously in the HR & Payroll system on a monthly basis in accordance with the payroll deadlines to ensure that all timesheets are approved and any queries are resolved before the timesheet cut off date.
• Works with the Academic Department in driving lecturer evaluations.
• Keeps in constant communication with the Capacity Planning and Timetabling Centre to inform them of module allocation and Lecturer details so that they can set up the relevant Emeris Connect email addresses and account details timeously.
• Ensures that all new Lecturers are invited to attend the semester Induction and Orientation sessions as part of their onboarding process.

Campus Synergy and General

• Assists the Academic department with the co-ordination of academic workshops when required.
• Assists in identifying at risk students and lecturers and directs academic related queries to the relevant Academic team member timeously.
• Liaises with the Capacity Planning and Timetabling Centre and manages the Programme Managers class visit schedule on a regular basis.
• Addresses queries with the relevant National office Academic Support team members, and rolls-out directives or projects as and when required.
• Collaborates with all departments on campus to facilitate optimal performance within the portfolio or scope of duties.
• Complies with The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) legislation relevant to the role.

Competencies Required:

• Advanced administrative and organisational skills
• Computer and system proficiency
• Problem solving skills
• Advanced communication
• Time management & prioritisation skills
• Best suited to a friendly, organised and methodical person who works accurately and is able to handle pressure.

Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum of a National Diploma/Advanced Certificate (NQF Level 6). However, candidates in their final year of their studies (NQF Level 6) who are currently employed at the company will also be considered for the role.
• Advanced Diploma or Degree (NQF Level 7) advantageous.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of two years administrative experience, ideally within a tertiary academic environment.

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Job Description

• Emeris consolidates resources and expertise from IIE Varsity College, IIE MSA, IIE-Vega School, and IIE School of Hospitality & Service Management, with a unified approach ensuring a consistent standard of excellence in teaching, learning, and student support.
• Emeris, Newlands Campus has a vacancy for an Information Specialist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management of the Writing Centre (Writing Centre Administration)

• Manage the day-day activities of the Information Centre in an academic environment.
• Manage the routine operations of the inter-Information Centre loans and request service.
• Manage and control facility, computer usage and ensure effective administration of periodicals.
• Liaises with departments within The IIE's Varsity College to ensure efficient support, i.e. assignment capacity.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with academic staff and students, as well as external bodies such as suppliers.
• Prepares reports related to Information Centre and information services.
• Develops and maintains a hybrid information collection.
• Edits, classifies, index information sources and distributes new materials for cataloguing to the information Centre Manager.
• Supervises the assistant staff and student assistants.
• Assists with the provision of information services in a digital environment. 
• Assists with managing all auxiliary services such as copying, reproduction and digitization.
• Manages and controls good conduct in learning spaces.
• Monitors the performance of all functions of Information Centre systems.
• Liaises with the Capacity Management and Timetabling Centre to ensure that lectures have all the academic material they require for presenting lectures including sourcing teaching resources from publishers.
• Ensures that The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) Policies and Procedures are adhered to.
• Provides feedback to the Information Centre Manager and Head: Academic on all Information Centre related issues.

Provision of Information Services and User Information 

• Conducts class visits and live interactive training sessions for students and lecturers.
• Facilitating and supporting learning by teaching information literacy skills to students and staff, within classrooms and virtual learning environment.
• Assists students with Academic writing, referencing and search skills.
• Trains students and lectures on how to use the Information Centre database to enable them to do research and access the information required, e.g. Ebscohost, Juta Law and HeinOnline.
• Conducts presentations during Student Information sessions/ Digital Literacy Classes and Lecturer Information briefings.
• Provides guidance to students on academic writing and referencing styles.
• Support academic staff with literature searches using research databases, printed resources and the internet. 
• Addresses user enquires.
• Keep up to date with new developments, innovations in the Information Centre sector and participate in professional groups and Professional Learning Networks.

Research Output and Academic Support 

• Measuring research impact and develop best practices for use of information.
• Postgraduate research support to students by educating and providing academic support.
• Research support to academic staff.
• Assist students to find academic research material and provide support on research related queries.
• Play an active role in research by performing own research and produce research output and activities.

Information Centre Resources Marketing

• Designs posters and Information Centre packs to market Information Centre resources on the campus.
• Arranges monthly displays according to the calendar set out by the Information Centre Manager and the Student Relations Manager, so as to align themes.
• Innovative marketing and promotion of information Centre resources.
• Market, promote and co-ordinate awareness campaigns pertinent to the Information Centre.

General Administration

• Maintains records for payment of invoices.
• Monitor the performance of all functions of Information Centre automated Information Centre systems.
• Update new books on the Sirsi Dynix to ensure accurate record keeping.
• Collection development, maintenance and management of Information Centre resources.
• Recruit and train student assistants.
• Conduct bi-annual stocktaking project and compile a report.

Competencies Required:

• Interpersonal and communications skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Problem solving skills & Time management skills
• Best suited to a friendly, organised person who works accurately and is able to handle pressure
• Information & Digital Fluency Skills
• Digital literacy skills
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Understanding of library related technology (e.g. Law online databases, Sirsi Dynix, Emerald, Ebscohost, Sabinet. etc.)
• Multi literacy Skills
• Innovative and Energetic
• Producing own Research

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Library and Information Science or BBibl. 

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in an Academic library.
• Must have professional registration with LIASA.