The Independent Institute of Education is South Africa’s largest registered and accredited private provider of higher education. The IIE is also internationally recognised by the British Accreditation Council.
Varsity College, a brand of The IIE, leads in the provision of these exciting learning initiatives of The IIE. The IIE is registered with the Dep...
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS)
- Ensures that fire equipment is maintained and serviced in line with safety regulations and requirements across all brand sites
- Performs weekly, monthly and quarterly inspections in line with Group Policies and Procedures and legislative requirements across all brand sites
- Receives and reviews all campus incident reports and reports them to the Regional Facilities Co-Ordinator detailing what happened and how it was dealt with including any action taken to address any risks identified if applicable.
- Liaise with Group OHS in dealing with insurance claims, incidents, policies and procedures and providing support to the Facilities Co-ordinator across all brand sites
- Co-ordinate with Facilities Co-ordinator for testing of panic/fire/security alarms monthly in line with insurance compliance requirements.
- Holds the role of the campus Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) representative and manages the EHS file for the campus in line with Group Policies and Procedures and legislative requirements as well as providing support to the Facilities-ordinator
- Ensures and checks that daily lock up report and check lists has been done, e.g. ensuring all lights are off, air conditioners off, checklist adhered to every night.
- Oversees and manage all campus EHS audits (internal & external) and ensures that the audit results are maintained at the highest levels.
- Reviews and tracks EHS committee training requirements on an ongoing basis to ensure that there are always trained committee members available on campus and arranges training for committee members with registered training service providers as and when required.
- Ensures compliance with all EHS policies and procedures on campus and performs all EHS reporting duties.
- Oversees the campus EHS Committee, compiles all EHS committee meeting agendas and action reports and ensures that the committee members all perform the duties required of them.
- Ensures regular site visits to ensure OHS Compliance and Practices are being upheld for proper housekeeping to ensure that all work areas are kept clean and safe
- Ensures annual fire drills are conducted across all brand sites
Facilities Management
- Conduct inspections of site premises and advise the Facilities Co-ordinator of any EHS or Facility Concerns and Actions taken thereof
- Provide support to ensure site protocols are being following by service providers (Security, Cleaning, Landscaping etc.) in terms of EHS
- Ensure processes and protocols are implemented accordance to EHS Policies and Procedures for managing hazardous chemicals such as cleaning detergents, Diesel, Gas etc.
- Provide Facilities Coordinator with support to health and safety tasks and any other maintenance related matters according to EHS standards
- Support the Regional Co-ordinator for any urgent/emergency facility issues or EHS matters when required.
Shuttle Service and Vehicle Management
- Ensure that all OHS compliance and policies are adhered to with regards to sites that have company vehicle/trailers (checklists, services, licenses etc.)
- Organise training for the drivers should they need for defensive driving, first aid, fire marshal etc.
- Conduct regular inspections of the vehicles/trailer to ensure it meets EHS Policies and Procedures as well as Road Safety and inform the Facilities Co-Ordinator of any concerns
- Liaise with Group EHS should the vehicle be involved in accident, hijacking, stolen etc.
Events
- Provide support to the facilities Co-ordinator to comply with EHS requirements as per the Group Policies and Procedures
Administration , Reporting and Planning
- Data capturing of EHS documents of each site on the inhouse system.
- Capturing and controlling of EHS File of each site for ongoing inspections and for reporting purposes.
- Compile monthly reports to be sent to Regional Facilities Co-Ordinator & Business Development Management to discuss and resolve
- Reporting to Regional Facilities Co-ordinator on delays or issues that may arise from EHS matters
Minimum Qualification Requirements:•
- Minimum of a National Certificate / Occupational Certificate Level 4 / Grade 12 (NQF Level 4).
- Higher Certificate / Occupational Certificate Level 5 in Occupational Health and Safety (NQF Level 5) - Advantageous.
- Higher Certificate/Occupational Certificate Level 5 in Built Environment/Facilities Management (NQF Level 5) - Advantageous.
Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years Occupational Health and Safety
- Minimum of 1-2 years Facilities Experience
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Key Performance Areas
- Preparation, conducting of lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars
- Providing study guidance, learning support, consultation and mentoring of students
- Initiation and development of module materials, including on-line and web-based materials
- Marking and grading of student assessments
- Module coordination and quality assurance
- A range of administrative functions connected to the discipline and modules being taught
- Involvement in relevant committees, workshops, task groups and other activities
- Other duties commensurate to the position as required.
Competencies required:
- Communication Skills
- Online Technology
- Organisational Skills
- Effective Classroom Management
- Open to Development
Minimum Education Requirements: :
- Honours degree in Information Systems/ Computer Science / Information Technology
Alternatively:
- Honours degree in similarly related fields to the third-year level.
Minimum Experience Required:
- 3 years lecturing experience in a similar higher education role at a tertiary institution Or industry experience in a relevant field.
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Key Performance Areas:
Assessment Security
- Responsible for safeguarding the safety and integrity of the assessment instrument
- Monitor the students during the assessment to ensure no irregularities takes place
Venue Preparation and access
- Ensure that assessment venues are conducive for conducting assessments as per policy
- Ensure that only relevant student have access to the venue during the assessment
- Check to ensure that students who are in the venue are met academic conditions for writing the assessment.
Minimum Education Requirements:
- Matric
- Higher Certificate/Diploma will be advantageous
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- At least 1-2 years industry experience
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Key Performance Areas:
- Prepare for lectures based on provided content. Supplement content with own expertise.
- Deliver assigned modules to the stated outcomes and contracted hours. Mark student assessments and provide constructive feedback.
- Support student academic success by implementing workshops where needed.
- Perform academic admin, such as capturing assessment marks and reporting on student success. Provide content feedback. Engage with professional development opportunities and attend initial training sessions.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
Ideal:
- BIS Hons or Masters in Multimedia, BA Hons or Masters in Digital or Interaction Design, Digital Arts or Digital Technologies with portfolio to demonstrate HTML5 and CSS3 and JavaScript skills.
Alternatively:
- NQF 8 or higher degree in a cognate field with extensive knowledge, experience and a portfolio to demonstrate web and mobile front-end development skills, including Html5, CSS3 and Javascript.
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years industry or teaching experience PLUS portfolio in web design using web coding languages such as Html5 and CSS3 and JavaScript and Design Systems
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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 acknowledgements.
Student Placements Co-ordination
- Consults and reviews placement forms from registered students at the start of the year and allocates 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 modules.
- 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 communication 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 Programme Manager 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 in collaboration with the Programme Manager and deals with any day-to-day operational or scheduling issues.
- Establishes and updates the database of TE supervisors.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum of an Advanced Diploma or Bachelor's Degree.
- Postgraduate Qualification is advantageous.
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years administration experience in a similar role (school or education context ideal)
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Key Performance Areas:
- Research Supervision
- Student support
- Examination of dissertations, with effective feedback
Minimum Qualification :
- The minimum requirement for an academic who would supervise on the Master of Engineering is: A completed PhD in Engineering with an undergraduate Science qualification / Doctorate in Engineering in the disciplines of either Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Mechatronic Engineering.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer(PrEng) with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is desirable for supervisors, and is required for External examiners.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of two-year dissertation supervision experience on NQF Level 9 in the field of Engineering.
- Work experience as Lecturer, Supervisor, or Engineering Academic would be advantageous.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Lecturing
- Lecture on 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 incumbant 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 Varsity College achieving its annual research output targets.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- A Master's Degree in Psychology.
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years Lecturing experience (preference for working in a Private Higher Education institution) as well as practical experience in relevant field.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Media Relations
- Identifying, building and maintaining strong media relationships within the community and region in which the campus is located.
- Output of monthly (targeted number) media releases and caption stories for internal and external use, in order to reach annual campus PR exposure/publicity target.
- Building and maintaining relationships with the local media.
- Networking with media at campus events.
- Liaise with the National office in any crisis management situations (PR/media).
Brand Identity
- Understand the Brand identity and ensure that it is consistently applied to all campus elements including: posters. flyers and campus look and feel as well as to ensure that all campus communication is geared towards maintaining a positive Brand reputation.
Management of PR related Service Providers
- Identifying and selecting campus service providers which will provide services for the PR portfolio. This includes and not limited to: photographers, printers, sound technicians etc.
- Brief campus photographers and liaise with other campus staff to ensure an even spread of sport, social, academic, cultural and community engagement events are effectively photographed.
- Manage the campus photography including supply national office, press and online media.
General Administration
- Compiling annual and monthly events calendars.
- Compiling reports after major events.
- Managing the campus PR budget.
- Compiling monthly PR reports.
Events Management
- Ensure the planning and implementation of comprehensive and balanced social events offering both on and off the campus, that will in turn positively impact on the marketing of the campus to prospective students.
- Provide accurate reporting of all social and cultural events within the time frames provided.
- Management of the internal advertising for all social and cultural events.
- Build relationships with third parties to ensure access to practical venues for all social events and to ensure sponsorship opportunities and prizes for such events.
Team Support
- Support the Student Experience team on specific projects as required.
- Supporting the Academic Operations Centres of Excellence with events, example: graduation.
- Offer support related to public relations to other departments that may need it, when requested by a Senior Manager.
Social Committee Management
- Recruitment and management of the Social Committee to encourage student participate to ensure students receive a full and well-rounded experience at IIE Varsity College.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- BA Degree in Corporate Communications, or PR/Marketing Degree or Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years in any of the following: PR, Events Management, Social Media Management, Social Management and Media writing and liaison.
- Experience in managing a team of people / running a team / delegating tasks would be beneficial.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Desktop Support
- Answers, evaluates and prioritises logged requests for assistance from users requiring assistance with catalogue of services requests
- Logs and tracks calls using the incident and problem management database provided through the service desk
- Handles problem recognition (catalogue of services), isolation, resolution and follows on routine user incidents, and refers the undefined tasks (those not on the catalogue of services) to the campus Senior Support for resolution and further definition.
- Provide IT support to Staff, Students and Lecturers.
Software and Hardware Installations and Support for Software and Hardware Installations
- Installs desktop and laptop computers for use on campus with the relevant authorised software and completes the relevant documentation
- Installs hardware and peripheral components such as monitors, keyboards, printers and disk drives
- Assists with set up and support for venues on campus or for training use
- Conducts regular and periodic testing of ICT testing equipment in campus venues to ensure operability, including but not limited to:
- PCs
- Audio visual equipment
- Access point
- Phones
- Office automatic equipment
- and fixes any issues identified
Information Technology Administrative Functions
- Liaises with service provides on information technology equipment and maintenance thereof
- Administers and maintains the ICT asset register and equipment tracker and completes necessary finance documents e.g. disposals
- Administers and maintains software, as per the agreed software list
- Maintains the information technology storeroom, server room and office by keeping it neat and tidy and free of any health and safety risks
- Trains and orientates staff on the use of hardware and software
- Complies with the requirements of The Protection of the Personal Information (POPIA) legislation
Minimum Education Requirements:
- Minimum of a Higher Certificate/ Occupational Certificate Level 5 (NQF Level 5) in A+/N+.
- Advanced Certificate/ Diploma/Occupational Certificate Level 6 (NQF Level 6) in CCNA1/MCSE/MCTIP advantageous
Minimum Work Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 1 year experience in ICT.
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