Lecturer (Finance & Project Management)
Listing reference: manco_000461
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 22 November 2024
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Others: Education and Training
Location: Kwazulu Natal
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
EE position: Yes
Introduction
MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private Higher Education distance provider, offering Undergraduate and Postgraduate qualifications, has the following vacancy/vacancies available:
ACADEMIC: Project Management and Finance (Project Management and Finance Professional, with academic and industry experience)
CORE PURPOSE:
To provide Academic Leadership, Strategic insights of the sector and overall Programme quality Management across a range of Undergraduate/Postgraduate education programmes. This position focuses on Project Management and Finance.
Job description
CORE FUNCTIONS AND JOB ROLE
· The successful candidate will be appointed to offer their Project Management, Project Finance, Corporate Finance and Public Finance expertise to ensure overall academic delivery of the Accounting and Finance programmes
· Conduct lectures Online webinars and Face-to-Face lectures (when required)
· Responsible for design, development and maintenance of teaching and learning material and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area material (where relevant), including on-line and web-based materials.
· Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
· Designing assessments, setting, marking, and grading assessments, and giving students feedback are all parts of assessment preparation.
· Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the programme curriculum
· Provide information to assist with the implementation and maintenance of accreditation with various quality assurance bodies and professional bodies
· A combination of analysis and reporting as well as hands-on application in order to ensure alignment to industry standards and academic relevance
· Conduct reviews and updates of all Accounting and Finance and Taxation programmes to ensure alignment to industry norms and identify areas where current provision needs revision or improvement.
· Ensure programmes remain relevant to both local and international industry expectations and the quality of student experience is highly rewarding
· Review and manage student academic performance
· Promote multi-stakeholder engagement towards programme advancement
· Advocate for, promote, and advance the institution's Accounting, Finance and Project Management education offerings to industry.
· Provide academic support, consultation, and guidance to students.as required
Minimum requirements
QUALIFICATION(S):
Preferred Requirements
· Affiliation to Professional Body relating to Finance, Accounting, Taxation and or Risk and Project Management
Minimum Requirements
· A Master’s degree in the relevant discipline (Project Management and Finance)
EXPERIENCE:
· Advance computer literacy
· At least 3 years’ lecturing experience in a similar higher education role at a tertiary institution
· 3 years’ experience in industry
· Demonstrate research engagement over the last 3 years
· Commercial or industrial related experience (minimum 3 year)
· Demonstrate innovative thinking towards teaching and learning skills
RELATED KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
· Candidates must be familiar with higher, distance and online education.
· Demonstrated capability to lecture, conduct webinars at tertiary level in an effective manner in the core courses stipulated at the highest academic level.
· Up-to-date knowledge of curriculum areas being taught at the highest academic level.
· Demonstrated capacity to design set and evaluate assessments at the appropriate level for the relevant modules.
· Ongoing communication and feedback to students, team members and programme manager.
· High level of communication skills in verbal, written and electronic modes.
· Proven high-level administrative abilities.
· Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
· Use a range of delivery techniques.
· Candidates must display familiarity with the use of learning management systems.
· Candidates must have a working knowledge of the South African Higher Education Regulatory Framework.
- Curriculum and Programme content research, instructional design and development for online learning, and internal moderation.
- Assessment design, development, moderation and implementation.
- Student support and relationship management, effective and disciplined self-management, problem solving and creativity, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
· Candidates are expected to comply with pre-determined periods and deadlines.
· Candidates must present themselves confidently, and demonstrate professionalism.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet and Email)
· Excellent writing and reporting skills
· Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality
