MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available: Academic: Operations Management

• The successful candidate will be appointed to offer their expertise in Operations Management across a range of commerce programme offering to facilitate academic content and ensure overall academic delivery of the Commerce programmes
• Provide students one on one academic consultation support
•  Design both formative and summative assessments
• Grade assessments and provide stakeholder feedback
• Potentially serve as a Module Coordinator
• Identify students at-risk and execute pastoral care
• Undertake programme and quality management administrative tasks
• Ongoing research and analysis to identify required updates and additions to the operations management modules within the commerce programmes curriculum, with a scope of operations management
• 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 operations management and supply chain management modules to ensure alignment to industry norms
•  Ensure Modules /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, promote and advance the institutions commerce programmes offerings to industry (specific focus on operations management)
• Responsible for design, development and maintenance of teaching and learning material

• Various Academic Committee memberships
• Verification and review of RPL applications
• Verification and review of Credit Accumulation Transfer application

• Maintain professional relationships with students, academics, and support staff.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-cultural environment and contribute towards Mancosa vision and Mission 
• Be a creative problem solver and a lifelong learner who is resilient and can adapt to changing circumstances
• Work autonomously under pressure and possibly weekends based on student’s needs

QUALIFICATIONS

• An appropriate masters level qualification ( Supply Chain)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5 years’ academic experience
• Demonstrate research engagement over last 3 years
• Be familiar with distance and online education
• Be familiar with using learning distance and online education
• knowledge of the South African higher education regulatory framework
• Must be able to work within pre-determined time frames and deadlines
• Must be able to speak confidently and demonstrate professionalism
• Must be a collegial team player
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Internet and Email)
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• Possess a high level of ethics and confidentiality

• Specialist in Operations Management