Course Coordinator (Continuous Education Programme) (P7) (College of Business & Economics: Department of Industrial Psychology & People Management) (3-Year Fixed Term Contract)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
The incumbent will be expected to oversee:
- Liaison with the academics and leadership team of the Department
- Planning, implementing and directing the CEP programmes and SLPs (short learning programmes)
- Overseeing and monitoring policies and procedures related to Continuous Education
- Financial management of CEP, included developing and managing the annual CEP budgets and debt management
- Overseeing and managing daily operations
- Programme development
- Programme coordination
- Programme marketing
- Managing support staffInternal and external stakeholder engagement and management
- New Business development and growth of the CEP portfolio.
Minimum requirements
- Degree in Management or equivalent (NQF 7)
- Minimum three years of working experience in the Higher Education environment
- Strong business development skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Good conflict management skills.
- Good leadership and collaborative skills
- Sound problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Leadership and navigation
- Ability to operate and engage at an executive level
- Relationship management
- Customer service orientated
- Business and financial acumen
- Strong project management skills
- Learning agility, i.e. learning about customers and their business
- Understanding of adult learning principles
- The knowledge to assess learning needs, design and develop learning programmes
- Experience in the Higher Education environment
- Understanding of the HRM and Industrial Psychology fields
- Five years or more experience working in HR, education, learning and development, or consulting, an advantage.
- Experience working with management across levels within an organisation, e.g. from junior to executive level
- Strong academic administration skills
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
