Programme Manager (P8) (Johannesburg Business School) X2 Posts
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 Faculty Administration Office is one of the divisions within JBS. JBS is actively recruiting for two Programme Managers to join its dynamic team.
- The Programme Manager role is the operational coalface of the Faculty Administration Department, acting as the central authority for coordinating and mobilising multiple processes and resources while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, innovative, and creative programmes in line with client demands.
- Ensure effective client liaison and stakeholder management.
- Professional programme administration and delivery of programmes, including logistic and coordination activities.
- Management of faculty and programme resources.
- Monitoring of programme evaluation and feedback.
- Adherence to governance and regulatory requirements.
- Liaise with delegates on the various programmes
- Address and resolve issues and escalations
Minimum requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree with specialisation in Social Sciences, Psychology, or Business Management, or any relevant qualification at NQF7 or equivalent.
- At least three years’ work experience in a professional services environment.
- Understanding of the educational environment, preferably higher education.
- Experience in stakeholder and programme management.
- Advanced MS Office skills.
- Accountability and ownership of the student experience from registration to graduation.
- Ability to execute with high attention to detail.
- Resilience and adaptability to trouble-shoot complex programmes.
- Must have the ability to compile and consolidate data into in-depth reports.
- Must be analytically minded.
- Must have the ability to make on the spot decisions to ensure student value chain is maintained.
- Must have the ability to work on multiple project management and prioritise deliverables.
- Ability to work well in a team environment, and coordinate multiple inputs with tight deadlines, and a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to represent academic programmes to potential students, specifically the PGDIP programme.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills in terms of student relations.
- Strong people management skills.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and in student service spotlight professionally.
- Previous experience as a Programme Manager at a business school.
- Previous experience in delivering academic programmes for adult students within a management education environment.
- Knowledge of online Learning Management Systems.
- Understanding of adult learning principles with programme delivery experience.
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.
