Course Coordinator (P7) (College of Business & Economics: Department of Industrial Psychology & People Management) (3-year contract)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan institution, guided by its bold UJ Strategy 2035, which emphasises Societal Impact and Sustainability, Global Footprint and Partnerships, and Technology for the Future. Committed to transformative change, UJ’s mission is “To transform and serve humanity through innovation and the collective and collaborative pursuit of knowledge.” The University is guided by the vision of building “An international university of choice, anchored in Africa and the global south, dynamically shaping a sustainable future"
Job description
- Liaison with the academics and leadership team of the Department
- Planning, implementing and directing the NSP programmes and SLPs (short learning programmes)
- Overseeing and monitoring policies and procedures related to NSP
- Financial management of NSP, including developing and managing the annual NSP budgets and debt management
- Overseeing and managing daily operations
- Programme development
- Programme coordination
- Programme marketing
- Managing support staff
- Internal and external stakeholder engagement and management
Minimum requirements
- Bachelors Degree or relevant (NQF 7) in Management or equivalent experience.
- Minimum three (3) 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
- 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
- Knowledge of UJ academic and administrative policies and procedures, rules, and regulations
- Experience on UJ support systems (e.g. ITS's, MAMS, UJ LMS-Moodle, Oracle)
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.
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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.
