Head of Programme – UI/UX Design Tertiary Education Industry
Head of Programme – UI/UX Design Tertiary Education Industry
Overview
ABOUT THE POSITION
Reporting to: Faculty Head: Information Technology
Job Summary:
To be responsible for and provide professional leadership and management for the Academic Department; to secure high-quality teaching, effective use of resources, and improved standards of learning and achievement for all students.
Ethos and Values
- To ensure the vision for the company is shared, understood, and implemented effectively
- To demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional learning and improvement
- To model the company’s commitment to excellence, independence, and opportunity in everyday work and practice.
Qualifications:
- BSc Honours degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, UI/UX Design and Development, Electrical Engineering, or any relevant field.
- A Master’s or Ph.D. degree and/or industry certifications may be an added advantage.
Credentials and Experience:
- At least 5 years of teaching experience
Special Requirements for completing the job:
- Knowledge of SAQA and related Acts
- Knowledge of ETQAs and their processes
- Knowledge of Unit Standards and courses we are registered for
- Subject knowledge
- Understanding of the requirements of the various phases,
- Experience of assessment in fields of study
- Knowledge in QCTO and their processes
- Knowledge in Higher Education and curriculum development
Desired Skills:
- BSC Honours Degree
- Higher Education Experience
- UI/UX Design Experience
No. of Vacancies
1
Specific Skills
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Essential Competencies
- Detail orientated
- Follow through
- Accurate
- Deadline driven
- Leadership qualities
- Adaptable to change
- Conflict management skills
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS Outlook
- MS Access
- Internet services
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- PHP, SQL
- JAVA, C#, Python,
- Adobe, Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- Cisco Packet Tracer and GNS3
- Azure and AWS cloud platforms
- Knowledge of SAQA and related Acts
- Knowledge of ETQAs and their processes
- Knowledge of Unit Standards and courses we are registered for
- Subject knowledge
- Understanding of the requirements of the various phases,
- Experience of assessment in fields of study
- Knowledge in QCTO and their processes
- Knowledge in Higher Education and curriculum development
- BSC Honours Degree
- Higher Education Experience
- UI/UX Design Experience
Responsible For
Duties and Responsibilities
Academic Role: Module and Programme Content:
- Manage quality assurance of allocated Programme and associated modules.
- Ensure the quality of learning material.
- Submit learning material to Faculty Head for quality assurance.
- Upload quality assured learning material to the relevant learning management system(s).
- QA and/or facilitate the moderation of the subject matter in field of expertise and/or related allocated fields.
- Develop or facilitate the design of the facilitation instructions according to the unique needs of the education clients.
- Apply and monitor the application of the applicable Quality Assurance Body and the assessment requirements in the field of the Programme.
- Provide advice on possible improvements to facilitators and keep Head of Department updated.
- Investigate research, suggest, and apply new trends, products and technologies relevant to the allocated phase(s) of education in accordance with budget and current business strategy.
- Innovate and suggest new teaching models that will address the future needs of education, such as increased independent learning and critical thinking.
- Manage learning support and support systems in subject field (determine the scope of support and if support would require more than an hour(s).
- Manage quality assurance of assessment of allocated programme and associated modules.
- Ensure the quality of assessments as well as alignment of assessments to Unit standards.
- Submit all assessments to Faculty Head for quality assurance. Upload assessments to relevant learning management system (s)
- QA or facilitate the moderation of assessment tasks in field of expertise and/or related allocated fields.
- Develop or facilitate the design of the assessment instructions and guidelines according to the unique needs of the education clients.
- Apply and monitor the application and the assessment requirements of the applicable Quality Assurance Body in the assessment tasks.
- Ensure that assessment tasks represent the required standard levels (e.g., Blooms & Barrets).
- Set assessments in field of expertise or facilitate the development of assessment activities and the marking guidelines / memoranda / rubrics
- Interact, communicate with, and render assistance to student where reasonable (can be done in collaboration with COM).
- Interact with the Faculty Head and the rest of the management team in providing appropriate feedback where necessary.
- Undergo training and professional development.
- Development and upgrading of products.
- Development of assessments.
- Work distribution and equalisation of workloads.
- Feedback and meeting arrangements.
- Goal setting and monitoring of goal achievements.
- Identification of risks.
- Work pace identification.
- Other task allocations and requirements setting.
- Improvement strategies (products, assessments) and approaches.
- Quality measures.
- Setting internal deadlines in accordance with business deadlines.
- Organize training and spearhead initiatives to advance the subject area.
- Resolve staff conflict and apply staff discipline in conjunction with Campus Operation Manager (COM). Reference to Head of Department takes place when conflict becomes destructive and hampers performance.
- Be involved in the marketing of products and academic services of The Company on a limited scale where necessary.
- Build relationships with external stakeholders and parties of interest.
- Ensure implementation of programme guidelines of Accreditation bodies, all addenda, as well as other relevant academic standards and requirements.
- Effectively communicate all information and documents to lecturing staff.
- Facilitate, manage, and monitor the implementation of the programme.
- Manage and monitor the timely delivery of facilitators' work.
- Manage and monitor the quality of s facilitator's work.
- Attend organizational meetings (where required).
- Manage the day-to-day tasks, i.e., e-mails, telephonic requests, and subject forums.
- Interact with the rest of the business to report and inform on relevant issues.
- Manage and communicate risks that need to be addressed to Head Office (Faculty Head).
- Assist in identifying and appointing qualified, competent facilitators.
- Drive and manage projects where necessary.
- Fostering the pre-eminent role of research in the faculty and enhancing the capacity for outstanding research across all represented programmes.
- A minimum of 2 research output is to be produced annually in coordination with the HOPs and lecturers at the institute.
- Assist the Faculty Head in establishing industry collaborations.
Job Nature
Full Time
Educational Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc Honours degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, UI/UX Design and Development, Electrical Engineering, or any relevant field.
- A Master's or Ph.D. degree and/or industry certifications may be an added advantage.
Experience Requirements
5 Years
Job Location
Gauteng
Salary
R35,000 - R40,000 per month
Job Level
Sr. Position
How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their resumes to admin@bostonhighschool.co.za mentioning "Job Title" in the subject line.
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