Position Title: ASPD Programme Manager, ASPD, CHED
ACADEMIC STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL DEVLOPEMNT
PROGRAMME MANAGER (PC10)
Dean’s Office
CENTRE HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (CHED)
The Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) invites applications for a Programme Manager (PM) in the Academic Staff and Professional Development (ASPD) Unit.
The main purpose of this position is to provide strategic and operational oversight and management of CHED’s academic staff and professional elopment offerings across the wider university as well as in the region and the Higher Education (HE) sector nationally.
The PM participates in the development and implementation of policy guiding the mission and vision of professional development activities and programmes, offered by CHED, across a wide range of activity types and modes of delivery. This is to be achieved through programme design, elopment, and delivery, as well as operational management and administration.
The position is located in the ASPD Unit in the Dean’s Office in CHED and reports to the Director of the ASPD and the Dean of CHED. The PM also has an oversight of financial and budgetary matters as well as administrative staff in ASPD.
The position also requires a focus on synergy with wider staff development activity generated by other departments in CHED, in particular in the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT), the Academic Development Programme (ADP) and the Centre for Educational Assessment (CEA). In addition, the PM needs to be responsive to the needs of academic staff across the wider institution, so the position has both an internal and an institution-facing focus. Additionally, the PM will contribute to strategy and policy development of ASPD offerings with a regional and national focus across all stakeholder relations and partnerships. This would include development of a marketing and communications strategy and plan, and the implementation thereof.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
Strategy and policy development
Programme Design, Development and Delivery Operational management and administration
Resource Management; Finance, Budgets and People
Marketing and communications including social media content creation Stakeholder relations management and partnerships
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting Project management
REQUIREMENTS:
NQF Level 8 qualification- Postgraduate Degree preferably in Education and Social Science.
Knowledge of and experience in the Higher Education field and sector with a focus on HE teaching and learning relevant to the role.
Proven experience in the following areas:
3 years relevant project and event management experience of which 1 year should be resource management (finance and people)
Marketing and communication experience of which 1 year involving social media management
Track record of effective relational skills
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS:
Experience in the use of Learning Management System (LMS ie Amathuba)
Knowledge of relevant digital programmes and applications beneficial to the post Ability to work with financial accounting systems and platforms
The annual cost of employment for 2025 including benefits is between R 639, 581 and R 752, 447
To apply, please visit the UCT Jobs Site View (For Internal Applicants) and View (For External Applicants) to create a candidate profile and to submit your application.
Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:
Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Motivation/Cover letter that speaks to the specific requirements of the position.
Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their e-mail address and telephone number.
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.
Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency assessments and relevant background checks. References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.
Any enquiries for the position to be addressed to Mr Ian Petersen at Ian.Petersen@uct.ac.za or 021 650 2163
Closing date: 7th March 2025
Website: www.hr.uct.ac.za
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