Head of Department ( Animation) JB2979

Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Market Related

The Head of Department Animation is responsible for full programme management for the portfolio of programmes in the Department. This means accountability for programme development and curriculum reviews, assessment alignment and development, module material updates and prescribed textbook lists. THE HOF is expected to ensure academic integrity and regulatory compliance of programmes and assessments offered by the respective sites, and assure all programmes, programme factsheets and programme curriculum structures and assessments are aligned in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Educational Requirements

Post Graduate qualification in cognate field. Masters is preferred

5 years experience in higher education is required and experience in programme management preferred

Qualification in Animation

Advantageous: familiar with formal assessment and moderation practices, design and development and programme structuring

Excellent computer literacy essential

MS Office

Duties & Responsibilities

Managing Department of Animation

Programme Management, Development, and review

Identify module leaders and programme managers

Update module materials annually, collect module and programme feedback annually

Represent department on Faculty boards

Ensure contrastive alignment of assessments to learning outcomes of all programmes and short courses

Development of programme documents

Coordinate department programme PIPO

Work integrated learning/workplace (EL) based learning for each programme

Teaching and learning

Academic staff capacity

Provide guidelines on minimum qualifications are required per programme and module to meet the one up qualification regulatory requirement