Vice Principal Academic Operations (Salt River – WC)

At NGI our success is directly linked, amongst other things, to the strength of our senior management teams at both a national and campus level.

A Vice Principal Academic Operations is a very important member of our Campus Senior Management Team (SMT).

An ideal candidate will be a leader with managerial experience. You will need to have experience overseeing people, academic operations, teaching and learning and student support. Previous campus, student and academic management experience will be a great additional advantage.

You should be a good communicator with a strong ability to manage and collaborate across a range of functional areas.

You should be driven by the to a manage and lead a team toward productivity, efficiency, and success.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Manage and implement national policies, processes, plans, budgets, and targets developed by the campus management team
• Measure, report on and maintain the policies, processes, plans, budgets, and targets set by the campus management team for your campus.
• Mange all aspects of campus academic operations across functional areas including Teaching and Learning Team Management, Academic Delivery, Teaching and Learning implementation and Student Support
• Review and improve effectiveness of campus academic operations by managing policies and processes, overseeing employees, establishing a highly motivated work environment, optimal student support and teaching and learning
• Manage resource centre and library in line with requirements set by national academic structure
• Managing all teaching and learning activities on campus including lecturer and student timetabling and allocation, attendance, and administration
• Managing all student retention and success activities on campus
• Administration including student files, communication platforms and timetabling
• Graduation

Skills and Qualifications

• Proven experience in a managerial role
• Strong management skills across functional areas and operational procedures

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to motivate and lead people, and hold employees accountable
• Strong digital and computer skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Preference will be given to Employment Equity (EE) candidates in line with our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce