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Head of Department – Risk & Insurance
Location
South Africa
Posted
116 days ago
Salary
$165K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Head of Department – Risk & Insurance
Milpark School of Commerce
• Build relationships with potential and current clients and/or industry bodies to grow the department of financial planning • Work closely with various teams and stakeholders to roll out the new qualification within the Department and take ownership of the development • Collaborate with other stakeholders and take responsibility for the development and authoring of learning material, including all subject-related content and information uploaded to the virtual learning environment (VLE) • Implement the assessment policy and procedures of Milpark in line with HEQC requirements regarding assigned programmes and subjects • Lecture and assess on assigned programmes in field of expertise • Manage the assessment drafting process for assigned subjects across programmes within timelines as required • Conduct internal moderation on assigned subjects • Sign off on all assessments on assigned subject • Assist with academic policy development for the faculty processes • Obtain input from industry to ensure innovation and relevance of teaching and to improve teaching material • Track and manage student throughput on assigned programmes, in consultation with PMs • Take responsibility and ownership for the coherence and relevance of the assigned programmes and areas • Manage all assigned programmes with reference to quality of course content and teaching and student support • Recruit academic staff for assigned areas • Manage the performance of lecturing staff to ensure that part-time lecturers meet Milpark’s standards
Job Requirements
- Masters Degree (NQF 9) in Risk or Insurance related field (preferred), at least a NQF8 industry related qualification
- Risk and/or Insurance industry related designation holder
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working in the Risk and/or Insurance Industry (preferred)
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in the academic field
- Management experience (preferred)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proven record of ability to manage time and to work to strict deadlines in a fast-moving environment
- Ability to give high attention to detail
- Ability to work in a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Passion for education and for students
- Good analytical skills
Benefits
- Professional development
- Continuous learning programs
- Flexible work arrangements
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