Job Description

Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).THE OPPORTUNITYIIE Varsity College, Nelson Mandela Bay campus is seeking appointees in the field of Commerce to strengthen the teaching and research capabilities in the Faculty of Management Studies.JOB PURPOSE
The primary purpose of this position is the delivery of effective facilitation/lecturing on qualifications and all associated academic activities such as student engagement and support that will promote student success and learning.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Lecturing/Facilitation
• Marking
• Student support

Competencies Required:

• Communications skills
• Organisational skills
• Time management

Minimum Education Requirements per module:

• LLM with communication, journalism or media-related modules in at least the first year of study in the undergraduate qualification

Alternatively:

• LLM with work experience in media law;

or

• Bachelor of Arts Honours or Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours in communication, journalism, media law or media-related fields

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Experience in teaching law modules at the tertiary level. Experience in teaching law modules for LEAD (Legal Education and Development).
• Lecturing experience in media law and ethics/ media and communication/media law/ ethics and communication.
• Work experience as a practicing attorney, advocate, legal advisor, magistrate, or otherwise in the legal profession. Work experience in one of the parastatals or Chapter 9 Institutions as a legal advisor; assistant; commissioner at CCMA, a Bargaining Council (BC); a legal advisor for a registered trade union and/or trade union federation; or any other legal position held.
• A combination of journalism and/or advertising and/or PR industry experience with media law practitioner experience within the related field. Related experience within the communications sector that required engagement with Media Lawan.

Working Conditions:

• Please note that this is an Independent Contractor role
• Owing to the volume of CVs received, we may not be able to personally contact all applicants. Only individuals whose qualifications and skills most closely match the position requirements will be contacted for interviews
• Position is part-time

The IIE's Varsity College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. However, preference will be given to previously underrepresented groups in accordance with the South African Employment Equity Act.

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