Job Description

Title of PositionSenior Lecturer (Entrepreneurship) / Head of the Small Business ClinicPost Number8025057Faculty/DepartmentUniversity of the Western Cape -> Economics & Management Sciences -> Management and EntrepreneurshipType of PositionPermanent - Full TimeLength of Contract PeriodLocationMain Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)Closing Date2/4/2025Role Clarification & Key Performance AreasThe University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that educates the students across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics, Industrial Psychology (Human Resources Management), Information Systems, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Institute for Social Development, Political Studies, School of Government (including Public Administration) and the Academic Literacies Progamme.Through suitably prepared graduates, the Faculty strives to contribute to and influence the social, economic, political and technological development in a changing world through teaching, learning, engagement and research in the Economic and Management Sciences. Experiential learning has been a key approach to achieving this objective. The Faculty launched its Small Business Clinic in July 2024, a significant indicator of the university's commitment to preparing graduates for opportunities in Entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will assume primary responsibility for activities of the Small Business Clinic and will report to the Dean of the Faculty, with a dotted reporting line to the Departmental Chairperson for the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship (DME). He/She will also assume a teaching and supervision load through his/her affiliation with the DME.The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Identifying and pursuing networks and partnerships with relevant stakeholders
• Identifying and pursuing funding opportunities to support the activities of the Small Business Clinic
• Managing and overseeing all activities of the Small Business Clinic
• Managing staff in the Small Business Clinic
• Writing reports on activities of the Clinic
• Reporting to the Dean on matters related to the Clinic
• Facilitating learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Entrepreneurship related modules
• Conducting research and publishing in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
• Undertaking undergraduate and postgraduate supervision
• Undertaking curriculum development and assessment
• Participating in community engagement and outreach

Minimum Requirements

• Doctoral qualification or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning, preferably in the field of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
• A record of publications, preferably in the field of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
• A record of successful supervision at Honours and Masters level
• Demonstrated competence in community engagement
• Demonstrated competence in generating third stream income (including research grants)
• Experience in academic leadership and management

Key competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment
• Student focused approach
• Planning and organisational skills, including time management
• Leadership and people management skills
• Report writing skills
• Interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish networks and partnerships
• Computer literacy and e-learning skills
• Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership

For further information (but not applications), please contact the Prof Derek Yu (Acting Dean) on dyu@uwc.ac.zaIn your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University's commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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