Academic Lead - Management: Online - Remote Work Position

• Emeris Online has a vacancy for a Academic Lead - Management position: Online - Remote Work position

Duties and Responsibilities

Online Lecturing

• Online Lecturing on programmes must lecture on an IIE qualification in the distance mode of delivery.
• Delivering a minimum of 3 modules per semester.
• Lecture preparation, delivery and all related teaching and assessment activities.
• Marking of assessments and feedback to students in subjects lectured.
• Development of ICE activities, manuals, exam scripts and marking memos where required.
• May be required to internally moderate assessments scripts that fall within the respective subject fields, where necessary across IIE sites of delivery.
• Development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator
• Delivery of teaching, facilitation of learning, and effective engagement with students

Qualifications & Modules Leadership

• Support function to T&L in the distance mode and to The IIE in the discipline
• Work with Lecturers and Tutors on their programme/s to build campus knowledge of industry trends and graduate placement.
• Conducting peer reviews in programme of speciality.
• Brand resource SME to The IIE on modules and programme of expertise.
• Support the adoption of teaching and learning strategies and approaches in the distance mode.
• Involvement in lecturer orientation / briefing / forum.
• Involvement in student orientation and Programme Info sessions
• Act as a panel member in the selection and recruitment process of Lecturers/Tutors
• Mentoring of new lecturers.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct evaluations of the quality of teaching and learning Moderation support, "Peer Review, "Buddy Systems. Faculty initiatives and support of online lecturers- Program specific
• Academic tracking of online lecturers/tutors and initiatives implemented
• Keeping up up date on current national and international best practice for online T&L: including the development of support resources, online engagement and delivery strategies
• Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist and/or EdTech and/or Instructional Designer to develop synchronous and asynchronous support resources specific to the programme / faculty to which they are affiliated
• Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist to develop and promote effective real time synchronous delivery practices suitable for, and specific to, an online learning environment
• Working with individual lecturers, new and tenured, to ensure selected resources are best suited to their particular discipline / module.
• Assessment point tracking using relevant platforms platform. Working in collaboration with relevant role-players to identify at risk modules, devise, rollout, and track suitable interventions

Student Development & Support

• Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students.
• Track individual student academic performance across the programme.
• Track student enrolment and success rates and work with The Teaching & Learning Specialist to put the necessary interventions in place to reduce drop out rates and increase success and completion rates.
• Assist where required with the experiential learning of students in their programme.
• Conduct student support interventions where required.
• Appropriate academic administration as required related to student development and support.
• Implement: academic guidance initiatives or programmes Organize workshops, seminars, and training sessions to enhance academic expectations
• A blend of asynchronous/synchronous support for relevant faculty
• Supporting student learning, engagement, progression, and overall academic experience.

Research and Scholarship

• Conducting research, contributing to scholarly outputs, publications, and research projects.

Competencies Required

• Communication
• Organisational
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Management

Minimum Education Requirements

• Minimum of a Masters of Business Management, Economics or Related Field.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years Contact and/or online facilitation within a Tertiary Academic Institution, Results analysis and Academic development.

Deadline:20th September,2026