Head of Academics
East London Management Institute
Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months
Key Performance Areas:
• Oversight of the Academic Programme to ensure that quality and standards are met;
• Academic Programme and Curricula Development;
• Oversight of the Heads-of-Departments to ensure that teaching requirements and effective departmental management is met;
• Timetabling and lecturer allocation;
• Oversight of the teaching and learning to ensure quality and standards are met;
• Academic staff development and training;
• Assessment management including liaison with external examination bodies;
• Lecturer: Research Theory and Practice;
• Liaison with accreditation bodies such as CHE, DHET, Services SETA, ICB and ITH in order to maintain and extend accreditation;
• Promotion of the institution through a variety of means such as open days and social media.
* lesson and materials planning;
* instruction of the target students in the required material;
* continuous academic performance assessment of target students;
* marking and reporting on of assignments submitted;
* mark capturing and report production;
* classroom management
Key performance areas:
• assistance with and planning of marketing initiatives;
• event operations management;
• report generation;
• creation and submission of budgets;
• tenant liaison;
• client liaison;
• presentations at workshops and meetings;
• sponsorship for events and marketing initiatives.
2008 - 2012
All 3 posts held concurrently
Front-of-House Manager Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
Key Performance Areas: • serving as the face of the theatre to the public;
• management of staff of 20 (including the placement, development, discipline and termination thereof);
• liaison point between the theatre, the public, producers, performers, promoters / publicists and Computicket;
• sole control of the box office and bar facilities of the theatre;
• promotion of the venue and productions;
• ticket sales;
• merchandise retailing;
• proactive problem solving;
• cash management;
• record keeping;
• regular report production;
• stock control, purchasing and ordering;
• business development and sustainability.
Academic Course co-ordinator
Key Performance Areas: • control of the course across two campuses;
• administration (including timetabling, venue organisation, etc);
• management and monitoring of staff of 3 (including the placement, discipline and termination thereof);
• serving on the board of the School of Language, Literature and Linguistics and the School of Management Studies;
• liaison between the School of Language, Literature and Linguistics and the School of Management Studies;
• regular report production;
• mark capturing;
• test and exam setting.
Part-time Events Co-ordinator (Regional KwaZulu-Natal)
Key Performance Areas: • the sourcing, employment and management of staff in relation to the brief received for promotional events;
• site management;
• regular report production for head office on the promotion;
• proactive problem solving.
2008 - 2009
Both posts held concurrently
Key Performance Areas:
instruction of students across a variety of grades;
instruction of students across a variety of subjects;
lesson planning;
marking;
materials review;
report generation
BA Honours Degree in Drama and Performance Studies University of Natal (1999)
Bachelor of Arts (English and Drama) University of Natal (1994 - 1998)
Personal Fitness Trainer (Diploma) Exercise Teacher's Academy (1998) TEFL
Cape Town School of Languages (1997) Matric
St Charles College (1982 - 1992)