DBA Programme Coordinator

Contract : Temporary with possibility of being permanent

EE position : Yes

Introduction

MANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate Education qualifications, has the following vacancy available : DBA Programme Coordinator.

CORE PURPOSE

To co-ordinate the administrative and academic activities of the DBA programme.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Liaise with prospective DBA students, advising on inter-alia, programme structure, programme costs and admission requirements.
• Coordinate admissions and selections processes and liaise with the admissions and selections committee.
• Arrange and execute student induction and official welcome communication with new DBA students.
• Develop the DBA weekend workshop programme, in consultation with the DBA Programme Manager / Director.
• Manage the database of DBA supervisors.
• Monitor and follow up the research process and progress of DBA students.
• Submit regular reports on student progress to the Manager / Director of DBA, Director Research and members of the DRC.
• Communicate with DBA supervisors regarding their appointments, induction and duties and responsibilities.
• Regularly monitor supervisor performance and ensure that supervisor-student disputes are amicably and efficiently resolved.
• Serve as a key liaison between the DBA office and other departments, directors, managers and staff within the organization.
• Coordinate the proposal defense, assessment and approval processes.
• Ensure that DRC and ethics committee members receive meeting dates, agendas and supporting documentation, timeously.
• Responsible for coordinating the thesis examination processes, in accordance with the doctoral rules and as directed by the DRC.
• Receive student intention to submit notifications and initiate the process of examination.
• Oversee the internal review and external examination processes.
• Receive examiner’s reports and produce a coordinating report for the DRC.
• Coordinate the thesis oral defence process.
• Ensure that thesis examination outcomes are communicated with appropriate stakeholders.
• Responsible for ensuring that all documentation required for ratification of the thesis are received by the stipulated deadline for graduation.
• Submit approved graduands lists to the AVC.
• Ensure that the DBA programme delivery is in accordance with appropriate policies, rules and SOPs.
• Work closely with the DBA administrator / s to ensure that logistical aspects of programme delivery are efficiently executed.
• Align all mechanisms and operations to enterprise digital enterprising.

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