Vice Principal
THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITY SHAPING FUTURES IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITIES
Unisa is a leading contributor to the South African graduate pool, offering a wide range of quality programmes to a third of all higher education students in the country, as well as to other international students. At the forefront of this, is Comprehensive Open Distance e-Learning (CODeL + Business Model), the cornerstone of Unisa’s unique positioning, giving accessibility of its programs to the remotest parts of South Africa, the continent and the world.
Inspirational management is a key catalyst to any institution’s ultimate success, no more apparent than in the way UNISA selects its leaders.
Academic Partners has been exclusively retained to identify and assess for outstanding leaders … leaders who leverage off optimal inspirational management. Is that you?
VICE PRINCIPAL: TEACHING, LEARNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT SUPPORT
RE- ADVERTISED • P2 • 5-YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT • REFERENCE: AP1145
Underpinned by your Doctoral Degree, your experience in most aspects of higher education has afforded you the status of full professorship. You have a minimum of 10-years management experience and at least 5-years of which is at executive management level. You are no doubt an NRF- rated researcher or you are a globally acclaimed scholar, either of which serve as a recommendation.
You are best described as a distinguished academic, with a sound track record in research and academic leadership, particularly as it applies to teaching and learning. As a strategic leader with academic excellence, you are au fait with cultural and change management and have a talent for universal design in aspects of learning, curriculum development and transformation. You pride yourself in the knowledge and insight you have when it comes to the challenges facing higher education, specifically regarding comprehensive open distance and e-learning (CODeL). Not only are you committed to transformation in the academic space; you also have a proven track record in this regard. Your outstanding communicative ability, particularly when it comes to collaboration and teamwork, sets you apart from the rest. Results-orientated, resilient, innovative, creative, high regard for rules, well-honed problem-solving ability and innate ability in conflict management, are adjectives which also describe you. Because you are naturally analytical, matters like corporate governance, project management, budgeting, financial management and performance assessments, come easily to you. You are politically savvy and also acutely aware of the laws and other relevant legislation as prescribed by the Department of Higher education and Training (DHET).
Interested?
Please provide Genevieve Michel, Academic Partners’ Head of Assessments, with a letter of motivation together with your Curriculum Vitae, quoting the relevant reference number before the closing date of 24 August 2025.
Application can be made as follows:
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Vice-Principal: Teaching, Learning, Community Engagement and Student Support: [email protected]
If you have already made an application as a result of the previous initiative, you need not respond to this call as your application will automatically be considered for shortlisting.
This position is open to all, including people with disabilities. UNISA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity.
For further information please visit: https://www.executivetalenting.co.za/talent-registry/
All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. We correspond with all our candidates.