SENIOR LECTURER – HUMAN RESOURCE AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (3 YEARS FIXED CONTRACT)

The Institute of Development Management (IDM) was established in 1974 as a regional institution by the Governments of Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. IDM has shaped futures of many Batswana with Executive Development Courses and Long Term Training, and continue to achieve its mandate through helping the public and private organizations to meet their management needs through Education, Training,Research and Consultancy Services.
IDM Botswana has campuses in Gaborone and Francistown. IDM, therefore, invites applicants from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the above position:

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To design, develop and deliver teaching and learning material across a range of interdisciplinary programmes or within a subject area. Senior Lecturers will undertake teaching, training, research and consultancy to support the four pillars of the Institute in accordance with institutional policies and procedures. Furthermore, they will provide administrative support as may be required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for managing taught programmes, including oversight of day to day operational processes.
• Designs, prepares, and delivers lecturers, tutorials, remedial lessons, workshops, and seminars.
• Prepares teaching materials for lectures on scheduled IDM courses for own and other departments.
• Teaches undergraduate and graduate Modules.
• Facilitate learners’ readiness to undertake projects and/ or practicums.
• Ensure that programme design and delivery comply with IDM’s quality standards and regulations.
• Prepare and administers both formative and summative assessment as per set standards.
• Provide leadership in the design and development of credit bearing and non-credit bearing courses.
• Undertake the review of short-term credit bearing and non-credit bearing courses.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master of Education (Early Childhood Education) or related qualifications.
• Registration with Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) as an Assessor and Moderator.
• Evaluation of qualifications by BQA

EXPERIENCE:
• A minimum of five (5) years relevant teaching, research and/or consulting experience is required.
• Participation in Research and Consultancy projects
• Undertaking assessment of student academic performance (Setting and marking continuous assessment and exams) will be added advantage.
• Teaching experience at Tertiary level

COMPETENCIES:
• Technical expertise
• Strong communication, impact, and influence skills
• Business and Results Focus
• Evidence of an established research portfolio.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience in using effective pedagogical methods to enhance student academic outcomes.

REMUNERATION: IDM offers a wide range of competitive benefits.

APPLICANTS: If you feel you meet the profile of the required candidate and you are interested in the job, you may email your application to recruitment@idmbls.ac.bw including a copy of ID, curriculum vitae, certified copies of academic records, and three references.

Closing Date: 21st June 2024

Closing Time: 1630hrs

NB: ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICATIONS WILL BE RESPONDED TO.