Head of Campus (Student Relations / Campus Operations / Financial Management)

Job Description:

Our client is a multi-campus higher education institution with a national footprint, as well as hosting several student support centers in South Africa and Namibia. They are looking for a Head of Campus for their Musgrave location, in Durban.

 

The successful candidate will manage and implement the approved plans to achieve the Campus financial performance and growth targets and to develop Campus-specific business and operational strategies and action plans, for approval by the CEO, within the framework and context of their strategy, and to manage the execution of these strategies and plans. The successful candidate will also develop and implement Campus-specific student retention and campus experience plans within the framework and context of the organization.

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute an annual campus business and operational plan and budget in collaboration with the CEO and the Campus
  
  • Identify program efficiencies and profitability in collaboration with the CEO and Heads of School/AM while equally ensuring the quality of the programs offered on the campus.
  • Identify, integrate, and manage campus performance and School service level standards to realize the integrated achievement of the overall organizational strategy
  • Complete campus strategic action plans with targets, milestones, metrics, and designated responsibilities
  • Complete an annual operating budget
  • Lead and manage the Campus team in the achievement of aligned key performance objectives
  • Participate in local government and community initiatives as the ambassador

   

   

• Collaborate with CEO, CAO, COO, CIO and CFO to ensure company-wide minimum standards and policies are adhered to
  • Agree organizational wide minimum standards and policies applicable to the Campus
  • Ensure that all campus systems, processes, and procedures reflect the minimum operational standards required by the national HE regulatory frameworks
  • Monitor adherence to and compliance with standards on an ongoing basis

   

   

• Identify new campus business growth opportunities in collaboration with the CEO
  • Identify new program needs for the campus linked to market and competitor assessments and analyses and make proposals for campus growth.
  • Identify other campus business growth opportunities
  • Develop business proposals, cases, and presentations for new business opportunities in consultation with the CEO, Heads of Schools and Head: Business Research and Development
  • Identify second stream income opportunities

   

   

• Collaborate with the CEO, COO and the Head: Marketing and Student Recruitment to agree on Campus marketing and recruitment strategies and plans
  • Identify desired Campus recruitment targets
  • Collaborate with the Head: MSR in the finalization of the Campus marketing and student recruitment strategy, in line with the Head Office Marketing and Student Recruitment strategy
  • Monitor the execution of the marketing and recruitment strategy and plans in conjunction with the Head Office Marketing and Student Recruitment team
  • Develop and collaborate with the Activations Manager to determine and execute a clear strategy and plan for liaison and engagement with schools in the campus environment to build cooperative partnerships and relationships

   

   

• Leadership, management, and execution of strategic and operational imperatives on the campus
  • Manage, coordinate, and execute on the approved campus operational plan
  • Manage space optimization on campus
  • Monitor regulatory compliance on campus
  • Monitor operational efficiency against designated service level targets and standards
  • Manage human resources on the campus in line with company policies, procedures and norms and the national human capital agenda
  • Execute the Student Campus Experience Plan for the campus and report quarterly to the CEO on progress.
  • Execute the Student Academic Success Plan for the campus and report quarterly to the Head: Academic Success
  • Manage and monitor the activities and resources planned and linked to the Campus Student Forum and provide regular reports to the CEO.

   

   

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Appropriate NQF 9 Qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Higher Education campus management
• All aspects of contact and distance learning Higher Education management (sales, property/facilities, academic programs)
• Profitability, ROI, budget analysis and management
• Education program and facility profitability management
• Local government management
• Strategy formulation and planning
• Leadership and management
• Collaborative and team working skills
• Business skills (IT, communication, presentation, financial)
• Networking skills
• Customer focused
• Community engagement
• Passion for academic excellence

 

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at cebrahim@caglobalint.com

 

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Caleb Ebrahim

Recruitment Consultant

CA Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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