Lecturer / Manager in Social Impact

Lecturer / Manager: Social Impact

(Ref. EBW07/309/1017)

The School of Public Leadership (SPL) is unique in the South African context with its combination of Public Policy and Management, the Environment and Sustainability as strategic focus areas. SPL's business, vision and mission, with "Learning for sustainable African futures" as its slogan, can best be understood and summarised as serving public value in an African context.

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• The overarching purpose with this post is to manage the social impact of SPL's academic capacity through:
  • Optimising social impact initiatives from SPL research and teaching activities;
  • Maximising research and teaching benefits from social impact initiatives;
  • Promoting greater integration between research, teaching and social impact;
  • Delivering academic output.
• The specific functions emanating from these are dynamic and must be renewed and supplemented continuously, but include continuous building of relationships with stakeholders, including practitioners, policy makers, regulators, activists and other stakeholders fulfilling a role in public policy and management, sustainable development and environmental management;
• Supporting academic staff to maintain a balance between the above mentioned three roles;
• Seeking new social impact opportunities, including completing tenders;
• And to fulfill limited academic responsibilities.

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• A Master's Degree in one of the three knowledge areas of SPL, namely Public Policy and Management, Sustainable Development, or Environmental Management;

• Knowledge of and work experience in the Higher Education environment; senior level management practice experience in the public sector;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain sound interpersonal relationships.

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• Knowledge and experience of Stellenbosch University's financial and short course management systems and policies;
• Part of existing networks with public sector departments and municipalities.

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The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

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