Academic Director

**Academic Director: Accounting**

Southern Cross Institute (SCI)

Parramatta NSW 2150

**About Us**

Southern Cross Institute (SCI) aims to provide the highest quality education to students that would enable them to achieve their professional and personal goals. SCI’s modern campus facilities and fully equipped classrooms are designed to support students through engaged learning. We aim to train young learners to graduate who are well-equipped to join the workforce.

**Why Join Us?**
- Expanding enrolments
- Opportunity for professional development
- Small tight knit team
- Modern campus facilities
- Secure permanent position
- Great location

We are inviting expressions of interest from qualified and experienced academic professionals in **Accounting Field** to join our professional, tight-knit team as the Academic Director.

**Position Summary**

The Academic Director provides academic leadership of all course work delivered at Southern Cross Institute (SCI) in the **Accounting Major**of the Bachelor of Business course. The Academic Director reports to and supports the Deputy Dean in ensuring high quality teaching and learning outcomes with a focus on continuous improvement. The Academic Director is a member of the Executive Management Team as well as the Course & Industry Advisory Committee, and the Teaching and Learning Committee.

**Key Responsibilities**
In the Accounting major of Bachelor of Business courses:

- Lead all academic activities and academic staff;
- Engage in and encourage other staff to undertake scholarship or research activities in areas of ICT and/or education;
- Contribute to recruitment, selection and performance management of academic staff;
- Deliver assigned units in the undergraduate and postgraduate courses as required;
- Oversee and report on student assessment and the internal and external moderation of assessment;
- Contribute to regular external benchmarking of courses/unit;
- Contribute to annual review of courses/units in line with the _Course Review and Continuous Improvement Policy _and any other related policy documents;
- Monitor the Student Portal/Moodle webpages for each unit ensuring that academic staff have timely and appropriate access;
- Ensure that lecturers/tutors have access to a properly resourced preparation area;
- Contribute to the development of timetables for each semester of study in consultation with the Deputy Dean;
- Liaise with academic administration staff in ensuring student progress including monitoring attendance records;
- Manage allegations of academic misconduct and maintain appropriate records and academic support services as required;
- Organise examinations for relevant courses;
- Ensure accurate records of student results and grades;
- Oversee and report on student and staff satisfaction surveys for each semester;
- Provide course/major specific advice to students as required;
- Ensure prescribed and recommended texts per unit are available to students and staff prior to commencement of term of study;
- Compile regular reports on assessment, course review and moderation for the Teaching and Learning Committee, Course & Industry Advisory Committee as well as the Dean;
- Comply with SCI policies;
- Other duties as required by the Dean.

**Selection Criteria**

**Essential**
- A doctoral level qualification in Accounting.
- Knowledge of the ESOS Framework and the National Code 2018. If you do not currently have knowledge of ESOS Framework and the National Code, you must be willing to acquire the required knowledge.
- Proven ability, commitment and passion for engaging in ongoing scholarly activities to inform pedagogical theory and practice.
- Sound knowledge in a field of business that aligns with at least one of SCI’s major areas of study.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including the capacity to explain material plainly and helpfully.
- A demonstrated ability in course design and leadership, as appropriate to the relevant discipline.
- Evidence of sustained and significant contributions in leading, lecturing and tutoring; and a commitment to teaching and contributing to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.
- Ability to improvise and adapt to new demands in course delivery and academic management.
- Excellent Organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly in managing program documentation and compliance requirements.
- A demonstrated ability to show initiative in both independent and team-based decision making.
- A demonstrated ability to interact productively with other academic staff and to contribute constructively to the activities and administration of SCI.

**Desirable**
- Comprehensive experience and strong achievement in higher education teaching.
- Demonstrated ability in curriculum development in undergraduate and/or graduate courses.
- Proven proficiency in the use of learning management systems.

**Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion**

SCI is an equal opportunity employ