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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL (UKZN)
DIRECTOR: BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Listing reference: ukzn_000898
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 19 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Westville
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
COLLEGE OF LAW AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP (GSB&L), DIRECTOR: BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION, (PEROMNES GRADE 4), FIVE (5) YEAR FIXED TERM APPOINTMENT, WESTVILLE CAMPUS.
Job description
The Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSB&L) seeks to appoint a Director: Business Engagement and Executive Education, a senior leader entrusted with shaping and driving the School’s executive education and short course enterprise. In close consultation with the Executive Director and Dean of the School, the Director provides strategic leadership for the entire executive education portfolio, ensuring that the GSB&L is positioned as a premier provider of executive learning locally and regionally. The role carries substantial autonomy in determining strategic direction, setting priorities, and ensuring that all offerings are academically rigorous, market relevant, and financially sustainable, while remaining aligned with the School’s broader academic and institutional strategy.
Central to the role is the cultivation and stewardship of partnerships with business, government, and industry. The Director serves as the School’s principal ambassador in these engagements, identifying opportunities, negotiating collaborations, and converting relationships into sustainable, high impact programmes. This external facing mandate is complemented by an internal leadership role that spans programme design, client engagement, faculty coordination, and quality assurance. The Director oversees the full lifecycle of executive education and short course provision, ensuring that each offering meets the highest standards of academic integrity, operational efficiency, and client value. The Director maintains oversight of accreditation and quality processes, including the interface with QPA, supported by the Manager for Short Courses.
The Director leads the business development and sales functions of the executive education unit, setting revenue targets, guiding market strategy, and ensuring that the School’s portfolio remains responsive to emerging needs. The Manager for Executive Education provides operational support in these areas, but strategic authority rests with the Director, who determines the scope, scale, and direction of the School’s executive learning initiatives.
Beyond the GSB&L, the Director plays a pivotal role in strengthening the School’s integration with the wider University. The incumbent is responsible for establishing and deepening links with the Colleges, enabling the expansion of executive education and short course services across the institution. This University wide remit positions the Director as a key architect of professional and executive learning at UKZN, ensuring that the GSB&L serves as the central hub for such activity.
The Director reports directly to the Executive Director and Dean of the GSB&L and works closely with the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning on matters of academic quality, programme innovation, and institutional alignment. As a member of the GSB&L Leadership and Management Team, the Director exercises delegated authority on behalf of the School and contributes to fulfilling Senate and Council mandates relating to external engagement, academic quality, and income generation.
Minimum requirements
- A relevant Master’s Degree.
- A minimum of ten years’ experience in a training or education industry.
- Significant experience, a minimum of 5 years, of growing a training business through concluding successful collaborations.
- A good track record of a successful and sustainable approach to business development, working with colleagues and external stakeholders to deliver successful partnerships locally.
- A successful profile recognised in business or an educational environment.
- Strong financial acumen with proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, and revenue management for programme-driven operations.
- Detailed and expert knowledge in how to identify and convert collaborative market opportunities into successful partnerships.
- Ability to prepare proposals and present such proposals to external bodies.
The closing date for receipt of applications is …………
The successful incumbent, if an internal appointee, will revert to their substantive post at the end of their five-year term of office.
Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and/or good governance practices, as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
- Please do not send us copies of your degree and other certificates. We will request certified copies if you are short listed for interview.
- Please read the advertisement carefully. We do not consider applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements.
- The University is committed to Employment Equity.
- The University reserves the right not to fill a vacancy.
- Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful
- Please familiarise yourself with the University’s Section 18 Notice regarding the processing of your Personal Information.
LECTURER IN TECHNOLOGY & NATURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION
Listing reference: ukzn_000897
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 18 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Pinetown
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, LECTURER, (TECHNOLOGY & NATURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION), SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, EDGWOOD CAMPUS.
Job description
The School of Education is globally recognised for its world-class programs in pre-service teacher education, adult education, workplace learning, and higher education. We are committed to offering teacher education that is appropriate to both national and global contexts, of a high quality, and accessible to a diverse range of students.
The School seeks to employ a dedicated individual to coordinate and teach various modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of Technology and Natural Science Education. S/he will also conduct and provide student research supervision at the postgraduate level. This position requires an academic who is willing to undertake further studies and research to contribute to the development of the Discipline. A successful candidate will also engage in curriculum development and assess undergraduate school-based teaching practice.
The incumbent will report to the Head of Department: Science, Technology and Mathematics Education.
Minimum requirements
- A PhD degree in Technology and OR Science Education OR Masters’ degree in Technology Education and Science Education with evidence of submission of PhD for examination.
- A recognised qualification to teach in South African schools/higher education institutions
- Experience in teaching in a relevant field at South African Schools and or tertiary institution.
- Current research activity as evidenced by a publication in a peer-reviewed journal, book chapter and/or conference proceedings
This appointment will be made in line with the University Guidelines/benchmarks which are available on the University Vacancies website on http://vacancies.ukzn.ac.za/Academic-Process-Proc-Guides.aspx
The closing date for receipt of application is 18 August 2016
All applicants are required to apply online on Career Portal, https://ukzn.ci.hr/applicant/index.php
Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and / or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
- Please do not send us copies of your degree and other certificates. We will request certified copies if you are short listed for interview.
- Please read the advertisement carefully. We do not consider applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements.
- The University is committed to Employment Equity.
- The University reserves the right not to fill a vacancy.
- Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful
- Please familiarise yourself with the University’s Section 18 Notice regarding the processing of your Personal Information.
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Listing reference: ukzn_000896
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 7 August 2026
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: University and Academy
Location: Westville
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, (FIVE (5) YEARS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT), (PEROMNES GRADE 5), WESTVILLE CAMPUS.
Job description
The Director Human Resource Development will be responsible for conceptualising, initiating, planning, directing, implementing and managing the staff and organisational development strategies of UKZN. This will involve various strategies related to learning, training and staff development, capacity building, retention, performance management, workforce and succession planning, institutional climate, diversity management, wellness, and employment equity.
The role will provide University-wide oversight, coordination and accountability for Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBV&F), Academic Promotions and Ethics, including the development, implementation and monitoring of relevant institutional strategies, policies, frameworks, awareness initiatives and reporting mechanisms for both staff and students.
Minimum requirements
- A Master’s degree in Human Resources or related fields
- Eight (8) years generalist HR experience of which five (5) years should be at a management level
- Extensive human resource management experience in a unionised environment
- Experience of managing, leading and developing professional HR teams within a complex and dynamic working environment
- Experience of delivering measurable and visible improvements in HR service quality and fostering a strong customer service ethic
- Experience of analysing, using and presenting complex people information in a variety of formats to a range of audiences
- Project management experience where innovative HR solutions have been delivered, both personally and through others
- Experience of successfully consulting and negotiating with trade unions to agree organisational change.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 07 August 2026
To submit an application:
Please click on the link https://ukzn.ci.hr/applicant/index.php, or copy link to Microsoft Edge website or click on Career Portal website found on UKZN website home page.
Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and / or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection press.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
- Please do not send us copies of your degree and other certificates. We will request certified copies if you are short listed for interview.
- Please read the advertisement carefully. We do not consider applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements.
- The University is committed to Employment Equity.
- The University reserves the right not to fill a vacancy.
- Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful
- Please familiarise yourself with the University’s Section 18 Notice regarding the processing of your Personal Information.
