Lecturer: Risk and Insurance

Application close date: 22 September 2026
The Position

The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for Risk and Compliance Management within the Insurance space. It will be someone who wants to make a definitive contribution to ensure risk management professionals serving Southern African communities receive the best education and training. This Lecturer position is in the department of Risk and Insurance in the School of Financial Services.
Responsibilities
Curriculum design and review

- Work closely with various teams to review an existing qualification.

- Take ownership of the review of material for the qualification, including authoring of learning content.

- High attention to detail and strict adherence to deadlines

- Build good relationships with internal departments and part-time academics.

- Take responsibility for all learning material as well as subject related information loaded on Milpark’s learning management systems.

- Take ownership in collaboration with other stakeholders for the review of the qualification.

Teaching

- Implement the assessment policy and procedures of Milpark in line with HEQC requirements with regard to assigned programmes and subjects.

- Lecture and assess on assigned programmes in field of expertise.

- Manage the assessment drafting process for assigned subjects across programmes within timelines as require.

- Conduct internal moderation on assigned subjects.

- Sign off on all assessments on assigned subject.

- Manage academic assessment discrepancies for assigned programmes and make recommendations to the Results Committee.

- Control and sign off marks for assigned programmes.

- Assist with academic policy development for the faculty processes.

- Obtain input from industry to ensure innovation and relevance of teaching and to improve teaching material.

- Assist students with content related queries and deal with requests for extra student support.

- Serve on relevant academic committees.

Programme Oversight

- Develop and document admission and exemption policies for the programme.

- Manage all assigned programmes with reference to quality of qualification content and teaching and student support.

- Monitor curriculum development implementation, performance and quality of assigned programmes.

- Prepare documentation (submissions) for registration (SAQA) and accreditation of programmes (HEQC).

- Assist with preparation of Prospectus/Milpark Rules/similar.

- Develop RPL policy for a specific programme.

- Oversee implementation of admission and selection policies for the assigned programmes (ensuring all entry criteria met and approval of selection and admissions).

- Track and manage student throughput on assigned programmes, in consultation with PMs, including the oversight of “at risk” student management.

- Action items that come out of specific student surveys and focus groups, in coordination with programme managers.

Recruitment, performance management and people development

- Recruit academic staff (online lecturers, examiners, critical readers, authors, moderators, tutors, supervisors, markers) for assigned areas.

- Participate in “mock” lecturing process before appointment of lecturing staff so as to assess capability.

- Take responsibility for the quality of academic staff appointed and contracted on assigned subjects.

- Manage induction and development of new academic staff.

- Manage the performance of lecturing staff to ensure that part-time lecturers meet Milpark’s standards.

- Take responsibility for lecturer and examiner development of teaching and learning ability according to quality assurance requirements.

- Address poor performance of part-time academic staff.

Research
- Produce publications in line with departmental objectives.

Customer Service

- Improve and ensure student motivation.

- Assist with after – hour academic representation.

- Be available to meet with students in terms of an agreed schedule.

- Ensure