External Examiner X6 – Botswana Open University : Masters in Educational Management and Leadership (MEdEL)

Botswana Open University

Masters in Educational Management and Leadership (MEdEL)

Vacancy: External Examiner X6

 

Background

Botswana Open University (BOU) requires six suitably qualified candidates as External Examiners for its Masters in Educational Management and Leadership (MEdEL) programme.

The MEdEL programme has the following courses:

• Foundations of Educational Leadership
• Research Methods in Educational Leadership
• The Culture of Leadership
• Research Proposal
• Leading Educational Change/
• Leading Educational Systems
• The Future of Education in a Developing World
• Dissertation

Duties of the External Examiner

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Evaluate and help ensure fairness and consistency in the assessment processes.
• Moderate candidates’ work and ensure that they adhere to the University’s quality standards
• Assess the quality of students’ Departmental research dissertations
• Provide an informed opinion on the work assessed through a detailed report.
• Participate in enhancing the quality of teaching and research in the Department.

Qualification and Experience

The candidate should have a doctoral degree in any of the following: Educational Management. Educational Administration. Educational Leadership. Higher Education Management; or a related field. He/she must also have at least 10 years’ experience in teaching, research and supervision at the tertiary education level.

Required Competencies

The candidate must be:

• Computer literate
• Knowledgeable in on line learning
• Able to produce quality work within set deadlines

Added advantage

• Experience in open and distance learning (DDL)
• BOA accreditation as Moderator and/or Assessor

Remuneration

Botswana Open University pays rates that are commensurate with qualifications, experience and responsibilities attached to the position.