Botho University Jobs - Feb 2015

The Ministry of Education of Lesotho has registered Botho University as an approved institution to operate in Lesotho. The programmes planned to be offered pending Council on Higher Education, Lesotho (CHE) approval are:
1. B.Sc Hons Accounting
2. B.Sc Hons Business Management
3. B.Sc Hons Computing
4. B.Sc Hons Health Information Management
5. B.Sc Hons Mobile Computing

The following positions are vacant for suitable candidates who meet the required criteria:
Dean - Lesotho Campus
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• PhD in Accounting, Business Management of Education Management
• 10 years’ experience in an Educational
Institution
• Experience on operations management will be an added advantage

Job Responsibilities:
• Country Leadership: Establish, grow and
report on Botho University’s operations in
Lesotho in line with the University’s vision,
mission and strategic objectives.
• Governance: Actively participate in
appropriate governance structures
providing the necessary oversight of
institutional operations in line with the
quality policy.
• Stakeholder Relationship
Management: Build and maintain positive
working relationships with all key
stakeholders in Lesotho.
• Operational Management: Oversee
day-to-day operations across both
academic and non-academic functions.
• Financial Management: Create and
manage the budgets for the Campus.
Efficiently utilize the resources available
in the most efficient manner. Control costs of
operation and ensure accountability over
the financial statements.
• Staff Management: manage human
resources in Lesotho.
• General: A commitment to growing and
developing the University and its greater
community.
Education Manager
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Ph.D. or Master’s Degree in Computing or
Administration or Accounting
• Must have more than 3 years experience in a
leadership position in a reputable College
or University
• Preference will be given to staff with
teaching as well as administrative
experience
Job Responsibilities:
• Ensuring the smooth running of the daily
education operations in Campus
• Managing batch schedules and ensuring
that classes run according to them
• Monitoring progress of faculty with regards
to their performance and providing training
where required for higher level subjects
• Conducting class room audits and student
feedbacks and giving the feedback to the
faculty to ensure that they are on the right
track in education delivery and that they
improve where required
• Conducting meetings with assistant
managers and team leaders on a regular
basis to discuss performance and
quality issues and implement improvements
appropriately
• Assisting in the recruitment process of new
faculty
• Co-ordinating with the MIS, Assessment
and other departments to ensure that the
operations in those departments are running
smoothly and giving guidance for
improvement where necessary
• Counseling students on matters concerning
their career, discipline and educational
issues
• Advising management on matters
concerning improvement of quality in
education delivery
• Quality assurance

Manager - Academic Services (In charge of Assessment department, MIS department and ERP department)
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Master’s degree in Computing with minimum
3 years’ experience
• Preference will be given to applicants
who have worked in a reputable College or
University
• Should have good experience in database
management
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers -
Computing, Mobile Computing, Business Management, Health Information Management and Accounting
Vacancies: Few
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Phd/Master’s Degree in the relevant field
Computing, Mobile Computing, Business Management and Accounting and Finance
• A minimum of five (5) years proven track record in teaching and/ or research in
relevant areas for Senior lecturers and
a minimum of Two years for the post of
lecturers
Job Responsibilities:
• Teaching/lecturing modules in the programme
• Setting, marking and moderating exams
• Contributing to the overall quality of the educational process in general in the faculty
• Execute research and organize presentations
• Course coordination
• Participate in the development of new programmes
Professorial positions within each of the Faculties - Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor Positions are also being considered in the field of Computing, Business, Accounting and Finance
The criteria required for the above positions are:
Professor position:
• Doctorate in relevant discipline of instruction in the field of relevant Faculty
• Minimum of eight years of relevant post-doctoral experience
Associate Professor:
• Doctorate in relevant discipline of instruction in the relevant Faculty
• Minimum of six years of relevant post-doctoral experience
Assistant Professor:
• Doctorate in relevant discipline of instruction in the relevant Faculty
• Minimum of four years relevant post-doctoral experience
• Other requirements for all the above
positions
• Substantial research experience evidenced through significant publications in reputed high-impact journals and in sourcing funding for research activities
• Proven ability to build strong connections with industry and community through consulting or community engagement, membership in high-level industry and community bodies and/or involving industry and community in research endeavors
• Proven teaching ability evidenced through post graduate qualifications in
(Higher) Education and/or letters of support specifically referring to teaching skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Lecturers/Senior Lecturers - Communications and Study Skills-Faculty of Education and Continuing Studies
Vacancies: Few
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• PhD or Masters in English Language (with
teaching specialization)
• Any other Masters degree with qualification
in Education may also be considered
• 3-5 years teaching and research experience
Job Responsibilities:
• To teach in the department of
Communications and Study Skills and must
be able to teach up to post- graduate level
• Setting, marking and moderating exams
• Contributing to the overall quality of the
educational process in general in the faculty
• Execute research and organize presentations
• Participate in the development of new
Programme

Accountant
Vacancy: 1
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Masters or Professional Degree in Accountancy/Finance with at least 2 years experience
• Should be familiar with computerized accounting
• Must be familiar with MS office tools such
as MS Excel and MS Word
• Familiarity with VIP payroll will be an advantage
Job Responsibilities:
• Supplier Accounting, Supplier Payments, Reconciliation and documentation
• Debtors accounting, follow up and reconciliation
• Student accounting and Revenue reconciliation for all categories of students – both full time and part time
• Corporate training accounting and Branch office accounts
• Supervise day to day accounting & cash disbursement
• Expense and payroll accounting
• Preparation of statutory returns to relevant authorities
• Recommend cost reduction measures
• Ensure adherence to ISO requirements

Assistant Manager - Technical
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• A Masters in Computing or Information Technology or any related field
• VMware certification, Windows Server Administration, CISCO Admin, Network
Security and Linux administration
• 5 year experience working in the technical department of a Learning Institution
Job Responsibilities:
• Oversee all aspects related to the campus network
• Continuous network device monitoring
• Network configuration management
• Oversee all aspects of server infrastructure
• Continuous server monitoring and server management
• Implement, operate, monitor and
continuously improve network and server
based services
• Attend to escalated requests within the Technical department and ensure timely closure
• Manage server life cycle as per organizational requirements- provisioning and decommissioning servers
Team Leader/Senior
Executives - Management
Information systems
Vacancies: 02
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• A Master’s Degree in Computing or a
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
with knowledge in C language and Oracle certifications. Knowledge in VMware workstation and Eclipse Java preferred
Job Responsibilities:
• Managing the team and support specialists provided with required trainings
• Allocate Jobs, direct the work flow and monitor the team to run MIS operations smoothly
• Responsible to understand the requirements of the different departments or management of the organization and find out the workable solution to maintain the data and to make it more informative
• Make available systems for easy data retrieval
• Should have a good understanding on Databases and programming knowledge to maintain different systems
Executive/Senior Executive - Internal Quality Audit
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree or Masters in Quality Management or any equivalent qualification
• 3-5 years’ experience in a quality assurance/audit environment
Job Responsibilities:
• To ensure the university is “Audit ready”
at all times by managing adherence to
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), compliance policies and the Quality
Management System, utilizing sound Quality Assurance (QA) principles, self-inspection learning’s, non-conformity discovery and appropriate remediation
• Manage QMS including but not limited to monitoring of compliance to defined processes (e.g. sampling, competency checks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), trending and analysis of KPIs, root cause and failure mode impact assessment, risk management and change management
• Participates with Management to develop programmes and methods to streamline
processes resulting in improved QMS
service while maintaining compliance
and Quality
• Adhere to the ISO policies and Procedures
Receive and provide feedback to staff
on observations leading to improved adherence
Senior Executive - Library
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree in Library and Information Studies or any equivalent qualifications
• A Masters in Library Studies or Information Management will be an added advantage
• 5 years’ experience in library administration
and management in a Learning Institution
Job Responsibilities:
• Management of the library circulation and reference services by supervising
and supporting library circulation desk procedures
• Management of customer and extension services by liaising with faculties to
support teaching and learning
• Planning and coordinating library user
education programs
• Planning, managing and organizing information resources for ease of access through the use of integrated data base systems
• Supervision of junior officers- ensuring that they are inducted and trained on library processes
• Preparation and submission of management reports on library services
Front Office Counselor - Admissions
Vacancies: 02
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree in Social Sciences or Business Management
• 2 to 3 years’ experience working in admissions in a Learning Institution
Job Responsibilities:
• Recruiting potential students for the institution
• Counseling applicants upon enquiry and assisting them to choose the right course
• Capturing data in Encore and SDM
• Participate in marketing activities for the institution like attending or coordinating career fairs
• Issuing of sponsorship and memorandum of agreement letters to students
• Handling of part time students issues

Officer - Department of Assessments
Vacancy: 01
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• Degree in Education Management or Business Management
• A master’s degree or a Bachelor’s Degree
in Education Management or Business Management will be an added advantage
• 3 years’ experience working in assessments administration in a Learning Institution
Job Responsibilities:
• Coordination and administration of
assessments for students as and when required
• Relationship management of partner organizations
• Preparation of and release of assessments calendar
• Consolidation and publishing of results for students
• Monitoring of discrepancies in exam results and taking appropriate action
• Carrying out routine analysis of results and submitting to faculties as and when required
• Ensuring adherence to the quality at all times

Candidates with the above mentioned qualifications and relevant experience may apply with a detailed CV to:
The Human Resources Manager, Botho University, P.O. Box 501564, Gaborone, Botswana
Or email your application to:
recruitmentl@bothouniversity.ac.bw
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Last date for submission – 10th February 2015
For more details about the position and job description visit Botho Website:
www.bothouniversity.ac.bw