Senior Manager: Curriculum And Material Development And Assurance

The successful candidates will be expected to perform the following duties:

Strategic Curriculum Planning and Skills Development
Provide strategic leadership in curriculum planning and development by conducting training needs analyses aligned to the BMA mandate, organisational priorities, operational requirements and identified skills gaps to support workforce capability and institutional performance.

Curriculum and Learning Programme Development
Oversee the design, development, review and implementation of occupational curricula, learning programmes, unit standards and curriculum management plans in line with QCTO requirements, organisational objectives and national skills development priorities.

Learning Material and Assessment Design
Manage the development and quality assurance of learner guides, facilitator guides, assessment instruments and related learning resources to ensure effective delivery, learner support and compliance with occupational learning standards.

Regulatory and Legislative Compliance
Ensure alignment of all curricula, learning programmes and training interventions with SAQA, NQF, QCTO and other applicable legislative, regulatory, policy and governance requirements, including the integration of operational and legislative content into learning materials.

Stakeholder and Subject Matter Expert Coordination
Facilitate collaboration and engagement with subject matter experts, regulatory bodies, operational environments and relevant stakeholders to validate learning content, strengthen programme relevance and support effective curriculum implementation.

Programme Accreditation and Learning Support Coordination
Support the accreditation and approval of learning programmes and training providers, including the sourcing and coordination of project facilitators, assessors, moderators and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) practitioners to ensure compliant programme delivery

Monitoring, Reporting and Continuous Improvement
Monitor curriculum implementation, learner participation, assessments, attendance, retention and certification processes, and compile accurate management and compliance reports to support decision-making, continuous improvement and the effectiveness of occupational learning interventions.

Strategic Leadership and Governance
Provide strategic leadership, governance and oversight of the Quality Assurance function for occupationally directed learning programmes by ensuring compliance with legislative frameworks, QCTO requirements, delegated functions, policies, standards and service level agreements, while providing strategic advice to management on quality assurance, accreditation, certification and occupational learning matters.

Provider Accreditation and Workplace Approval
Manage the accreditation, approval, registration, auditing, monitoring and continuous compliance of training providers, workplaces and learning sites, including the evaluation of Service Providers’ Quality Management Systems, implementation of developmental improvement plans and coordination of corrective actions arising from audits and verification processes.

Learning Programme and Qualification Management
Oversee the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of occupational qualifications, curricula, learning programmes, skills programmes, assessment specifications and learning materials to ensure alignment with organisational capability requirements, national skills priorities and regulatory standards.

Assessment, Moderation and Certification Management
Manage learner assessment, moderation, workplace-based learning, external integrated summative assessments, certification and Statements of Results processes to ensure fairness, validity, reliability, quality assurance compliance and the timeous issuing of certificates and learner achievements.

Assessor
, Moderator and Stakeholder Coordination
Oversee the registration, appointment, development, monitoring and record management of assessors, moderators, subject matter experts, consultants and external service providers, while facilitating effective stakeholder collaboration with regulatory bodies, SETAs, professional bodies,…