About TeamLease EdtechTeamLease Edtech is India’s leading learning solutions company providing comprehensive services across Universities and Corporates: We help Universities launch, run and manage their own Online Programs, help Institutes improve the employability of their students through our skilling programs, and help Corporates upskill & reskill their workforce to improve productivity and build a talent supply chain. TeamLease EdTech provides a modular multi-modal classroom model of learning that works across multiple classrooms - Online, Onsite, On-Job, and Virtual to provide a seamless learning experience to the learner. TL Edtech has an exclusive partnership with 40 of India’s largest Universities across 16 Indian states, trains 3.5 Lakh students on its platform through 9 Indian languages, works with 4500 corporates in their upskilling/skilling initiatives, and manages over 200 degree, diploma, certificate programs.Position: Academic Cluster Lead - (Technical )Job Role Description:The prime role of the Lead of the academic cluster is to provide strong academicleadership. The lead is responsible for the academic cluster and should manageeffectively by providing strategic direction and support to the highest standards ofacademic excellence.The Job scope involves the designing and development of the Programme structure,Syllabus Curriculum, Pedagogy, Resource allocation, Academic planning &Budgeting, Research activities, Faculty development and ensuring student successwith expertise to the technical domain.The Lead will also be responsible for various academic initiatives such as Seminars /Conferences /Workshop/ Training programmes/Expert lectures etc; in topics ofrelevance and importance to the department.The Lead of the academic cluster should bring in active Industry academiccollaboration for student Internship and Value-added courses with respect to theirdomain. Should serve as a liaison with departments, professional associations, andregulatory agencies on academic matters.To represent the BOS of the client Universities on academic matters and beresponsible and accountable for setting up and advancing the academic strategy ofthe Department in line with the University strategic plans and direction. Promote thevisibility of the University both internally and externally and ensure that all essentialresource material is made available for use as required.Functional/Technical skills:· Should have worked in a similar role leading, overseeing, governing, growing and managing the department’s academic affairs and prospects.· Should be competent to drive existing and new programmes of the academic cluster for planned outcomes and identified objectives.· Should be able to direct academic programmes, process, roles, and successful deliveries for new and existing clients.· Good organizational skills with sound execution competencies, client centricity with compliances on the SLA and process outline.· Monitor Academic standards on regular intervals, view the feedback from stakeholders, assess the impact and suggest measures for improvement.· Provide support and suggestions to the specific projects on a collaborativeapproach for effective completion and success.Behavioural skills:· Self-motivated, dynamic and a solution providing a bent of mind and action.· Strong academic sense with student success attributes aligned to programme of study, its compliances and satisfaction metrics.· Good team management skills with ability to motivate others and work along with them.· Good communication skills, positive attitude and drive to help and support the organizational needs for desired results.· Research aptitude and drive for continuous improvement and effectiveness.Eligibility: Master’s degree and above in the domain specialization of IT/Computerscience, preferably from premium institutions, with 4-5 years of experience. Shouldbe familiar to the Higher Education segment and have Edtech work experience.
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Academic Cluster Lead