Screen Writing Lecturer

AFDA is inviting applications for the position of a Lecturer in Screen Writing. 

AFDA is looking for a committed and dedicated lecturer with industry experience in Screenwriting to lecture and provide support to their undergraduate students. The position requires someone with drive and initiative who is able to motivate students and guide them into the world of creative writing. The candidate needs to demonstrate a willingness to embrace AFDA’s unique pedagogy which is the basis of the interdisciplinary teaching at AFDA. There is also a strong emphasis on cultural relevance within the teaching, and the need to help the students identify and develop a distinctive African voice to their projects. In this way we hope to be able to contribute to nation building and build the foundations for sustainable local storytellers.

Roles and responsibilities
Discipline Lecturer is expected to:

• Acquire and maintain an up-to-date understanding of the programme by completing the AFDA onboarding process and attending all staff training sessions.
• Have an advanced acquired understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of their discipline.
• Have a thorough understanding of their discipline curriculum.
• Not only conduct research to develop up to date lesson plans and lecture content for their discipline but also to further their academic scope.
• Deliver lecturers according to timetabled sessions and do the required consultations.
• Be knowledgeable in all contact and online pedagogical approaches as they need to apply their discipline and practice them appropriately according to the designated requirements.
• Liaison with industry as appropriate. 
• Have a thorough understanding of all assessment instruments and use them appropriately for all learning activities.
• Manage their discipline students by ensuring that:
• Students understand the term’s assignments, assessments and associated assessment instruments and deadlines.
• Students stay on track with the term’s deliverables through regular follow-ups where required.
• All facilities and equipment for the term’s teaching and the term’s project are available, functional, and maintained. 
• The term’s resources are adequately planned for.
• Work alongside Operations to facilitate updating software, resources and venues to industry standards.
• All assignments, formative and summative, are marked and all marks are submitted timeously to the Registry for moderation and report generation.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement practices.
• Participate in working with counter-parts to ensure parity across all campuses on term outcomes and assessments.

Participate in all required marketing activities, such as open days and consultations with prospective students as needed.

• Consult and mentor students.
• Supervise the students’ writing processes, ensure delivery and readiness of projects to the AFDA Festivals.
• Host table readings and workshops to provide critical feedback to the students.
• Attend AFDA festivals. 

Key competencies 

• Delivering the majority of the lectures (contact) in the Screen Writing Discipline
• Evaluate Students in Formative and Summative Assessments.
• Conducting student consultations and reflective meetings.

Preparing content and lesson plans for each term.

• Assessment registration for the term’s assessment.
• Working with counterparts to ensure parity across all campuses on term outcomes.
• Attendance registers and class management administration,]. 
• Willingness to adapt to AFDA's curriculum, syllabus, schematics and methodologies and pedagogy.
• Willingness to adhere and embody AFDA values.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other teaching staff.
• Excellent time and deadline management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Physically and emotionally well adaptable to change.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, Teams and Zoom.
• Inter-personal skills.
• Ability to manage inventory of facilities and equipment.
• The capacity to research and adapt to new developments in technology.

Personal attributes [role associated]

• Highly developed organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Assertive.
• Emotionally intelligent.
• Integrity, cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Focused.
• Professional.
• Responsible.
• Internally motivated and independent.
• Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality.
• Maturity to handle a range of situations.
• Honest and trustworthy – committed to high integrity of excellence.
• Show initiative.
• A meticulous and thorough nature.
• An ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Willingness to support student development.
• A meticulous and thorough nature.

Company Description

AFDA (The School of the Creative Economy) is the leading school of its kind in South Africa, offering higher certificates, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Motion Picture Medium, Live Performance, Business Innovation and Technology. AFDA is a full member of CILECT, the association of the world's major film and television schools. The AFDA values are passion, self-discipline, integrity, reliability and humility.

Posted on 16 Jul 11:13, Closing date 14 Sep