Effectively conduct research and execute research project plans aligned with the faculty objectives. Collaborate with project teams to ensure work is executed smoothly and delivery is on schedule and meets the requirements. Cultivate and sustain favourable relationships with key stakeholders and maintain an open communication culture with project teams to minimise inefficiencies and uncertainty. Ensure strict adherence to established policies and procedures while participating in conferences and significantly contributing to the publishing of articles, books, and learning guides.

Provide immense support in the implementation of departmental and institutional goals and spearhead curriculum development for Political Studies and Political Economy to foster the achievement of faculty academic objectives. Deliver engaging lessons while evaluating students’ performance to efficiently develop robust teaching strategies and techniques for improved content delivery aimed at advancing the student’s knowledge and understanding of the curriculum as well as performance. Provide strategic leadership in the development of a research pipeline and provide academic administration to enhance the teaching and learning environment. Actively participate in the evaluation of the BA Social Sciences and Political Science academic programme on the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University. Achievements: • Successfully wrote syllabi for several courses (2010 – 2020) and constructed study guides that are used in other campuses. • Redesigned politics programme in the third year at the NWU Potchefstroom and Vaal campuses (2012).

Provided strategic leadership with regards to the development and implementation of the curriculum for political studies to facilitate valuable learning and spearheaded research, learning, teaching as well as practical activities to guarantee the attainment of agreed KPIs for the module. Participated in moderation activities to support consistent and comparable judgments of student learning and maintained clear records on student progress and assessments. Directed the development and ongoing evaluation of the subject while fostering a creative and collegiate environment in which the curriculum can prosper and develop the leading-edge capability. Provided immense support regarding the promotion of student academic-focused events.

Writing twice monthly columns for Farmers Weekly on current and relevant topics regarding politics, political economy and agriculture.

Immensely contributed and implemented innovative teaching and learning strategies, including and directed the preparation of learning plans to facilitate the learning of political science students. Led the setting of assignments and tests to assess student progress and evaluated their performance to identify educational needs and implement optimised solution aimed at improving learner performance for the attainment of academic goals. Actively participated in research activities and projects to keep abreast of emerging trends in subject fields while constructing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with students.

Films, Videos, and Technology.

Championed the preparation and delivery of lessons as well as the setting and grading of assignments, tests, and exams to efficiently test student understanding and performance. Provided support to underperforming students and collaborated with other academics and lecturers to improve teaching methods and expand the knowledge base.