Department: Centre for Higher Educ Dev

CURATION AND PUBLISHING MANAGER (PC 11)

Centre For Innovation In Learning And Teaching

CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) in the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED) invites applications for the position of Curation and Publishing manager. CILT plays a key role in advancing Open Education at the University of Cape Town. This position is located in CILT’s Academic Staff Development cluster and involves:

Advocating for and supporting open education resources (OER) adoption and creation

Supporting open textbook authors and editors. 

Project managing open education initiatives at UCT, including the Digital Open Textbooks initiative, Open Textbook Awards, and Student Open Education Fellowships.  

Supporting the UCT UNESCO chair in Open Education and Social Justice.

Supporting CILT projects as required, including the UCT Teaching and Learning Conference, and the CILT Annual Report.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE:

• Postgraduate qualification (NQF8).
• At least 5 years of project management experience, including budgeting, resource management, and contract staff management
• At least 2 years of academic or scholarly writing experience.
• At least 2 years of editorial management and publishing experience.
• Open Education awareness and understanding.

ADVANTAGEOUS:

• Experience in publishing in higher education.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Manage open education initiatives at UCT including the Digital Open Textbooks initiative, Open Textbook Awards, and Student Open Education Fellowships. 
• Support international projects of the UCT UNESCO Chair in Open Education and Social Justice.
• Advise on open education resources (including open textbooks) and open publishing at UCT.
• Promote, support and maintain the communication of open education initiatives.
• Provide editorial support for the CILT Annual Report.
• Provide project management and editorial support for the UCT Teaching and Learning conference.
• Coordinate and contribute to research design of Digital Open Textbook and other open education outputs.

The annual cost of employment, including benefits, is between R 812 303,00 and R 955 647,00

To apply, please visit the UCT Jobs Site (www.jobs.uct.ac.za) to create a candidate profile and to submit your application.

Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Motivation/Cover letter that speaks to the specific requirements of the position.
• Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their e-mail address and telephone number.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency assessments. References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

Any inquiries for this position are to be addressed to Ms Natasha Khan at [email protected] or 021 650 3469. Please do not send or submit job application/CV via this e-mail.

Closing Date:    24th July 2026                              Website:  https://cilt.uct.ac.za/

UCT is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at https://uct.ac.za/media/9482.

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