Name of Organisation: Cardiff University, The Phoenix Project

Fellowship summary:
Good Governance procedures in all areas of Higher Education drive quality,
consistency, transparency and personal and organisational integrity. Universities
need to operate high quality governance in all these areas to ensure that outputs are
believable and accepted and thus will lead to true impact. Main areas of operation in
any University are:
1.Research
2.Education
3.Innovation
4.Engagement (Development)
Outputs, outcomes and impact of these areas must be driven by robust governance
procedures. Cardiff University, working through the Phoenix Project, in partnership
with the University of Namibia (UNAM), understand that UNAM existing structures
don't offer good governance. Cardiff University have a developing relationship with
another University in Namibia, The International University of Management (IUM).
We intend to offer Senior Fellowships, aimed at experienced individuals, in these two
universities. Thus, these partnerships have the possibility of developing national
governance standards and, through government engagement governance, to other
Public Bodies in Namibia.

Weblink for candidates:

https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/phoenix-project

Eligibility:
These Fellowships will be open to experienced professional University personnel (from
both academic and non-academic backgrounds) in the University in Namibia and the
International University of Management in Namibia.

Proposed Fellowship Dates: 22/02/2021 to 02/04/2021

Proposed activity:
The fellowships will be based in Cardiff University and led by an experienced academic
leader, working closely with the Wales Governance Centre and other governance
leadership in Cardiff University.
Six week placements will be offered;
1. To enable concrete outputs we will focus on specific key determinants of good
governance and individuals already identified to take on governance roles in Higher
Education in Namibia;
2. Each of the 5 fellows will be offered all the subsections below (section 11), and
depending on individual priorities, will be able to weigh their learning according to
interests, expertise and learning needs;
3. So that the shared learning environment can be fostered, all Fellows will start on
the same date and during the CSC specified start date. This is critically important for
this group: network expertise must be formed;
4. The learning of each Fellow will be championed by an Area-Specific Mentor. This
mentor will arrange a full spectrum of sub-discipline appropriate activities;
5. Aims and Objectives will be set on day 1 and thereafter referred to, monitored and
developed throughout the fellowship;
6. Shared learning events between all fellows and mentors (plus additional expertise
as required) will occur weekly (dates to be agreed by network);
7. A programme of Reflective Learning will be used (the Phoenix partnership has very
successfully implemented this for all previous Fellows) and an experienced
independent practitioner will be used, 'Reflection Mentor'. There will be induction to
our reflective learning package day one with reflective learning opportunities every 2
weeks, or as necessary;
8. To enable effective learning all Fellows will have full access to Cardiff University
library and IT systems and their own desk space;
9. Outputs will be specific to each Fellow, who will be expected to produce a range of
suggested interventions for implementation in their own field, in their own country. The
first draft 'interventions' will be produced by Fellowship week 3 and then developed to
final;
10. Output for Action by week 6. Critically, the Phoenix Project (Cardiff University) is
active, with high level connections in the University of Namibia and will support
discussions for implementation (and supportive grant applications). This will ensure
future sustainability of the network;
11. Fellowships will be focussed according to the needs of each individual and modular
sub-specialities offered will include:
a. Research Governance: including ethics arrangements, fraud, data analysis,
handling and repository, plagiarism and excellence frameworks;
b. Education Governance: including examinations and mark handling procedures,
audit, question setting, standard setting;
c. Innovation Governance: including patenting processes, intellectual ownership,
financial profit sharing procedures;
d. Financial Governance: centrally and devolved levels in Higher Education and
managing devolved budgets, including audit;
e. Engagement Governance of which the pivotal activity offered will be development
of good governance arrangements for working with the Namibian Government and a
system of reliable independent consultancy which will benefit both government and
university.

Priority Theme:
Promoting global prosperity