Faculty Officer at University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas

• The Faculty of Education has a long history of productive engagement with the key issues facing education in South Africa. We offer innovative, research-based teacher education programmes and run large postgraduate programmes in various disciplines in education. The Faculty seeks to produce graduates of the highest calibre.
• The Faculty Office plays a key role in supporting the academic programme and providing administrative excellence.
• We are currently seeking a self-motivated, committed, competent and suitably qualified and experience candidate for the position of Faculty Officer, to provide administrative support to the Faculty Office in respect of all Faculty administrative processes, in order to ensure alignment and compliance with central administrative systems and procedures; and to provide a professional support service to academics, students and staff.

Key Performance Areas

Reporting to the Faculty Manager, the successful incumbent will be responsible for the following key performance areas in both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate student academic cycle, which will include but not be limited to the following:

• Academic Administration
• Marks Administration
• Enquiry Management
• Committee Administration
• Meeting Administration
• Marketing, Branding and Recruitment
• Events Management
• Human Resources Administration
• Reporting
• General Administration

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma or equivalent (NQF7)
• A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant administrative experience in a Higher Education environment
• Experience in student administration and the student life-cycle
• Working knowledge of a student enrolment management system / University systems
• Proficient in MS Office

Added advantages and Competencies:

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• High level of assertiveness
• Planning and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail