Career Opportunities at University of the Witwatersrand

The CCDU is a multi- disciplinary team who provide professional supportive services in a welcoming and safe space to Wits students. The team endeavor to facilitate, contribute to and enhance the well-being and self -empowerment of students. The team works across disciplines in an integrated way to offer a holistic service to students. The Unit provides a high standard of services based on an ethos of student-centeredness, inclusivity, and human rights.

The CCDU team offer students:

• Individual and group counselling
• Career counselling and development
• Life coaching
• Psycho-educative workshops, training, and advocacy programmes
• HIV education, advocacy, and support
• Volunteer peer advocacy on social justice, mental health, and HIV
• Peer mentorship training
• Graduate recruitment
• The ‘Journey to Employability’
• Professional internships

The Main Key Performance Areas include:    

• Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Psychoeducation and Training
• Supervision of intern counselling psychologists
• Career Services for current and prospective students

REQUIREMENTS

• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Counselling Psychologist
• At least 3-5 years’ experience working as a counselling psychologist.
• Excellent therapeutic and advanced counselling skills, in particular shorter term/solution focused skills
• Experience in counselling students in tertiary educational institutions would be an advantage.
• Experience as a supervisor of intern counselling psychologists would be an advantage.
• Crisis management skills and when necessary, after-hours crisis management
• Experience in the facilitation and presentation of psycho-educational workshops with students in tertiary institutions would be an advantage.
• Experience in the field of advocacy for mental health, training and student development practices in tertiary education would be an advantage.
• Experience in psychometric assessment and interpretation of career development tests
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to do occasional after-hours interventions/workshops/presentations.
• Computer literacy essential,

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Purpose

• To ensure the effective and efficient management of the services provided by the Service Provider at dining halls through monitoring of the contract and Service Level agreement and through close liaison with the service provider and the residence students utilizing the dining halls, the senior liaison officer and the Director of Services as applicable

Key responsibilities include the following

• Give in put in drafting a budget for your area/s of responsibility
• Implementation of Contingency Plans to reduce Financial Risk
• Ensure that Service Delivery within the University serves the Academics, Staff, external customers and Students in implementing the Services Department’s Strategic Goals
• Give input on services to be acquired to the Tender working Committee
• Adherence to the Operational Plan to ensure High Service Delivery
• Conduct Risk Assessments (Cleaning Standards, Machinery and Equipment, Personal Hygiene as well as Food Safety)
• Confirm the approval of meal registration as per CHRL’s (Central Housing Residence Life) approval
• Quarterly menu selection/proposal with the Service Provider
• Give input in development of Standard Operating Procedures in your area of responsibility
• Management of staff as per the University’s HR Policies and Processes
• Effective management of Disciplinary Issues as the University’s Disciplinary Code/Code of Conduct, with the help of HR/ER Office
• Promote diversity and teamwork within you area of responsibility
• Ensure that safety related equipment are serviced well as replacing fire-fighting equipment as and when needed
• Ordering and distribution of PPE and Uniform for all catering personnel
• Arrange food tasting sessions as and when needed
• Consolidate and ensure that all invoices have relevant documentation
• Food safety awareness campaigns
• Planning and coordinating of conferencing as per clients’ and/or delegates’ requirements – external and internal clients
• Execution of reasonable instruction by management

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Food Service/Hotel Management Diploma
• Valid Driver’s License
• 3 years in a diverse Catering Operations (Kitchen and Service Operation)

Technical Competencies

• Contract Management
• Food Preparation and Service
• Basic Finance Skills 
• MS Office
• Event Coordination

Competencies (Knowledge, skills and behavior)

• Communication Skills
• Creativity/Innovation
• Problem Analysis
• Empowering Others
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork

Work Standards/ Quality Orientation

• Compliance/Statutory Requirements (Knowledge, Understanding and or Training)
• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) 
• HACCP
• Foodstuff, Cosmetics & Disinfectant Act
• Any other relevant Legislation and Regulation

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The position will entail the capturing and uploading of all postgraduate student marks, the booking of venues and compilation of timetables for all postgraduate courses. The successful candidate will also handle postgraduate enquiries, applications, and submissions.

Perform administration of PGDip Eng, Masters and PhD postgraduate students. The candidate will also be required to perform secretarial duties for the School’s Postgraduate Research Committees and the Postgraduate Ethics Committee. Provide general administrative support, dealing with and interaction with postgraduate students and their enquiries throughout the year will be a very important part of the position and will require patience and empathy with the students. Therefore, the ideal candidate should have an ability to relate well with students and academics, and work well under pressure.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate should possess a Matric.

• A relevant undergraduate degree/diploma is desirable
•  A minimum of 2-4 years of relevant training and experience in postgraduate matters in a tertiary environment is essential.
• Knowledge of University policies and procedures is a strong advantage. and preferably familiar with Wit's environment, and knowledge of mark systems will be a strong advantage.
• Immediate availability at short notice is desirable.

Duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate expertise in and the ability to:

• Compile timetables for all postgraduate students.
• Assist with registration of postgraduate students.
• Handle all postgraduate student enquiries with regard to new applications as well as applications from differently qualified students for studies at the School.
• Liaise with academics throughout the year with regard to lectures and examinations.
• Administer the proposal review and submission process in the School.
• Booking of venues for lectures and examinations.
• Dealing with students enquiries throughout the year.
• Assist supervisors and students with the submission of research.

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Purpose
 

• The Operations Manager -Transport & Fleet Management will be responsible for the day to day running of the Transportation Unit, ensuring a safe and reliable bus service to transport students, staff and visitors to and from various campuses and research sites. This responsibility will extend to developing strategies to ensure the efficient and cost-effective functioning of the service

Brief Description        
Key responsibilities include the following

• Responsible for Drafting, Implementing and Monitoring of Sectional Budgets
• Participate in the establishment and implementation of Contingency Plans to reduce Financial Risk
• Ensure that Service Delivery within the University serves the Academic, Staff and Students in implementing the Services Department’s Strategic Goals
• Collaborate with Internal Customers and External Service Providers so as to develop cooperation and Team Work
• Actively Participate as Key Stakeholder in the Transport and Fleet Management Tender Processes
• Manages the SLA’s as specified in the contract agreement and ensure are adhered to
• Design bus routes timetables to align with the operations requirements
• Apply the rightsizing fleet methods to conserve fuel and maintain high standard of fleet
• Involved in the environmental sustainability strategy to source eco-friendly vehicles for the University
• Undertake delegated responsibility of Proxy or Representative at Licensing Department
• Facilitate adhoc driver training in line with TETA Framework to reduce risk of accidents
• Management of staff as per the University’s HR Policies and Processes
• Design and overseeing staff roster and schedules to comply with the University Policies and BCEA
• Effective management of poor or non-performance of staff
• Promote diversity and teamwork within your area of responsibility
• Carry out lawful and reasonable duties required by OHS, SHEQ 
• Support, facilitate and assist with the, implementation of new innovations, initiatives and service delivery 
• Key stakeholder in Project Management to ensure department project are executed within the agreed timeframes

Requirements

• Grade 12 
• Degree or Advanced Diploma in Transportation Management (NQF Level 7)
• Licenses
• Valid Code 08 Driver’s License
• Required years of related experience
• 5 years in Transport & Fleet Management at Managerial Level

Technical Competencies

• Contract Management
• Basic Financial Management
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Motor Vehicle Maintenance 
• Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) Affiliation or 
• Fleet Management Certification 

Competencies (Knowledge, skills and behavior)

• Communication Skills
• Problem Analysis
• Diversity Management
• Customer Focus
• Result Orientation

Compliance/Statutory Requirements (Knowledge, Understanding and or training)

• Occupational Health and Safety Act  
• Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act 
• National Road Traffic Act 
• Basic Condition of Employment Act 
• Labour Relations Act
• Employment Equity Act 
• Any other relevant Legislation

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Purpose:

• The Administrative Support Analyst will be responsible for administration functions within the Financial Information Management Systems Team.

The role of the administrative support analyst will include the following:

• To ensure that calls are resolved within set service level delivery times.
• Engagement and communication with support consultants to ensure that progress on calls is tracked daily.
• Call analysis and provision of suggestions on improvements to training processes, business processes or system processes, to alleviate and thus reduce the high call volumes.
• Improvement of processes linked to and related to providing an efficient service to the financial users of the system.
• Configuration of financial responsibilities that are in alignment with the role of the individual having the access to the responsibility, thereby ensuring segregation of duties and reduction of risk that could potentially arise from users not having the correct access to the financial system.
• Allocating access to users and ensuring that annual user access cleanup exercises are conducted.
• Co-ordination of enhancements to the IT Service management (ITSM) system that is used to manage access calls.
• Reviewing audit findings pertaining to user access and ensure that they are followed through and acted upon before the next audit review.
• Responsible and accountable for project managing the rollout of desktops and laptops within the Finance Division, every 3 years.
• Administering and coordinating training on the Financial Systems. Training the “Introduction to Oracle” course.
• Administer and setup the annual and ad hoc training events that are hosted by the financial information management systems team.
• Perform the function of the SharePoint administrator for the Finance Division.
• Manage specific projects to contribute to the digitization plan of Finance.
• Managing GLwand (A reporting tool) licenses and allocation of access to users.
• Managing and ensuring that the Finance overnight schedules are operational and are reviewed and amended as required.
• A high-level understanding of Oracle financial modules.

Brief Description        
Requirements

• Matric
• Diploma in Information Systems (Essential)
• 2-4 years of work experience in a support environment using ERP Systems.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)

• Analytical thinking to enable the analysis of data i.e. analysis of call volumes from one month to the next.
• Reporting skills, both graphical and written, illustrating statistics and trends.
• Sense of urgency and awareness to ensure quick turnaround times.
• Good coordination skills and the ability to multitask.
• Ability to research solutions on existing issues, interpret suggested solutions and communicate these.
• Ability to document system processes.
• Strong administrative skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and listening skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Process Oriented
• Results Oriented
• Customer and service excellence focus
• Project management skills
• Computer literate including extensive experience with spreadsheet, email and calendaring. Must have the ability to navigate their way through systems.
• Exposure to an ERP environment is a strong advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.

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Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing effective marketing and advertising strategies to promote the University and its programmes, through digital and traditional marketing channels,
• Managing the Wits brand and ensuring consistency across marketing materials, within and beyond the University,
• Overseeing the development and upkeep of the University’s website, including content creation, design, and user experience,
• Conducting regular market research to determine the status of the brand and its reputation to identify new opportunities, 
• Managing a team of marketing, branding and design professionals and ensure that they meet their targets and goals,
• Managing the central marketing budget, and ensuring good ROI, and that resources are allocated effectively to achieve marketing and branding objectives, and
• Managing the Wits Shop, including personnel, procurement, accounts and the sale of goods.

Requirements:

• Relevant Marketing, Business or Management Degree (NQF level 8),
• Ten years working experience (or more) in a senior management level,
• Be able to multi-task and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment,
• Display strong management, leadership and project management skills,
• Exhibit an excellent command of the English language and have outstanding writing and interpersonal skills,
• Capacity to manage large budgets in a complex environment,
• Understand website management, content creation, and user experience design, and
• Believe in the University’s purpose, vision and values.

Advantageous:

• Relevant Master’s degree (in marketing, business, or related areas),
• Experience in managing a shop or retail outlet,
• Digital marketing, and
• Experience in working in a complex environment or the higher education sector.