Job Opportunities at University of Venda

Job Requirements
Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science/Information Technology or any related field with five years working experience in service desk support and administration.

 Duties:

• Supports and maintains service desk.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of digital projects.
• Provide technical ICT and users support to the University community.
• Responsible for installing and/or repairing both hardware and software of PC's, tablets PC's, laptops, desktop computers, printers, and copiers.
• Assist users with computer-related issues such as trouble shooting equipment/network problems.
•  Installs, configures, and upgrades operating systems and software on all tablet Pcs and other networked computers.
• Installs and configures PCs and peripherals such as printer and scanners as required for new installations.
• Assist users in the use of standard software including, but not limited to; anti-virus software, O365.
• Supervises service desk team and IT technicians. Contributes to the development, implementation and review of service desk related policies and processes.
• Implement departmental policies and standards and ensuring adherence to all security procedures. Provide advice, assistance, and training to IT users in matters that are technical in nature.

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JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent plus at least 5 years' minimum experience in Database Administration. Database development and programming will be an added advantage.

DUTIES

• Work closely with other IT specialists to setup, maintain and monitor database.
• Activate and deactivate database accounts in order to monitor access to organization employees.
• Design and implement database according to the end user’s information needs and views.
• Minimize database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast queries responses.
• Monitor the database performance, implement changes and apply new patches when required.
• Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to users.
• Perform tests and evaluation regularly to ensure data security, privacy and integrity.
• Use high speed transaction recovery techniques to backup data.
• Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards

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Job Requirements
Lecturer

• Master of Arts in Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Heritage Studies / African Studies.
• At least three years’ experience at a tertiary Institution or five years’ professional experience in the relevant field.
• Publication in a peer -review journal will be a strong recommendation.

Junior lecturer

• Honours degree in Indigenous knowledge systems.

Duties

• To teach at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels
• To supervise postgraduate students

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Job Requirements
LECTURER

• Master of Arts in English Literature
• At least three years teaching experience at a tertiary Institution or five experience in the relevant field 
• Publications in peer-reviewed and nonpeer-reviewed journals will be a strong recommendation

JUNIOR LECTURER

• Honours Degree in English Literature

DUTIES

• To teach English Literature at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels
• To supervise postgraduate students

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Job Requirements
LECTURER

• Master of English Language or Applied Language Studies
• At least three years teaching experience at a tertiary institution or five years professional experience in the relevant field. 
• Publications in peer-reviewed and nonpeer-reviewed journals will be a strong recommendation.

JUNIOR LECTURER

• Honours Degree in English Language

DUTIES

• To teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• To supervise postgraduate students

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JOB REQUIREMENT

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or relevant experience plus 5 years’ experience in information security, specifically with penetration testing, intrusion detection, incident response or digital forensics. Experience coordinating complex response activities with ICT department.

DUTIES

• ICT security specialist manages and secure information systems for both staff and students. By monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing, and responding to security events, security specialist protects systems from cybersecurity risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
• Plan, Organise and Safeguards information system assets by identifying and solving potential and actual security problems.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of security monitoring and incident response processes and solutions as required to support our cyber security program.

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Job Requirements
Requirements:

• Bachelor of commerce degree coupled with 4 years experience in the debtor’s collection environment
• Have strong and proven analytical, people and negotiation skills
• Accountancy Professional affiliation will be an added advantage
• Supervisory skills will be an added advantage
• Have an adequate reporting skills
• Have an excellent Microsoft skills, where excel proficiency will be an added advantage

Duties:

• Identify and implement effective debtor’s collection strategies
• Implement a debtor’s collection plan to ensure reasonable debtors balance at year end
• Perform IFRS calculations where receivables is concerned e.g IFRS 9 and 15 compliance requirement
• Develop a collection end to end process for implementation

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Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS

• Honours degree or four-year professional degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, Community Engagement, IKS or any other relevant fields, coupled with at least seven (7) years’ relevant experience, at least three of which should be at supervisory level.    Masters and PhD will serve as an added advantage

DUTIES

• Initiate and support Community Engagement (CE) reviews and evaluation for societal impact.
• Support the development of an annual report for CE-Societal impact.
• Ensure prudent reporting on CE project relevance, responsiveness, and impact.
• Manage and coordinate internal CE project (with academics) and external interactions (research and engagement sites) for societal impact.
• Support academic evidence collection and updating the CE database updates.
• Support compliance with the University ‘s approved policies, procedures and practices relating to CE.
• Support grant proposal writing. Perform other related duties as assigned.

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REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Honours degree in Law or four years’ professional qualification in Law (LLB degree, BJuris/BPrcc or equivalent qualification) plus five (5) years legal experience in a legal practice.  A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Higher Education sector will be an added advantage.

DUTIES

• To provide a comprehensive legal consultation and advice service on all legal aspects affecting the University of Venda.
• Minimise all aspects of risk emanating from legal processes including ligation for or against the University.

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Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Compliance Management, Law, Auditing, or Risk Management coupled with 3 (three) years relevant working experience or three-year National Diploma in Compliance Management, Law, Auditing or Risk Management coupled with 4 (four) years’ experience in auditing.

DUTIES

• The primary responsibility will be to assist in engaging with internal and external stakeholders of the institution to monitor and enhance the level of ethics, compliance and good governance.

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Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS

•  Relevant Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management/Forensic/Law or in any other related field coupled with 3 (three) years relevant working experience or three-year National Diploma in Risk Management/Forensic/Law and other related field coupled with 4 (four) years’ experience in auditing. Affiliated with professional body such IRMSA, IIASA, ACFE.

DUTIES

• Assist with the implementation of Enterprise Risk Management strategies and policies.
• Maintain enterprise risk registers (strategic and operational) for University of Venda.
• Assist in the process of identifying threats and risk exposures, the assessment and management thereof.
• Maintain the Information Systems risk registers for University of Venda.
• Assist in report writing where requested.
• Maintain an orderly filing system for the Risk Management office.
• Keep track of all tip-offs received (investigative work to be conducted and ensure all reporting requirements are met).
• Investigate any alleged fraud and corruption reported to the department.

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Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Computer Science/Information Systems/Business Information Systems or related degree. Three (3) years relevant experience. Honours degree will serve an advantage.

DUTIES

• Develop systems for collecting data, seeking meaningful patterns, and compiling the findings into reports that can be used to improve teaching and learning interventions.
• Use Data Analytics Tools to collect, analyse and present Teaching and Learning Data for trend analysis and decision making.
• To assist student Tracking project at E-Learning and work with Faculties and relevant Univen stakeholders.
• To raise the level of competence in the use of ICTs for teaching and learning among staff and students.
• Facilitating and co-ordinating the provision of departmental requests for special ICT programmes.
• Identifying and developing appropriate opportunities across the curriculum where ICT can enrich teaching and learning.
• Keeping abreast of new technological developments and new government initiatives in ICT in higher education.
• Participate in the running of the online testing and examination centre.

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Job Requirements
REQUIREMENTS

• A Bdegree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Business Information Systems or related field. Three (3) years relevant working experience. Honours degree will serve as an advantage.

DUTIES

• To raise the level of competence in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning among staff and students.
• Facilitating and co-ordinating the provision of departmental requests for special ICT programmes.
• Identifying and developing appropriate opportunities across the curriculum where ICT can enrich teaching and learning.
• Keeping abreast of new technological developments and new government initiatives in ICT in higher education.
• Participate in the running of the online testing and examination centre.

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Job Requirements

• Requirements: Academic route: • Doctoral degree in Law. Professional route: • A Master of Laws Degree • Admission as an Attorney or Advocate coupled with ten years' practice experience. Candidates appointed through the professional route will be appointed on a five-year contract basis with the provision that the appointment will be converted to permanent upon attainment of a Doctoral degree within the five-year period of appointment.

Duties

• To teach undergraduate modules in Labour Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Tax Law and postgraduate students' modules in the Department of Mercantile Law and where applicable, assigned modules in other departments
• To demonstrate exemplary leadership in the Department of Mercantile and Private Law
• To conduct research and supervise postgraduate students
• To coordinate programmes, develop the curriculum and establish linkages with other academic institutions, government, non-governmental organizations and community structure

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Job Requirements
Job Requirements:

• BSc Honours in Built Environment with seven (7) years' relevant working experience.
• Driver’s license (code B).
• Computer skills and Communication skills.
• Registration with relevant professional bodies (Built Environment)  will be added advantage.

Duties:

The incumbent will be expected to perform the following duties:

• Supervising of  maintenance personnel, contractors and establishing priorities in maintenance schedules.
• Maintenance of  all infrastructure assets and facilities, parts inventory, monitoring purchase orders, invoice approvals, and manages the budget.
• Training and continuous development on all maintenance personnel.
• Performance evaluations for  all maintenance personnel on a quarterly basis.
• Drives the Maintenance and Reliability initiative focused on Preventive & Predictive Maintenance, not reactive.
• Performs other duties by coordinating work with outside inspections, providing project management, ensuring safety of personnel, and performing other duties as required.
• Managing, maintaining, and establishing maintenance procedures.
• Developing and maintaining quality standards.
• Developing and maintaining associate safety standards.
• Develop associate and supervisor skills by conducting training meetings; one on one development sessions; outside technical skills training; and establishing and monitoring performance reviews for supervisors.
• Participate in designing and developing future infrastructure assets by attending design and projects meetings;
• Updating of maintenance operating procedures and schedules to incorporate the changes.