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  • Posted: Aug 19, 2024
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    The Sol Plaatje University, which had provisionally been referred to as the University of the Northern Cape, opened in Kimberley, South Africa, in 2014, accommodating a modest initial intake of 135 students. The student complement is expected to increase gradually towards a target of 7 500 students by 2024.
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    Senior Officer (P9): Teaching Practice

    Minimum Requirements 

    • A relevant BEd or BEd Honours degree or an equivalent teacher qualification
    • Three years teaching experience at school level.
    • At least 2 years Teaching Practice administration experience at a Higher Education Institution.
    • Evidence of competence in administrative and logistical tasks at departmental level.
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Excellent computer skills.
    • Excellent report writing- and conflict management skills.
    • Recommendations 
    • Evidence of good administrative and organisational skills
    • Experience of working with online platforms- Zoom, Moodle, Teams, ect.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Assist the Teaching Practice Academic coordinator with the mentorship programme in terms of:

    • Identify and facilitate the training of the mentors (retired principals and teachers)
    • Annual orientation and discussions with the teacher/ principal mentors
    • External mentors’ orientation and meetings twice per year
    • Copy and distribute the documents which the mentors will need to assess the lessons of the students at schools
    • Liaise with HR and finance in term of employment contracts, accommodations and travel expenses of the mentors
    • Arrange and participate the annual meetings with mentors
    • Capture and monitoring the marks of students from the various mentors

    Teaching Practice: School Visit:

    • Liaise with schools
    • Arrange information sessions with mentors
    • Compile and distribute relevant documents to students and mentors
    • Place students through the approved business process
    • Make the necessary transport arrangements
    • Plan routes for busses
    • Students informed about placement on busses
    • Ensure proper meal arrangements
    • Feedback to mentors
    • Manage databases
    • Request requisitions and purchase orders
    • Invoices and payments

    MICRO-CLASSES:

    • Manage the weekly attendance registers of students for the micro-class sessions
    • Hand out and collect before and after sessions
    • Capture attendance electronically
    • Contact absentees
    • Distribute and collect these attendance registers from the lecturers
    • Manage the schedules, activities and venues of micro classes and skills development of students according to different year groups
    • Capture the teaching practice marks with the guidance and support of the Teaching Practice Academic coordinator
    • Create the virtual Teaching Practice activities as a resource platform for staff and students
    • Assignments/ activities: Assist with submission of and distribution to lecturers.
    • Arrange guest presenters/speakers for 4th year students on teaching professional related topics
    • Manage the transport of learners and teachers to the campus for experimental classes
    • Monitor the recording of Micro presentation by different students during the week
    • Manage the schedule for skills / material development.

    Teaching Practice:  Experiential Learning:

    • Arrange experimental classes
    • Plan and draw up practical schedules for education students for different practical activities (Writing on a black boards and white boards)
    • Using the overhead projector; Power Point presentations, Models) in accordance with the TP schedule as required
    • Oversee and facilitate session in practical venue
    • Manage attendance
    • Record marks

    ATTENDANCE: ALL YEAR GROUPS – ALL CONTACT SESSIONS – ALL YEAR:

    • Manage and distribute all lists @ term per year, per study code
    • Manage the weekly attendance evidence of students on the computer
    • Handles sick notes and other proof of absences
    • Emails students regarding non-attendance of TP and micro classes

    CLASS ACTIVITIES:

    • Receives, prints and distributes electronic copies of class activities for micro-class sessions for all groups on a weekly basis

    PORTFOLIOS: ALL YEAR GROUPS:

    • Monitor students’ electronic submissions of Portfolio’s on the SPU digital platforms

    EXTRA-MURAL COURSES:

    Assists with the administrative activities such as:

    • Draw up enrolment schedules for students
    • Assists with organizing on the day in terms of venues, attendance and service providers
    • Assists with handing out of certificates
    • Draw up a time table for even and fair distribution of courses throughout the first three terms of a year
    • Source alternative venues, fields, courts if not available for practical sessions
    • Book venues centrally for presentations
    • Sent out reminders to students and presenters
    • Create and manage attendance registers

    GENERAL INQUIRIES AND COMMUNICATION:

    • Manage the daily electronic and face-to-face queries from staff and students in the FoE

    Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

    • Develop relevant reports as and when required
    • Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders

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    Senior Lecturer (P7)/Lecturer (P8): Education Policy/Management Studies

    Minimum Requirement

    Lecturer P8

    • Master’s degree in relevant discipline of Education Policy /Management Studies
    • An education qualification is a requirement
    • At least two years of teaching or industry experience
    • Evidence of two years university teaching at under-graduate and post-graduate levels
    • At least one peer-reviewed article in a scholarly journal
    • Post graduate supervision experience at Honours level
    • Active participation in Teaching Practice and Work Integrated Learning
    • Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
    • Excellent computer skills

    SENIOR LECTURER P7

    • PhD/Doctorate in relevant discipline of Education Policy /Management Studies
    • An education qualification is a requirement
    • At least five years of relevant teaching or industry experience
    • Evidence of five years university teaching at under-graduate and post-graduate levels
    • Evidence of managing a research program and some publications (at least five) in accredited journal/s.
    • Evidence of postgraduate supervision of Honours-, Master- and PhD students.
    • Evidence of successful curriculum development and academic management
    • Active participation in Teaching Practice and Work Integrated Learning
    • Knowledge and experience of implementing quality assurance requirements
    • Excellent computer skills

    Duties and Responsibilities 

    • Teaching and Learning in Education Policy /Management Studies
    • Be involved in institutional and field teaching practice. 
    • Research and utilize new and emerging approaches and technology in teaching
    • The professional preparation of teaching media
    • Participate in Teaching Practice and Work Integrated Learning programmes in the Faculty of Education
    • Compile work schemes in collaboration with colleagues. 
    • Research and utilize new and emerging approaches and technology in teaching. 
    • The professional preparation of teaching media. 
    • The professional preparation of notes to supplement or substitute prescribed textbooks. 
    • Research and selection of suitable reference material to supplement textbooks. 
    • The facilitation of an effective teaching situation in which the learning experience can take place successfully. 
    • The upgrading of course content / development of new courses and/or modules to keep up with the latest requirements of the discipline. 
    • Student and peer evaluations of teaching performance. 
    • Apply appropriate assessment methods. 
    • External examining and invitations to teach externally. 
    • Act as a study leader. 
    • Conduct appropriate research. 
    • Publish research results. 
    • Keep abreast of professional literature. 
    • Contribute to community engagement initiatives. 
    • Integrate community engagement interventions into curriculum. 
    • Report on own involvement in professional, industry and/or community activities. 
    • Contributes to curriculum development. 
    • Participate in curriculum review to ensure alignment with sector/discipline norms and requirements. 
    • Review assessment methods. 
    • Identify students at risk timeously. 
    • Develop intervention strategies. 
    • Provide counselling to students. 
    • Monitor student progress. 
    • Make necessary referrals for students, where needed. 
    • Keep attendance registers. 
    • Record student results. 
    • Assist with the registration of students. 
    • Supervise tests and examinations. 
    • Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, SHE and academic administration functions. 
    • Participate in departmental committees. 
    • Contribute to Quality Assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents. 
    • Implement appropriate interventions. 
    • Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and its implications for the teaching/learning situation. 
    • Keep abreast of developments in professional conduct at SPU. 
    • Register as a member of professional bodies to keep abreast of all developments (where appropriate). 
    • Engage in current professional development activities.  
    • Attend conferences, seminars and workshops. 
    • Present research study papers at conferences. 
    • Develop relevant reports as and when required. 
    • Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders.

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    Senior Lecturer (P7)/ Lecturer (P8): English

    Minimum Requirement

    Senior Lecturer (SL): 

    •  Hold a PhD/Doctorate in English Language (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature), with a minimum of 5 years of relevant research and lecturing experience, along with 5 years of academic management and leadership experience.

    Research:

    •  Demonstrate evidence of continuous research productivity in the form of:
    •  Publications in DHET accredited journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, research papers presented at national and/or international conferences; 
    •  Contributions to scholarly books published by reputable publishers, in good standing with DHET and not linked to predatory practices; 
    •  Highlight evidence of managing a research programme;
    •  Evidence of external research fund raising; 
    •  Proof of citations ( e.g. Scopus H-index); 
    •  Evidence of scholarship of Teaching and Learning would be beneficial;
    •  NRF rating is recommended OR demonstrate potential for obtaining and NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

    Teaching:

    •  Provide evidence of teaching English Language
    • (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature) modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as evidence of postgraduate supervision;
    •  Contributions to curriculum development; 
    •  Design of learning materials; 
    •  Innovative pedagogy; 
    •  Demonstrate knowledge and experience in implementing quality assurance requirements.
    •  Evidence of national and/or international collaboration within the English Language (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature) fraternity.
    •  Student and junior staff mentoring; 
    •  Formal participation in teaching and learning development courses;   Student and/or peer evaluations of own teaching;  Demonstrate the ability to teach across subjects.

    Community:

    •  Significant involvement in discipline or departmental official activities and processes;
    •  Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education;
    •  Community engagement activities;
    •  Movement towards recognition in the broader subject/ discipline community; 
    •  External examining/ moderating at other higher education institutions at UG and/or PG levels.

    Lecturer (L):

    • Hold a Master's in English Language (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature).  Show evidence of registration for a doctorate/PhD.  Must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant research and lecturing experience.

    Research 

    • Demonstrate evidence in the form of:
    • Publications in DHET accredited journals, etc.; 
    •  Peer-reviewed conference proceedings that contain substantially complete papers that have the potential to be submitted for publication.

    Teaching

    •  Has relevant teaching experience in English Language (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature) modules at undergraduate, and/or postgraduate levels.
    •  Have a good academic record;
    •  Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity; 
    •  Be able to reflect on a personal teaching and learning philosophy;
    •  Evidence of Hons degree proposal supervision;
    •  Highlight evidence of collaboration within the English Language
    • (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature) fraternity;
    •  Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity and the ability to reflect on teaching and learning.

    Community: 

    •  Involved in discipline or departmental official activities and processes;
    •  Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education; 
    •  Community engagement activities;
    •  External examining/moderating at other higher education institutions at UG and PG levels

    Recommendation

    • Preferably a candidate with experience in online/blended teaching. 
    • In your application, please specify whether you are applying for the Senior Lecturer or Lecturer position.
    •  Experience in programme and curriculum development / review. 
    • Good interpersonal skills, communication and computer skills, good organisational and planning skills.
    • Hold an NRF rating OR demonstrate potential for obtaining and NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Expected to teach undergraduate and post graduate modules.
    •  Teaching of relevant subject content 
    •  Compile work schemes in collaboration with colleagues
    •  Research and utilize new and emerging approaches and technology in teaching
    •  The professional preparation of teaching media
    •  The professional preparation of notes to supplement or substitute prescribed textbooks
    •  Research and selection of suitable reference material to  supplement textbooks
    •  The facilitation of an effective teaching situation in which the learning experience can take place successfully
    •  The upgrading of course content/ development of new courses and/or modules in order to keep up with the latest requirements of the discipline
    • Student and peer evaluations of teaching performance
    •  Apply appropriate assessment methods
    •  External examining and invitations to teach externally
    •  Act as a study leader
    •  Conduct appropriate research
    •  Publish research results
    •  Keep abreast of professional literature
    •  Contribute to community engagement initiatives
    •  Integrate community engagement interventions into curriculum Report on own involvement in professional, industry and/or community activities
    •  Contributes to curriculum development
    •  Participate in curriculum review to ensure alignment with sector/discipline norms and requirements
    •  Review assessment methods 
    •  Identify students at risk timeously
    •  Develop intervention strategies
    •  Provide counselling to students
    •  Monitor student progress
    •  Make necessary referrals for students, where needed
    •  Keep attendance registers Record student results
    • Assist with the registration of students
    • Supervise tests and examinations
    •  Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, SHE and academic administration functions
    •  Participate in departmental committees
    •  Contribute to Quality Assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents.
    •  Implement appropriate interventions
    •  Keep abreast of developments within own field of study and its implications for the teaching/ learning situation
    •  Keep abreast of developments in professional conduct at SPU
    •  Register as a member of professional bodies to keep abreast of all developments (where appropriate)
    •  Engage in current professional development activities 
    •  Attend conferences, seminars and workshops
    •  Present research study papers at conferences
    •  Develop relevant reports as and when required
    •  Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders

     Additional requirements

    • Manage marketing of programmes and aspects of open/careers days
    • Identify QA feedback mechanisms within the faculty/department Monitor the impact of QA recommendations within the faculty/department
    • Implement appropriate interventions emanating from the above recommendations
    • Contribute to policy making
    • Set annual objectives pertaining to academic programmes
    • Participate in the review of teaching, research, community engagement and academic administration objectives
    • Contribute to the development of academic related decision-making
    • Act as programme leader, mentor and coach
    • Management of tutor activities

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    Lecturer P8: IsiXhosa

    Minimum Requirement

    Lecturer P8

    • Hold a Master's in African Languages/isiXhosa/Education specialised in isiXhosa (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature & Culture/ isiXhosa Methodology).  
    • Show evidence of registration for a doctorate/PhD.   
    • Must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant research and lecturing experience. 

    Recommendations 

    • Preferably a candidate with experience in online/blended teaching.  
    • Experience in programme and curriculum development / review.  
    • Good interpersonal skills, communication and computer skills, good organisational and planning skills. 
    • Hold an NRF rating OR demonstrate potential for obtaining and NRF rating within the next five 5 years.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Teaching and Learning

    • Has relevant teaching experience in isiXhosa/Education specialised in isiXhosa (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature & Culture), isiXhosa Methodology and Conversational isiXhosa modules at undergraduate, and/or postgraduate levels. 
    • Have a good academic record. 
    • Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity.  
    • Be able to reflect on a personal teaching and learning philosophy. 
    • Evidence of Hons degree proposal supervision. 
    • Highlight evidence of collaboration within the isiXhosa/Education specialised in isiXhosa (Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/Literature & Culture/ isiXhosa Methodology) fraternity. 
    • Demonstrate a willingness to develop teaching capacity and the ability to reflect on teaching and learning.

    Research

    • Demonstrate evidence in the form of:
    • Publications in DHET accredited journals, etc. 
    • Peer-reviewed conference proceedings that contain substantially complete papers that have the potential to be submitted for publication. 

    Community Engagement

    • Involved in discipline or departmental official activities and processes. 
    • Active academic participation in workshops/forums in higher education.  
    • Community engagement activities. 
    • External examining/moderating at other higher education institutions at UG and PG levels.

    Curriculum Development

    Student Academic Development 

    Academic Administration

    • Implement policies and procedures applicable to the teaching and learning, community engagement, research, SHE, and academic administration functions.

    Quality Assurance

    • Contribute to Quality Assurance through committee meetings and submission of relevant documents.
    • Implement appropriate interventions.

    Personal Development

    • Keep abreast of developments within your own field of study and its implications for the teaching/ learning situation.

    Monitoring, Evaluation, and reporting

    • Develop relevant reports as and when required.
    • Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders.

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    Manager (P8): Assets

    Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
    • 5 to 6 years of related experience in the relevant field (two years must have been at a supervisory level
    • Computer literate
    • Proficiency in Excel

    Recommendation

    • ITS experience is advantageous 

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Asset Management

    • Ensure the reconciliation of the fixed assets register (that includes movable assets, work in progress, land and buildings intangible assets or any other asset designated as such by the accounting standards related to fixed assets) to the general ledger control accounts
    • Alignment of financial records with records of Infrastructure Development and Physical Planning office 
    • Ensure the unbundling of work in progress to land and buildings in line with the applied accounting framework
    • Plan and manage asset verification, investigate and report on variances, make necessary recommendations to resolve discrepancies, and update of the asset register
    • Ensure all additions and disposals of assets are properly authorised and recorded in the general ledger and that the necessary entries are processed in the fixed asset register and accounting records
    • Review of the calculated depreciation in line with the accounting framework and relevant cost centres of SPU
    • Ensure that no assets are fully depreciated
    • Re-evaluate all assets for useful lives and residual values annually
    • Provide a general customer service by attending to any related queries or requests
    • Develop, implement and manage mechanisms to safeguard assets

    Infrastructure cashbook

    • Review of the bank reconciliation to the bank statement
    • Review of reconciliation of the subsystem to the general ledger

    User Education and Training

    • Keep up to date with relevant accounting standard amendments and impact thereof on the financial statements
    • Assist with the orientation and training of relevant staff on asset management policies, procedures and protocols

    Policy and procedure development

    • Review current Asset Management policies and procedures
    • Provide input for the development of new Asset Management policies and procedures

    Resource management: human resources

    • Manage Assets staff
    • Ensure fair allocation of workloads
    • Provide input into job descriptions
    • Monitor operational activities
    • Contribute to the recruitment process for positions in Assets
    • Take responsibility for new staff induction
    • Take responsibility for performance agreements for all staff
    • Manage staff training, development, coaching and mentoring
    • Manage employment relations (grievance, discipline and conflict resolution)
    • Manage Assets staff leave
    • Ensure that staff records are kept up to date

    Resource management: budget, finance and procurement 

    • Provide input into infrastructure, assets and SCM operational, staffing and capex budget
    • Manage section expenses against budget
    • Asset management

    Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

    • Preparation of asset figures for quarterly reporting
    • Preparation of asset schedules for year-end financial statements with accompanying notes and accounting policies
    • Relevant strategic and operational reports as and when required to relevant Committees, Council or the Department
    • Research and implement best practices
    • Communicate and consult with relevant stakeholders

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    Administration Officer (P10)

    Minimum Requirements

    • A relevant NQF 6 qualification in Business Administration or Office Management or equivalent.
    • At least 4-5 years' experience coordinating an executive office, including data management and analysis, writing reports and minutes, preparing presentations, and preparing executive documents.
    • HR setting experience would be an added advantage
    • Advanced in Microsoft skills (MS Word/ Excel/PowerPoint/Teams)

    Recommendation

    • Exposure to HR practices in a Higher Education environment
    • ITS experience would be an added advantage.
    • HR experience.

    Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)

    • Correspondence Handling
    • Receive all incoming emails and letters: own/school/department/ section.
    • Keep records of all correspondence.

    Typing

    • Type correspondence, memoranda, agendas, and letters generated by the School/Department.
    • Preparation of PowerPoint slides where required.

    Meeting Administration

    • Compile and circulate dates of monthly staff meetings.
    • Coordinate meetings/functions
    • Type meeting agendas and distribute.
    • Take minutes, type, and distribute to meeting attendees.

    General Administration

    • Coordinate maintenance of office equipment.
    • Maintaining a logical, methodical filing system that is accessible.
    • Do photocopying for the school/ department/section.
    • Make travel arrangements.
    • Provides general administrative assistance and support and works cooperatively with HR team members to support and complete the Human Resource Department work plan and actively participates in the department's planning sessions.

    Database Administration

    • Collate and compile information for inputting on the Database system.
    • Check data for accuracy.
    • Update data and database regularly.

    Telephone Coverage

    • Screen all calls for the Director/ Head of Department/Section
    • Take messages.
    • Respond to voicemail messages.

    Dairy management

    • Handle the Director's diary.
    • Set up meetings and venues via the electronic diary.
    • Manage travel, hotels, and flight bookings.

    Purchase orders and procurement.

    • Processing and monitoring purchases
    • Ordering stationery
    • Maintaining stock required for the School/Department
    • Implement and maintain a relevant document management system in relation to the procurement function.
    • Receive purchase order requests from relevant parties.
    • Ensure that all PO requests are signed off by the designated signatories and obtain approval.
    • Matching up of PO request and original PO from ITS
    • Communicate with all vendors regarding outstanding deliveries and payment procedures.
    • Clearing unpaid PO's monthly

    Financial administration

    • Follow up on invoices for payment.
    • Submit purchase orders for payment to the required office.
    • Active participation in the budget processes.

    Client/ Student Liaison

    • Co-ordinate liaison between schools/departments/sections
    • Respond to student/staff/visitor/ other University environments queries by any appropriate means of communication.
    • External liaison with other Colleges, Universities, Service Providers, etc. by any means appropriate.

    Monitoring evaluation and reporting

    • Monitor, maintain, and order office consumables.
    • Monitor the level of tidiness of meeting rooms, notice boards, etc.
    • Monitor the Maintenance Department and Cleaners to keep areas tidy.

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    Administrator (P13): Learning and Development

    Minimum Requirements

    • National Senior Certificate with NQF 5 HR/D or equivalent certificate
    • Drivers licence
    • 1-2 years related experience
    • Computer literacy

    Recommendations

    • SDF/OD-ETDP Certificate will be an added advantage

     Duties and Responsibilities

    Learning and Development Administration

    • Assist Line Managers and staff on the interpretation and application of the learning and development policies and procedures
    • Assist staff in the completion of the Learning and Development forms/templates (Skills Development Questionnaire, Survey’s, Performance Agreements, Individual Development Plans and Course Nomination Form)
    • Assist with logistical arrangements for training interventions (attendance registers, venues)
    • Call-up delegates for training and monitor attendance of nominees for all training interventions,
    • Assist with general training administration (training committee meetings, minutes, training reports, evaluations, payments, etc.)
    • Assist with the arrangement of training/education for committee members
    • Assist with Learning and Development progress reports

    Data Capturing

    • Capture training attendees’ information on Human Resource Information system (HRIS)
    • Update all existing records and progress reports e.g. training interventions for Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report, OD and Wellness interventions

    Staff Queries

    • Assist with Learning and Development section enquiries
    • Liaise with personnel of Learning and Development section
    • Feedback to staff on Learning and Development enquiries’
    • Source quotations from service providers

    Update of Personal and Training Files

    • Receive files from Learning and Development personnel for all new interventions
    • Check completeness of information and documents in file
    • Capture all necessary information on HRIS
    • Send documents to service providers e.g. Purchase Order numbers, Invoices paid
    • Scan and file documents

    Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

    • Assist and support Learning and Development personnel, in providing line managers and staff with user friendly and relevant learning and development information
    • Run monthly reports and reports on data integrity

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    Officer (P10): Administration

    Minimum Requirements

    • NQF 6 Diploma in Office Management/ Library and/ or Information Sciences
    • At least 3 years working experience in an Academic Library, preferably in a Higher Education environment.

    Recommendations

    • A degree in library and information science or any administration-related degree
    • Years of experience performing responsibilities of this position

     Duties and Responsibilities

    • Coordinating and managing the director's schedule, including meetings, appointments, and events.
    • Handling phone calls, emails, and other forms of communication. Acting as a liaison between the director and other staff, faculty, students, and external parties.
    • Preparing, proofreading, and managing correspondence, reports, presentations, and other documents
    • Maintaining organized records and files, both physical and digital.
    • Providing administrative support for various projects, including tracking progress, managing timelines, and coordinating team efforts.
    •  Managing office supplies and ensuring that equipment is functioning properly. Ordering new supplies as needed.
    • Follow up on invoices for payment and submit purchase orders for payment to the required office
    • Assisting in the planning and organization of events, workshops, and conferences hosted by the library.  
    • Managing logistical details such as venue booking, invitations, registration and feedback.
    • Assisting with the onboarding process for new staff members, including preparing orientation materials and coordinating training sessions.
    • Assist staff with skills development such as payment for registration, flight and hotel bookings
    • Budget compliance, financial Health, and transparency
    • Ensuring all library policies and procedures are well documented and easily accessible to staff.
    • Assist with distributing and collecting user surveys and facilitating data collection sessions.
    • Preparing necessary documentation and records for internal and external quality assurance audits.
    • Assist with promoting library services and resources to the university community.
    • Participate in the health and safety of the university library
    • Continuously improve and update skills required by participating in training opportunities

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    Officer (P10): Legal Compliance and Discipline

    Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor’s Degree in law or equal
    • 2 - 3 years related experience
    • Computer literate

    Duties and Responsibilities

    General Legal Compliance

    General duties associated with legal compliance

    • Implement and manage an effective legal compliance program.
    • Develop and review University policies to ensure legal compliance.
    • Advise management on the University’s compliance with laws and regulations through detailed reports.
    • Create and manage effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations.
    • Assess University operations to determine compliance risk.
    • Ensure all employees are educated on the latest regulations and processes.
    • Resolve employee concerns about legal compliance
    • Ensuring timeous submission of reports in respect of relevant legislation
    • Monitoring and informing the University community regarding new / amended legislation

    Student discipline

    • Receiving student disciplinary cases from Security Department
    • Checking student disciplinary cases to determine if there are grounds for disciplinary action, or whether it should be referred to the relevant house committee for action
    • Drafting of charges and issuing of notices to students
    • Acting as Prosecutor at Student Disciplinary Hearings
    • Issuing outcomes of Student Disciplinary Hearings

    Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

    • Monitoring and reporting on progress against operational initiatives
    • Monitoring and reporting on legislative and statutory compliance
    • Promoting sound institutional governance by participating in Institutional governance structures
    • Identifying risks relating to the field of responsibility, develop and implement mitigating strategies
    • Ensuring proper record keeping of all aspects within field of responsibility  

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    Risk Manager (P8)

    Minimum Requirements

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting/Auditing/ Internal / Risk management
    • Minimum of five years of working experience in risk management and supervision experience.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    • Develop the annual risk management implementation
    • Risk identification, measurement, and
    • Risk training and
    • Risk monitoring and
    • Coordinate and facilitate risk assessment processes (Identification, analysis, and evaluation)
    • Facilitate the development of risk response
    • Monitor and review the identified risk response
    • Prepare and maintain the risk profile (including the risk register)
    • Assist in the development ERM Library that is accessible to all Supervisors and Managers.
    • Monitor and evaluate whether managers and supervisors are closely monitoring the risks and risk profiles within their areas of responsibilities;
    • Help with review of the Risk Registers and confirm alignment with the Risk Management Objectives and the Institutional Goals.
    • Assist with conducting training to all business units/schools on the ERM Policy and Process and what it entails. Continuously update the necessary changes in the ERM Process.
    • Monitor risk software and ensure real-time reporting on issues
    • Maintain opportunity assessment register;
    • Help embed risk-based approach into the APP and
    • Implementation Plans for all business units/schools;
    • Help Integrate the risk management into the evaluation and measurements of Performance Management System; Develop monthly/quarterly risk profile on an internal and external context and distribute to the University Community; Develop the risk profile according to the Risk Categories and share with relevant managers and supervisors.
    • Identify the Key Risk Indicators from the Risk Registers and closely monitor the activities;
    • Consolidate key risks and report to owners for treatment.
    • Provide input for the development/review of Risk
    • Management policies and procedures
    • Oversee day-to-day Risk Management operations
    • Provide input into job descriptions
    • Monitor operational activities
    • Take responsibility for performance agreements for subordinates.
    • Take responsibility for, coaching and mentoring risk management staff.
    • Promote teamwork and the image of risk management to stakeholders
    • Manage allocated staff and ensure productivity.

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