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  • Posted: Apr 25, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • The University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in 1904 on the Bloemfontein Campus with a mere six students in the Humanities. Since then, our institution has grown to more than 34 127 students, spread across seven faculties over three campuses. https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-...
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    Deputy Vice-Chancellor: People and Operations

    Duties and responsibilities:

    Generic responsibilities shared by all DVCs:

    • Promote integrated administration and management that supports the attainment of the vision, mission, strategy and goals of the University. 
    • Oversee policy development and implementation. 
    • Assist the VC to interface between the Council, Senate and senior management to ensure accountability concerning financial and strategic governance as well as the university’s core academic functions. 
    • Foster collegial and participatory internal governance through the committee system. 
    • Line-manage senior staff including Deans, Senior Directors and Directors. 
    • Play a leading role in the recruitment of senior staff in all sectors. 
    • Contribute to National Higher Education policy development and public intellectual life in general. 
    • Support the achievement of equity targets in the student and staff profiles and provide leadership in the transformation of the institutional culture. 
    • Facilitate inter-faculty collaboration and cross-university activities. 

    Post specific responsibilities, in addition to the above generic responsibilities:  

    • Develop strategic and operational plans in respect of his/her portfolios and ensure that it is aligned with the strategic plans of the UFS.
    • Ensure effective integration and alignment of all subordinate divisions’ strategy to the institutional strategy.
    • Contribute to effective governance and management of the portfolio through ensuring compliance to UFS policies and procedures and national laws.
    • Account to the University Council on Audit and Risk, Pension Fund governance and University infrastructure and Human Resources issues of the University through the Vice-Chancellor.
    • Ensure compliance of the Department of Labour reporting requirements in terms of overseeing annual labour and equity reports compiled by the human resources division.
    • Lead in the development of proposals for infrastructure funding from the DHET.
    • Negotiation with Unions on matters relating to salary increases, review of service conditions, resolutions of disputes and insourcing.
    • Play a critical role in developing new systems, review systems and manage to ensure total support for institutional core business.
    • Direct the activities associated with security and investment of the University’s staff, assets and funds.
    • The expansion and maintenance of physical infrastructure (working, learning and living spaces) and campus security services.
    • Establish and expand UFS Enterprise to address, research, and solve industries' most pressing unresolved challenges through student-led initiatives, supported by academics.

    Inherent Job Requirements

    • A Doctorate on NQF Level 10.
    • Experience in a senior leadership role in an academic institution. 
    • A minimum of eight years of proven high-level leadership success at a senior level, having progressed through the academic/management hierarchy.
    • A demonstrated track record of managing a complex portfolio or running a unit of reasonable size.
    • A distinguished academic and research record.
    • Recognised academic standing as a professor or eligibility for appointment to the rank of professor.
    • Experience of having overall or significant responsibility for managing an organisation’s administrative and physical operations, to deliver high quality and performance.
    • A successful record of leadership and teamwork.
    • Demonstrated experience in strategic thinking and operationalising such thinking into plans and projects.
    • An understanding of the higher education arena in South Africa.
    • Knowledge of the operations and affairs of a university environment.
    • Expertise in financial management and income generation gained from previous roles in higher education or any other sector.

    Recommendations

    • Can operate confidently and sensitively across cultures and other divides.
    • Experience with overseeing enterprise activities will be beneficial. 

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to University of the Free State on ufs.hua.hrsmart.com to apply

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