Director:Department: Student Life and Governance at Vaal University of Technology

Key performance areas include but are not limited to:

• Strategic management: Directs the development of Student Life and Governance operational plans to give effect to the university and the Student Services strategic plan.
• Financial management: manages the annual departmental budget in order to meet the strategic goals of the department.
• People Management: Manages staff performance through the university performance management system by ensuring annual reviews for all staff.
• Student Governance Support: Directs the development and monitoring of rules, procedures, rights and responsibilities governing non-academic relationships between the university and students enrolled at the university.
• Internal and External Liaison: Ensures linkages with higher education professional bodies and other  national universities as well as international universities.
• Student Leadership Support: Ensures that student leaders are inducted, and leadership development programmes take place.
• Risk Management: Develops risk control measures.

APPLICATION CRITERIA:
Qualifications and Experience:

• An Honour’s Degree or Post graduate diploma in Management/Public Administration / Education /
• Social Sciences is the minimum qualification. A Master’s Degree will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 year current experience in Student Services or Student Affairs and a two-year management experience in Student Life and Governance or Student Development and Governance in a University.

Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Student governance, student leadership, student development and the
• South African Higher Education environment.
• Excellent organisational skills
• High interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and outside normal working hours
• Analytical, problem solving and negotiation skills