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  • Posted: Apr 10, 2026
    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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    Officer (Post Level 10)

    Duties and responsibilities:

    • Coordinate Cascade as the University's strategic reporting platform.
    • Contribute to the coordination of the formulation of the University's long-term strategic plan.
    • Keep abreast of institutional developments to ensure an in-depth understanding of the University's strategic intent, as well as its supporting business model and the concomitant processes and structures.
    • Contribute to environmental scanning processes to identify and analyse national and international trends to support continued integration and alignment with institutional developments.
    • Contribute to the continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the level of integration of all supporting plans with the strategic intent of the University.
    • Contribute to the provision of technical support in crafting institutional position papers, reports, briefings, presentations, and responses as and when appropriate using Cascade.
    • Facilitate the various quantitative (i.e. statistics) and qualitative analysis and interpretation of data to promote an evidence-based planning and decision-making culture and effectively steer and govern related internal and external reporting requirements and seamlessly manage all related audit processes.
    • Contribute to the timely submission of accurate statutory reports to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) using Cascade-generated reports, i.e., annual performance plan, mid-year performance report, and annual report.
    • Collaborate with other DIRAP units to ensure accurate and timeous monitoring of institutional performance against the annual performance plan on the Cascade Reporting Platform.
    • Contribute to the coordination of the Cascade Reporting Platform for reporting institutional performance against the annual performance plan.
    • Contribute towards promoting the Cascade Reporting Platform across the University.
    • Contribute to the professionalisation of DIRAP as an academic support service.

    Inherent requirements:

    • Honours degree on NQF Level 8 in broader social sciences (including the Humanities, Law, Education, and Economic and Management Sciences).
    • A minimum of one (1) year of working experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

    Recommendations:

    • A minimum of four (4) years’ work experience in the South African higher education environment.
    • Knowledge of university systems, policies, procedures.

    Closing Date

    15/4/2026

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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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