Officer: Transition Academic Advisor (post level 11) (2 positions) (Contract appointment: 2 years) at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide academic advising support to registered students in the Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP).
• Develop and deliver contextualised, just-in-time academic advising services for students in collaboration with the CTL and faculty.
• Maintain relationships and communication with Extended Curriculum Programme students in the designated campus and faculty.
• Maintain student communication (i.e., email, telephone and/or appropriate communication channels).
• Connect students to student support stakeholders (on-campus professional staff - academic and support).
• Provide ongoing developmental support and improvement of academic advising interventions for ECP students in the designated faculty as informed by the academic advising cycle.
• Collaborate with Teaching and Learning Coordinator and Central Academic Advisor in executing teaching and learning support for (Extended Curriculum Programme) ECP students.
• Present group advising sessions aligned to the AA cycle where necessary.
• Maintain relationships and communication with the relevant academic advising network stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate administrative duties related to the role.
• Organise logistical arrangements concerning related student support interventions.
• Track and monitor ECP students’ academic performance.
• Develop in close collaboration with the Senior Academic Advisor and team academic advising evaluation/assessment documents.
• Provide data-driven and timely feedback on trends, impact, and quality of student development initiatives for ECP students.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders in the customization and expansion of student support using a
• range of data sources.
• Collect evidence (qualitative and quantitative) on academic advising interventions.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and evaluation of assigned interventions.
• Collaborate with researchers in the field.
• Contribute to research output in Academic Advising (institutional and national) through conference participation and/or publication.
• Contribute to the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data collected from the Academic Advising initiative.
• Participate in research and academic advising practice-related training and development opportunities (e.g. Centre for Graduate Support, Learning and Teaching seminars/webinars).
• Attend professional development sessions as aligned to the Individual Development Plan (IDP).

Inherent Job Requirements:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree in Administration on NQF level 7. 
• A minimum of two (2) years relevant working experience related to the duties and responsibilities.

Recommendations:

• Honours Degree (preferably in Psychology/Industrial Psychology/Project Management 
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage events/processes effectively and independently.
• Proven administration and computer skills, including but not limited to MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work effectively with others and have good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).