Readvertisement: Registrar's Position at Rhodes University

The Job Requirements
A Doctorate (a Master’s Degree may be considered under exceptional circumstances) plus at least 10 years relevant experience, where such experience includes: -

• A sophisticated understanding of the social, political, and economic challenges in the Higher Education (HE) environment and knowledge and expertise that enjoys the respect of academic colleagues.
• At least five years of experience operating in a complex organisation with evidence of providing leadership in such settings at an executive/senior level.
• Active participation in key decision-making fora.
• Championing and managing transformation, preferably at the organisational/institutional level.
• Track record of establishing structures, systems and/or processes to support activities of the institution at the departmental, Faculty or institutional level.
• In-depth knowledge about higher education legislation and the associated regulatory processes, requirements and trends in the higher education sector.
• Demonstrable legal insight and understanding.
• A demonstrable understanding of the academic administrative processes.
• Management of resources at either the departmental, Faculty or institutional level.
• Exposure to academic and student matters, in particular the challenges facing HE institutions today.