Registrar's Position at Rhodes University

Job Description               

Registrar’s Position (Grade 22)

Registrar’s Division

• The Registrar serves as a member of the University’s Executive Leadership Team, working closely with the Vice-Chancellor, Council, and Senate to advance the institution's strategic direction. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that the University’s governance structures operate effectively and for providing leadership in academic administration, institutional records management, and compliance-related functions.
• As the legal persona of the University, the Registrar is accountable for all legal matters affecting the institution. This includes providing interpretation of, and ensuring compliance with, relevant national legislation, the University Statute, Institutional Rules and University policies. The incumbent is a Deputy Information Officer.
• The Registrar serves as Secretary to the Council, Senate, and Convocation. In this capacity, the incumbent provides advice to these bodies in the discharge of their policymaking and governance responsibilities.
• He/she is also responsible for providing comprehensive secretarial support and services to these governance bodies and their respective committees. This includes overseeing the preparation of agendas and minutes, ensuring the accurate documentation of decisions, and supporting the effective functioning of the University’s governance framework.

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.