Senior Coordinator (Fixed Term Contract) - 25216 at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Planning and coordination of the Saturday UP-PUA programme and its activities:

• Draft overall project plans and prioritise activities and tasks with the team;
• Initiate activities and involvement of stakeholders and service providers;
• Monitor target dates in the programme, initiatives and activities and remind role players of tasks, commitments and expected inputs and outputs;
• Conceptualise, formulate, organise, and prioritise ideas and tasks;
• Manage time and adhere to deadlines;
• Ensure the readiness of all the necessary resources- human, infrastructure and teaching and learning for classes; and
• Coordinate collaboration with external and internal stakeholders with respect to curriculum implementation.

Staff management:

• Liaise with the  UP-PUA Manager, Senior Programmes Coordinator- academic and the Research unit with respect to the UP-PUA learners support programme and related activities;
• Attend relevant campus committee meetings;
• Manage communications between external reviewers (Knowledge area experts), quality advisors, course coordinators, teachers, and tutors; and
• Plan and conduct meetings with knowledge area experts.

Reporting:

• Establish a strategy to monitor data to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme;
• Liaise with the Data Analytics administrator and monitor data in terms of attendance and performance in the various courses;
• Collate and organise data in specific reporting formats;
• Compile and submit quarterly progress and annual reports to the management; and
• Present progress reports to management and to other programme stakeholders.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Masters in a STEM field with a postgraduate certificate in Education OR;
• Masters in STEM Education;
• At least five years’ experience in an academic environment and programme coordination including knowledge of:
  • Curriculum development and STEM pedagogies;
  • Program management and development procedures; and
  • Budgeting, bookkeeping, and reporting.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Highly developed planning, organisation and coordination skills;
• Excellent technological skills and advanced proficiency in the use of MS Office suite;
• Excellent time management skills;
• Excellent programme development skills;
• Good project management skills;
• Excellent information management and infographic skills;
• Excellent general and technical report writing skills;
• Good financial administration skills;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams;
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills;
• Accuracy and attention to detail;
• Ability to constantly develop self and improve the support offered to the programme;
• Good relationship management and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision;
• Advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills;
• Ability to work with diverse teams;
• Client focussed;
• Good leadership and human resource management skills; and
• Highly level of flexibility and responsiveness and ability to adapt to and work  effectively in a diverse set of situations with individuals and groups

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• M Ed in Science Education with a speciality in Physics or Physical Science;
• Skills in programme development and five years’ experience in human resources support;
• PhD in Science Education;
• Project management qualification;
• Proficient communication skills in a second language will be an added advantage;
• Willingness to work outside official office hours, as and when required; and
• Valid driver’s licence.