Senior Director: Business Management (SD: BM) at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Developing and monitoring the implementation of the Faculty's environmental and annual action plans, with a strong focus on business management, while ensuring alignment with core areas of learning and teaching, research, clinical services, and social impact.
• Strategic leadership, in collaboration with other Faculty portfolios, of all operational functions (including business management, grant management, finance, HR, ICTS, facilities management, marketing, and support services) to ensure integrated and sustainable operations.
• Leading and managing the Faculty's budgeting and financial operations.
• Designing, implementing, and monitoring operational and financial processes within the Faculty, ensuring efficiency and compliance across departments and divisions.
• Developing and implementing a comprehensive marketing and communication strategy that enhances the Faculty's competitiveness and reputation.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• A relevant qualification at NQF 9 level or related professional equivalent, with a specialisation in finance, accounting, or business administration.
• At least ten years' progressive management, including a minimum of five years in a senior leadership role (preferably in an academic or healthcare-related context).
• Extensive senior-level experience in financial management within a large and complex organisation, with a proven ability to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial control processes.
• Demonstrated expertise in integrating financial strategy with operational planning, as well as in business operations optimisation (including technology and digitisation), new business development, and facilities management..
• Proven track record of strategic leadership and operational excellence, with the ability to lead diverse teams towards achieving shared objectives.
• Possesses strong analytical acumen and has the ability to apply effective problem-solving strategies.
• The ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and to collaborate successfully across teams.
• Demonstrates a visionary mindset with a strategic focus on achieving long-term goals.
• Demonstrated experience in values-based leadership and the ability to operate confidently and sensitively with respect to issues of diversity, transformation and equity.

Closing Date 17-Oct-2025