Senior International Support Officer - Department of Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidates’ responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

Research, monitoring and evaluation of UP’s internationalisation initiatives:

• Compiling due diligence reports for UP strategic institutional partners;
• Compiling briefing reports for the Vice Chancellor and Principal, and Deputy Vice Principal;
• Conducting research on internationalization of higher education;
• Drafting research partner analysis for institutional strategic partners;

Coordination of international visits: 

• Coordination of international visits to UP (to Vice Chancellor and Principal’s Office, Deputy Vice Principal’s Office; DISP Director, and at Faculty);
• Establishing contact with UP stakeholders;
• Connecting UP researchers with researchers from visiting institutions;

Administrative assistance to UP funded international bursary programmes:

• Providing administrative assistance to the following UP funded international bursary programmes: Postgraduate Student and Staff Exchange, Congress Funding, and Visiting Professors Programme;
• Organisation of public lectures under the Visiting Professor Programme (invitation and post-public lecture feedback);
• Drafting articles following public lectures; 

Assistance to the university networks:

• Assisting with the coordination of all international university networks coordinated by DISP:
• Assisting researchers with reporting to network funders;
• Assisting with research achievements for university networks and related activities at the university;

Events and projects:  

• Assisting with coordinating events and projects in the Department;
• Administration of events and projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant National three-year Diploma; with
• Three years’ experience in;
• Administration;
• Report writing;
• Working at a higher education institution;
• Project administration;
• Event coordination and project management;
• Basic research;
• Valid drivers’ licence;

OR

• Grade 12;
• Five years’ experience in;
• Administration;
• Report writing;
• Working at a higher education institution;
• Project administration;
• Event coordination and project management;
• Basic research;
• Valid drivers’ licence.