Snr Officer: Office Administrator at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate day-to-day administrative operations and office support for KIMS.
• Manage office resources, supplies, equipment, travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Administer Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests, renewals, returns and related records.
• Maintain accurate administrative, library, financial and electronic records.
• Provide financial administration support, including expenditure, invoices, claims and JDE transactions.
• Monitor compliance with relevant SAMRC financial, administrative and procurement processes.
• Provide professional communication and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform journal cataloguing and linking, ensuring accurate and up-to-date bibliographic records.
• Support effective information retrieval, resource access and library service delivery.
• Maintain professional competence through relevant training, learning and development.

Remuneration:

• R401,036 total cost to company, per annum.

Requirements

Core requirements:

• National Diploma (NQF 6) in Office Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Library and Information Science or a related field.
• 3 years' relevant experience in administration or a related support environment and 1 year experience working in research/academic library environment.
• Working knowledge of the processes and policies of (Public Entities) such as SAMRC including National Treasury Guidelines and Supply Chain Management Processes.
• Knowledge of financial administration, budgeting, and invoice processing.

Advantages:

•  Knowledge or experience JD Edwards on-line procurement system regarding procurement of goods and services in line with Supply Chain Management processes.
• Have a working knowledge of the processes and policies of the SAMRC including National Treasury Guidelines, which govern SAMRC