Current Job Vacancies at Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• Producing targeted, brand-aligned content and messaging plans, underpinned by the Vision 2040 and the Brand Positioning Strategy, that reflects and adheres to Stellenbosch University's tone of voice and brand personality;
• Producing engaging, clear content, including copy for different platforms and channels such as print and digital adverts, videos, mailers and invitations, and brochures;
• Producing and proposing brand-aligned content for a variety of internal stakeholders;
• Implementing communication strategies with the marketing and corporate communications teams to create comprehensive communication plans that align with the overall marketing objectives and target audiences;
• Enhancing brand awareness of institutional and flagship events through compelling messaging, event coverage and the optimisation of content cadence;
• Assisting with concept development of brand communication and marketing campaigns, aligned to the brand positioning strategy and annual plans;
• Interpreting creative direction and turning it into persuasive content;
• Collaborating with the design team to create visually appealing and on-brand marketing collateral;
• Conducting market research to identify preferences, trends, and competitors' activities to inform brand-led campaigns and activities;
• Preparing reports and providing insights to optimise brand communication and improve results;
• Organising and managing digital brand assets including articles, adverts, video, and graphics.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a reputable advertising school or tertiary institution;
• Five years' experience in communication, branding, or marketing;
• A strong trackrecord of producing copy for advertising or marketing campaigns across multiple platforms;
• Exceptional skills in campaign content writing, including scriptwriting for video content;
• Proven success in implementing digital strategies or campaigns;
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite, Adobe suite (especially InDesign and Photoshop), and digital or content management platforms, such as WordPress, Everlytic(will be advantageous), and CRM, among others;
• Experience with SEO, advertising and copywriting: storytelling, creative content, short-form, and long-form text;
• Creativity, adaptability, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team;
• A portfolio of writing samples, which demonstrates creativity and skills.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• A firm grasp of cultural sensitivity, cultural management, global trends, etc.;
• An understanding of higher education marketing and communication.

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Duties

• Providing academic and managerial leadership to the Department;
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the full spectrum of industrial psychology;
• Postgraduate supervision and research;
• Publishing research results in accredited journals;
• Presenting papers at national and international conferences;
• Participating in internal and external service rendering and social impact programmes/activities and interventions relevant to the academic rank.

Job Requirements

• A doctorate degree in Industrial Psychology;
• Professional registration with the Professional Board for Psychology as an industrial psychologist;
• Proven record of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level;
• Evidence of completed research supervision of master¿s and doctoral students relevant to the academic rank;
• Recognised research outputs and impact commensurate with appointment as professor/associate professor.
• Recommendation
• Experience in managerial and/or leadership roles;
• Evidence of national and/or international recognition as a researcher through peer reviews or NRF rating;
• National and international involvement in scientific networks to contribute towards knowledge production and dissemination;
• Willingness to act as chair of the Department.

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Duties

• Being situated at a study site to recruit and consent study participants, including in a busy and occasionally crowded space;
• Meeting recruitment targets and managing multiple studies through simultaneous enrolment;
• Assisting with tracing patients;
• Working closely and maintaining good relations with other research nurses, city clinic staff, field staff, the study clinician and laboratory staff to ensure uninterrupted flow of study samples from field sites to the laboratory;
• Coordinating project tasks with community healthcare workers involved in the project and providing co-supervision;
• Capturing patient information into computers and tablets with accuracy and high attention to detail using the REDCap software;
• Interacting with community members through possible house visits;
• Liaising with health facility staff and subcontractors to ensure the upkeep of the study site infrastructure and on-site equipment;
• Attending regular training sessions and passing competency tests, and attending regular project meetings;
• Performing HIV counselling and testing;
• Performing clinical nursing procedures related to our studies;
• Performing phlebotomies on patients and staff for occupational health and research purposes ;
• Performing various administrative tasks related to the studies, including ordering consumables, drafting standard operating procedures and writing reports;
• Maintaining excellent relationships with laboratory staff and driver staff.

Job Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as professional nurse;
• Experience working under GCP conditions;
• Willingness to work at different clinics, including those in the northern district of Cape Town;
• At least two years' applicable experience;
• The ability to solve problems independently and effectively;
• A goal-oriented disposition;
• Computer literacy (MS Word and Excel);
• Sound interpersonal skills;
• A valid driver's license;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Fluency in English and isiXhosa or Afrikaans;
• Maintaining patient confidentiality;
• Experience of working in a research environment;
• Previous clinical research experience (ideally in TB, however, this is not mandatory).

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Duties/Pligte Stakeholder communication and change management:

• Supporting the development of memorandums, presentations, and supplementary documents to institutional management bodies;
• Arranging, preparing for, participating in/ facilitating project-specific stakeholder engagements such as workshops, meetings, planning sessions, project forums, training, and project meetings;
• Producing copy for and overseeing production and distribution of ongoing stakeholder communication.

Project deliverables:

• Conducting research, consulting with stakeholders, and drafting a range of artefacts and content including, but not limited to, plans (such as a content plan), guidelines (such as content guidelines, meta-data standards), red words, help text, categories and tags, lists of required page templates, process flows (such as the user lifecycle), regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Providing expert input on and reviewing work produced by service providers, especially on best practices related to websites in general, and website content.

Project governance:

• Arranging, preparing for, and participating in project governance structures;
• Overseeing the various project workgroups and developing templates for workgroup terms of reference and reports.

Service provider engagement:

• Fostering ongoing, productive working relationships with the primary and additional service providers;
• Overseeing the delivery of services by service providers;
• Recruiting and supporting the appointment of additional service providers.

Project management support:

• Working with the project's project managers on the project delivery practice to flag and monitor risks and issues; tracking and ensuring that project milestones and deliverables are met; giving input on the project schedule; overseeing scope and change control, project dependencies, and critical paths; and keeping the Project Management Plan (PMP) up to date;

Assisting with financial management:

• Tracking the payment of invoices, and capturing payments on the project's expenditure sheet.

Administrative/ logistical support:

• Arranging meetings and taking minutes to produce reports or action lists;
• Working with the CCMD's administrative support function to arrange venues, catering, parking, etc., for meetings and workshops;
• Managing the project's document repository.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes Education:

• Diploma, bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification at NQF 6 in communication, web design, web development, or relevant related fields.

Experience:

• At least three years' experience in managing web projects (or similar) and initiatives;
• Proven experience of supporting/ delivering on large-scale website redevelopment projects;
• Expert knowledge of website content, website management, web best practices, and communication best practices;
• Experience in communication.

Competencies:

• The ability to work strategically and pro-actively, both independently and as part of a team;
• The ability to communicate clearly and confidently;
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills;
• Meticulous and detail-orientated;
• The ability to plan activities and projects well in advance and taking possible changing circumstances into account;
• The ability to prioritise and manage time effectively for self and projects;
• The ability to make quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks, and sound judgement skills;
• The ability to work in a systematic, methodical and orderly manner;
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity;
• Performance-driven with a desire for continuous improvement;
• The ability to adapt easily to change.

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Duties/Pligte

• Developing and implementing an integrated marketing and communication strategy and plan to engage all relevant stakeholders and strengthen the Faculty's brand identity and student market;
• Working with all stakeholders to recognise marketing and communication opportunities and solutions, and defining and executing appropriate support strategies;
• Helping to ensure that the Faculty's mission, vision, and values are communicated pertinently and consistently throughout the Faculty, the institution, and [email protected] and its external stakeholders;
• Monitoring communication and reputational risks and overseeing the development of strategies to mitigate these risks;
• Conceptualising and managing relevant events and campaigns that help to promote the Faculty's strategic goals, including: the alignment of marketing and communication with the recruitment strategy to specifically help achieve reputation and enrolment objectives of the undergraduate market; student-related marketing events, e.g., the annual undergraduate open day, social media events and platforms, etc., leveraging alumni and public events to optimally position the Faculty.
• Managing the development, distribution, and maintenance of all communication materials on Faculty level, and coordinating it on departmental level;
• Overseeing the management of the Faculty's website administration, updating and coordination on the Faculty and departmental level;
• Ensuring appropriate social media and multimedia strategies are implemented and integrated in all functional areas of marketing and communication initiatives;
• Coordinating media interest in, and engagement with, the Faculty: overseeing contact with the media as well as advice and support services for internal stakeholders who engage with the media;
• Implementing tools to measure public awareness of the Faculty, and evaluating the effectiveness of communication activities and products.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification;
• Three years' experience as member of a team in the marketing and communication sphere of the higher education sector;
• Proven skills, knowledge, and experience in the development and implementation of marketing and communication strategies, plans, and activities;
• Strong analytical abilities and critical thinking skills in order to produce insights that continuously shape marketing and communication activities;
• The ability to transform knowledge into exciting and useful marketing messages and communication;
• An understanding of potential communication channels, and expertise in online, multimedia, and social media platforms;
• Experience in the development of content, media management, and the design and production of communication material;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Afrikaans.

Recommendation

• Experience in the marketing and communication functions of a tertiary and/or academic environment in the humanities, arts and social sciences;
• Verbal and written communication skills in isiXhosa.