Current Vacancies at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Master’s Degree in Information Technology,Computer Science or related field with a 70% pass mark
• Applicants must be South African citizens who are 40 years or younger

Recommendations

•  At least One (1) year' experience in teaching at Tertiary level

Important Notice

• If not yet registered for a Doctoral degree, the successful candidate must commit to registering for a Doctoral degree within 3 months of taking up the nGap appointment and to completing the Doctorate within 5 years of appointment.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Participation in all components of the nGap development programme during the first six (6) years of employment
• Lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the IT discipline
• Participate in academic development and administration
• Participate in curriculum and programme development
• Participate in Quality Assurance Activities
• Participate in research activities
• Assisting students with projects and productions
• Contribution to co-ordination of student projects and productions
• Contribution to departmental projects and productions
• Contribution to departmental WIL and service-learning projects and activities
• Develop and maintain linkages with industry and professional bodies
• Supervise and mentor both undergraduate and post graduate students
• Assist with marketing and recruitment activities
• Perform other academic functions as may be required by the Head of Department

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Senior Certificate/Matric 
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience in a faculty office environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Working knowledge of the student life cycle 

Recommendation(s)

• A relevant three (3) year qualification (NQF level 6)
• Working knowledge of ITS

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Supervision of Faculty Office staff (Mowbray Campus)
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders
• Attend meetings on behalf of the Faculty Officer in his/her absence
• Perform student life cycle activities as custodian of certain qualifications on the Programme Qualification Mix (PQM)
• Implementing quality assurance measures in the handling of student records/data
• Administration and processing of admission, registration, student records, examinations and graduation data including:
• Identification of graduates
• Processing of applications and selections
• Database administration, for example capturing of subject weights.
• Marks computation
• Compiling and/or preparing all required documents for relevant faculty committee meetings

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Senior Certificate/Matric
• A relevant B,Tech/B Degree/ Advanced Diploma (NQF level 7)
• At least four (4) years relevant experience in a faculty office environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Working knowledge of the student life cycle 

Recommendation(s)

• Supervisory experience 
• Working knowledge of ITS

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Effective supervision of all Faculty Office staff (Mowbray and Wellington Campus)
• Admission of students
• Registration of students
• Timetabling of assessments and tests
• Customer relationship management
• Understanding of the academic structure of programmes as well as the subject fee structure
• Effective communication with internal and external stakeholders (applicants, parents, students and internal units)
• Perform student life cycle activities as required for all programmes on the Programme Qualification Mix (PQM)
• Experience and knowledge of ITS to effectively coordinate Business Acceptance Testing
• Devising and Implementing quality assurance measures in the handling of student records/data
• An understanding of Recognitions and Exemptions
• An understanding of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
• Compiling and/or preparing all required documents for relevant faculty committee meetings
• Overseeing the administration and processing of admission, registration, student records, examinations and graduation data including:
• Identification of graduates
• Processing of applications and selections
• Database administration, for example capturing of subject weights.
• Marks computation

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Matric or equivalent qualification.
• At least 2 years’ relevant administrative experience working with students in a Higher Education Environment.

Recommendation:

• A National Diploma in Office Management and Technology or equivalent qualification. 

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Receive and monitor weekly and contact sessions of supervisors/lecturers and skill laboratory patients between CPUT and clinic health
• facilities, support clinical supervisors and monitor the clinical learning hours of undergraduate students
• Administration of marks, records of students and the ECP programme in the framework of SANC, supporting the HOD Assets management in the skill laboratory and the Bachelor of Nursing programme
• General administration and co-ordination of e.g. marks administration, student graduation, student queries, information and  communication, marketing all documents for relevant committees, bookings for skills laboratory
• Assistance in general administrative tasks in the Department of Nursing Science to enhance teaching and learning activities of learner students and support the HOD in e.g. meetings, and a community project for learners
• Other departmental tasks assigned by the HoD.

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Matric/Senior Certificate or equivalent certificate
• At least two (2) years' relevant experience in office administration and/or secretarial duties in a Higher Education environment
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel; Word; Power Point)

Recommendation:

• A National Diploma in Office Management Technology or an equivalent three (3) year qualification relevant to the position
• Sound knowledge of ITS

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Office management and administrative duties required for the successfully functioning of a manager’s office
• Establishing and maintaining an effective information and filing system
• Prioritizing incoming mail, calls and messages and responding appropriately.
• Screen, process, and action all correspondence including preparation of routine or draft requests and/or responses on behalf of the HoD physically and electronically.
• Database and record administration
• Provision of broad-based administrative support to a manager’s office
• Tracking system for submission due dates and deadlines and ensure timeous reminders.
• Responsibility for general secretarial and office administration duties
• Management of stakeholder relationships (both in person and telephonically) and presentation of a professional and helpful image to both internal and external stakeholder
• Minute taking, typing and transcription, including agenda preparation.
• Preparing of documentation for submission to internal and external meetings and stakeholders
• Responsibility for coordinating national and international travel arrangements, in accordance with University and Divisional policies.
• Responsibility for diary management and related personal assistant activities
• Transactional responsibility, loading of the HoD’s budget and procurement from HoD’s office cost centres

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Senior Certificate/Matric.
• At least one (1) year’s relevant experience in laboratory work
• Competence in English and/or Afrikaans
• Competence in the use of technology

Recommendations:

• A relevant Teaching Qualification (Sciences)
• Exposure to academic teaching methodology in higher education

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Assist with laying out of class material, setting up of equipment and any other general preparations for classes/instructions.
• Store keeping.
• Issuing of equipment
• Cleaning of equipment
• Technological support
• General minor maintenance
• General administration
• Ad hoc functions as requested by the HOD

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• At least a five-year post matric qualification in a relevant field.
• At least five years' work experience in a strategic planning, academic planning, institutional research, HEMIS, or business intelligence environment or a combination of these
• At least three years' work experience as a manager or strategic project leader

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Facilitate and co-ordinate the University's strategic planning and academic planning 
• Effectively manage the HEMIS, business intelligence (Bl) , institutional research, and data analytics functions.
• Draw up strategic planning and associated documents.
• Support the HEQSF programme approval processes.
• Maintain the University's Programme and Qualification Mix (PQM) database.
• Liaise with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and other stakeholders as required.
• Provide reports to top management to support decision making 
• Provide information to outside agencies (e.g . StatsSA, HSRC) as required.
• Promote regional collaboration and represent the University on the planners' forum of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC)
• Manage the human and financial resources of the Institutional Planning department.

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Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Minimum requirements:

• A relevant Doctoral qualification.
• Registration and in good standing with the HPCSA.
• 5 years’ relevant experience 3 of which must be as Senior Lecturer or above.
• The 5 years mentioned above must include 2 years’ experience in the Department’s specialised field as well as 2 years’ management experience related to the functions of an HOD (i.e academic management; curriculum development; quality assurance and accreditation processes; financial and HR management in a Department).
• Research and supervision experience commensurate with the level of Senior Lecturer or above.

Key Performance Areas / Principal Accountabilities

• Aligning performance of the department to faculty and institutional directives.
• Academic leadership.
• Academic management and administration.
• Curriculum and postgraduate programme development and design.
• Quality assurance.
• Financial and human resource management.
• Conflict resolution.
• Change management.
• Project management.
• Strategically positioning and maintaining the visibility of the department internally and externally.
• Maximising education and research opportunities in an exciting and growing field.
• Building partnerships with industry, community, health departments and other higher education institutions.