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Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide personal assistant/secretarial support to the Research Chairs, including travel planning, office management, meeting administration, generation of annual reports, etc.
• Administer finances for two Research Chairs, including managing the UFS financial system for related entities.
• Co-operate with, support, and if need be, mentor other ARU administrative personnel (e.g. administrative contract incumbents for large grants, interns, student assistants, research assistants, etc.).
• Manage assets and consumables for the Research Chairs, including signing out of research equipment, keeping an assets registry, and advising on necessary actions for repair, replacement, etc. in close consultation with key personnel responsible for the management of assets and consumables in the life sciences departments.
• Assist with organising, planning, and implementation of flagship events for Research Chairs, including workshops, conferences, seminars, colloquia, annual governance meetings.
• Provide in-house hospitality to visiting academic guests.
• Provide logistical support to research leaders affiliated with the Research Chairs, as needed.
• Be the day-to-day point of contact between the Research Chairs at the Qwaqwa campus and the Directorate Research Development on Bloemfontein campus.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or an advanced diploma/BTech degree/postgraduate certificate on NQF Level 7.
• A minimum of one (1) year of relevant work experience aligned with the duties and responsibilities of the role, including experience in office administration, financial administration, meeting coordination, and/or data management.

Recommendations:

• Two (2) years of relevant experience in administrative and financial office support.
• Evidence of budgeting skills and understanding of financial management.
• Experience with the PeopleSoft system.

Closing Date

10/4/2026

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Duties and responsibilities:

• Orientate students both in the skills laboratory and clinical facilities.
• Facilitate clinical teaching and learning as well as assessments of students in the clinical learning environment.
• Accompany students in the clinical facility for continuous supervision and support.
• Participate in an ongoing evaluation of clinical learning experiences.
• Monitor students' clinical movements and keep necessary records.
• Maintain a portfolio of evidence of own work and submit regularly as stipulated.
• Perform other clinical duties assigned.
• Participate in assessment competence and remedial support of students.
• Provide constructive feedback and coaching of students.
• Apply effective communication, interpersonal and conflict management skills to foster collaboration among students, clinical staff, and patients.
• Mediate between the UFS School of Nursing and Clinical Practice.

Inherent requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing on NQF Level 8 or equivalent (attach a copy).
• Registration with the South Africa Nursing Council as a professional nurse (General, Psychiatry, Community) and Midwife (attach a copy).
• Additional qualification in one or more clinical speciality (attach a copy).
• A valid driver's license (attach a copy).

Recommendations:

• Masters degree in Nursing on NQF level 9 (attach a copy).
• Additional qualification in Nursing Education (attach a copy).
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an assessor and/or moderator (attach a copy).

Closing Date

13/4/2026