Fresh Roles at University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland

Reporting to the Faculty Manager, the appointee will be responsible for assisting with:

• Academic Administration
• Reception Duties, including booking for the computer lab and ensure appropriate use of the laboratory at all times
• Enquiry Management
• Marketing & Recruitment, relating to website and other social media platforms
• Meeting Administration
• Human Resources Administration General Administration includes office administration, assisting document management, liaising with service providers, e.g. Technical Services, Audio Visual Services, etc. 

Minimum Requirements

• Matric Certificate with at least 2 years administrative experience; 
• Proficiency in computer programmes/software packages e.g. Word; Excel / MS Office Suites / Power Point; 
• Administrative experience in a Higher Education environment as well as knowledge of student administration systems would be advantageous. 

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key responsibility areas:

Act as Personal Assistant to the Dean;

• Enquiry Management;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Committee Administration;
• Financial Administration including budget administration and procurement;
• Marketing & Recruitment;
• Event Organization;
• Meeting Administration;
• Human Resources Administration;
• Reception Duties;
• General Administration and Reporting including office administration, assisting document management, liaising with service providers, e.g. Technical Services, Audio Visual Services, etc.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric Certificate and at least a Diploma with at least 3-5 years administrative experience;
• Proficiency in computer programmes/software packages e.g. Word; Excel / MS Office Suites / Power Point;

Required competencies:

• Demonstrated communicative, organisational and interpersonal skills; 
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, and to adhere to and meet strict deadlines; 
• Ability to work without supervision and to pay attention to detail.
• Excellent minute and report writing skills

Added advantage and preferences:

• Administrative experience in a Higher Education environment
• Knowledge of student administration systems
• Experience with report writing
• Marketing and public relations
• Experience in Financial Administration or Financial Management

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The Key Responsibilities of the incumbent include the following: 

• Member of the Networks unit responsible for overall network support across multiple campuses,
• Configure, implement, maintain network equipment including core, datacentre and enterprise switches, AP’s, WLC, IPT and routers,
• Contribute to development of procedures and processes for enterprise network operations,
• Contribute to developing technology standards and best practices for the enterprise network,
• Contribute to the team in analysing technology industry and market trends, and determining potential impact upon the enterprise,
• Support integrated network technologies such as LAN, WAN, Wireless, convergence and other digital communication technologies,
• Requisite strong network design background, configuration and optimisation skills,
• Contribute to documenting and maintaining inventory of network equipment and topology,
• Contribute to network capacity planning,
• Familiar with network monitoring tools and troubleshooting techniques,
• Work closely with the datacentre infrastructure team,
• Experiential exposure to network best practice frameworks, change control, opensource technologies and operating systems. 

Minimum Requirements

• A B-degree or National Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or IT related field,
• Or Matric and relevant accredited (industry recognised) professional certification/s in networking technologies with demonstrated five years’ experience in a datacentre environment at a large organisation or educational institution.