Fresh Vacancies at University of Cape Town

Requirements:

• Grade 10 or NQF4
• 2 Years relevant cleaning experience, with 1 year store experience
• Knowledge of cleaning products and cleaning equipment, stock control and dispatching

Advantageous:

• Working in a Higher Education Environment
• Computer literacy
• Driver License

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the absence of store Supervisor.
• Assist with monthly stock take, receiving and distributing of consumables and equipment.
• Report on stock levels weekly.
• Collect and deliver faulty equipment after repairs.
• Responsible for vehicle inspection of the store delivery vehicle and the reporting of any issues to the Store Supervisor
• Assisting the cleaning and custodial department with administrative related duties,
• Drive staff for meetings and training sessions
• Deep cleaning of all areas as and when required.
• Follow cost control procedures to ensure that cleaning supplies and time are used in an efficient manner to avoid wastage.
• Consumable supplies are kept in supply to enable cleaning work to continue without disruption.
• Cleaning equipment is kept in proper working condition and stored away for safekeeping.
• Follow procedures regarding the waste management process.
• Setting up of venues for graduation ceremonies and departmental meetings
• Prepare venues for examinations and class tests.
• Safety hazards are identified and neutralized, and workplace injuries attended to as and when they arise.
• Staff, students, and visitors to the University's lost property is reported and handed to them upon enquiry.

To apply,

• Please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to Johan Bronkhorst -   [email protected]
• UCT Application Form (download at http://forms.uct.ac.za/hr201.doc)
• Cover letter, and Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line.
• An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. 

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Requirements:

• An NQF4 qualification.
• 2 years of relevant academic administration experience within a higher education environment.
• Extensive experience in course administration and student engagement.
• Demonstrable ability to display initiative and provide general support.
• Demonstrable computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced skills in MS Excel (For example using,formatting, IF statements, VLOOKUP and pivot tables).
• Demonstrable experience of an ERP system.
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills coupled with sound interpersonal skills.
• Strong sense of client focus and service orientation.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and as part of a team within a deadline-driven environment, and occasionally work overtime.

Advantageous

• Previous experience in VULA, Amathuba and PeopleSoft.
• NQF5 and a minimum of 4 years of relevant academic administration experience.
• Knowledge of UCT Policies and Procedures.

Responsibilities:

• The Administrative Assistant (Undergraduate) takes primary responsibility for:
• Operations and office administration
• Marks processing
• Liaise with Academic staff and Students
• Examination administration
• Course administration

To apply,

• Please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to [email protected]
• UCT Application Form (download at http://forms.uct.ac.za/hr201.doc)
• Cover letter, and Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line.
• An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

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Requirements for Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy Position:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy
• Current registration with HPCSA as a Physiotherapist
• 3 years of clinical experience in Neuromusculoskeletal practice post-community service
• Excellent interpersonal abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Requirements for General Hospital Physiotherapy Position.

Advantages:

• Relevant postgraduate qualification
• Prior experience of clinical supervision with students
• Experience with student support in the clinical teaching and learning environment

Responsibilities:

• Clinical supervision and assessment of undergraduate students in the area of neuromusculoskeletal or General Hospital practice
• Development of clinical sites for optimal student learning and inter-disciplinary collaboration
• Scholarship to encourage evidence-based practice
• Development of appropriate clinical teaching material and learning opportunities
• Administrative and management duties at divisional and departmental levels
• Clinical service responsibilities to maintain and develop practice learning sites
• Independent travel to and between respective practice learning sites

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Requirements for the Job:

• NQF – 8 Registered Nurse with postgraduate qualification in Occupational Health
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience as an Occupational Health Practitioner in an Occupational Health setting.
• Experience in administrative facilitation of reporting of Occupational Injuries and Occupational Diseases.
• Member of a nursing professional body such as the South African Nursing Council.

Advantageous

• Experience in a Higher Education or complex environment
• Member of the South African Society of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners (SASOHN)

Responsibilities of this position will include:

• Engage directly with employees and line management regarding clarity on the occurrence of work-related incidents in the workplace and accurate details for submission to the service provider responsible for submission of claims to the Department of Employment and Labour (DOEL).
• Report and discuss any individual or personal health risk or vulnerability of employees (willing to disclose such information) with medical practitioners, Organizational Health, and OHU Manager without breaching patient confidentiality.
• Provide the Governance Monitoring Risk and Compliance (GMRC) Manager with information related to COIDA to enable the compilation of statistical trends and analysis on incident management.
• Provide subject matter guidance on institutional occupational health matters.
• Planning, coordinating, and implementing the medical surveillance programme for staff at pre-employment, baseline, pre-placement, periodic, and exit of employment at UCT.
• Meet all compliance requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and all the Regulations, COID Act, Hazardous Substances Act, Nursing Act DOH Directives, and Nursing Council directives in all practices and operations within the OHU Clinic

Pre-placement medical

• The potential candidate must pass a pre-employment medical which is aligned to the job functions before being nominated for employment.

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Requirements for the post:

• A NQF 7 degree in the built environment defined in this instance as Engineering (All Services), Quantity Surveyors, Architecture and Construction Management)
• A post Degree/Diploma/Accreditation qualification in Project Management from a recognized governing body.
• At least 10 (Ten) years relevant project planning and management experience in the Construction & Project Management environment of which at least 5 years should be the project Lead This experience must include working for a contractor, with hands-on experience managing effective project delivery at construction sites.
• Experience to include multi-year projects of scale, complexity, and high value.
• A working knowledge and understanding of the various types of construction contracts and the ability to apply them.
• A working knowledge of the building industry and the ability to read, interpret and provide input architectural & construction drawings.
• Prior experience in the built environment.
• This position entails inspecting progress at construction or project sites and will require the incumbent to be medically fit.
• A valid code EB Driver’s License.
• Alertness and the ability to think quickly in an emergency.
• A friendly disposition coupled with sound interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
• A strong sense of customer service.
• Proven computer literacy with proficiency in MS Excel and Outlook at an intermediate level.
• The ability to multi-task, work in a team or on an individual basis with minimum supervision.
• The flexibility to work according to the Capital Planning and Projects Departments operational hours.
• The ability to cope in a highly stressful environment.
• Possess a high level of honesty and integrity in handling cash and finances.
• Must have experience in integration of OHSE principles and standards within projects and conformance to respective statutory acts and regulations.

Advantageous:

• Prior experience in the tertiary education-built environment.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and MS Projects.

 Responsibilities:

• To plan and manage the implementation of building projects in compliance with RSA legislation in particular National Building Regulations and OHS Act.
• To manage, monitor and report on projects costs for budgeting purposes.
• To monitor and manage the projects’ timeline ensuring completion on time.
• Keep accurate analysis and record of project related expenditure.
• Implement relevant procurement policies and follow due process.
• Produce detailed expenditure reports and evaluation of the project team members.
• Manage the outputs of the project team.
• To ensure that you integrate services into your project management planning and work collaboratively with other disciplines on P&S.
• Be prepared to manage adhoc unplanned events.

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Requirements include:

• Relevant qualification at NQF level 7 (e.g. Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration).
• 5 years relevant experience with at least 3 years of HR reporting and data analysis experience.
• High level of proficiency in the use of MS Office with a focus on MS Excel at an advanced level.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Ability to work with large datasets and an understanding of data analysis
• Appropriate technical project management/coordination experience, including planning, organising, reporting and presenting skills.
• Knowledge of the higher education sector
• Knowledge of the SAP, VALPAC systems and PowerBI are advantageous
• Knowledge of the Higher Education Sector is advantageous.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain HR analytics and reports service which supports the objectives of the HR department
• Utilise technology and analytical tools to develop and analyse university-wide people and other cross-functional data as needed.
• Work closely with internal and external clients to understand their information requirements and identify and negotiate appropriate services
• Deliver a high quality responsive, efficient and customer-orientated service supporting client objectives through the delivery of standard HR analytics and dashboards
• Develop and maintain detailed and up to date knowledge of legislative and other routine reporting requirements and ensure that reporting requirements are met in accordance with agreed parameters and deadlines
• Design, maintain and implement HR analytics, self-service reporting tools and data management
• Deliver on annual and ad hoc analytics and reporting projects
• Design and test analytics and dashboards and security and access to these
• Provide training and support to stakeholders on the use and interpretation of dashboards, metrics and reports.
• Develop HR master data standards to ensure accurate and relevant data sets for reporting
• Align data standards to adhere to legislative (e.g. POPIA) and University requirements
• Drive data quality and influence the development of people processes and technology to allow for effective data collection.

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REQUIREMENTS:

• A postgraduate qualification at NQF Level 8 (Honours, Postgraduate Diploma or higher)
• 6 years’ relevant work experience, of which 3 years should be in managing a support team and application support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing the portfolio of educational technology applications provided to the UCT community (including the Brightspace LMS, Explorance Blue student feedback system, Opencast lecture capture system, Turnitin and a range of associated learning tools)
• Managing the CILT Helpdesk and associated support and training services (5 to 10 staff)
• Managing end-user documentation and training

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Requirements:

• Ph.D. degree (or nearing completion) or equivalent in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Psychiatry or a related social science.
• At least 2 years of appropriate clinical research experience preferably in community based behavioural or psychotherapy research
• Demonstrable clinical research experience preferably in community based behavioural or psychotherapy research
• Demonstrable clinical or theoretical knowledge of evidence-based brief psychotherapies
• Demonstrable experience training non-mental health professionals such as nurses, social workers and/or lay counsellors
• Demonstrable experience working in HIV preferably with first-hand knowledge of substance use disorders and antiretroviral (ART) adherence issues
• Demonstrable project management experience
• Organisational and logistical skills, including experience in writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Computing skills appropriate for clinical research
• Verbal, written and reading fluency in English
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid Driver’s License and own reliable transport
• Ability to manage a team and work well within the team

In addition to the above, the following would be advantageous:

• Ability to work with or supervise staff working in the field of substance use and ART adherence
• Demonstrable research experience related to data safety and monitoring in a clinical trial
• Experience using REDCap or other data management software
• Knowledge or awareness of biological measures of antiretroviral adherence
• Familiarity with UCT (or other tertiary institution) administration processes

Responsibilities:

• Project managing Project Khanya: an RCT on the effectiveness of a stepped-care, peer-delivered intervention to improve ART adherence and substance use disorder in primary care.
• Supervising the study team comprising counsellors, nurses, research assistants, translators, recruiters, and a part-time psychologist
• Teaching and supervising at a postgraduate level
• Liaising with project partners, government, and other stakeholders Liaising with internal UCT administration, communications, and finance systems in relation to project administration
• Assisting in securing the required permission to conduct the study with relevant government stakeholders
• Adapting and preparing study materials including manuals and worksheets
• Overseeing the recruitment and retention of participants
• Training and supervising interventionists in the administration of the intervention, including quality assurance procedures
• Monitoring ART adherence and oversight of biological specimen collection procedures
• Oversight of data collection
• Completing and submitting study forms and reports
• Managing project finances
• Report and manuscript writing
• Troubleshooting including resolving fieldwork and project-related problems as they arise
• Office administration and management

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Requirements for this position include:

• A NQF 9 qualification i.e., Masters degree in Communication, Marketing, or related field.
• At least 10 years' experience in driving communications and marketing, of which 5 years should have been at a Senior Management level, including responsibility for advising and leading the communications and marketing direction and function of complex and large institutions or organisations.
• Experience in leading and managing a diverse team of professionals.
• The following would be advantageous:
• Knowledge of policy and procedures related to university operations and administration.
• Experience in dealing with crisis communication and management in an agile manner.
• Sound insight into the Higher education sector.
• Experience building partnerships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A qualified candidate will possess the following competencies and attributes:
• Be a strategic thinker and planner, strong in delivery and conceptual thinking abilities to deal with complexity, uncertainty, and change.
• Capacity to make astute judgements and decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and agility in managing reputational and crisis situations effectively.
• Inspirational leadership and strong management skills.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, presentation and written.)
• Ability to build and maintain strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in current marketing trends and solutions.
• Sound Financial and Human Resource management skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Visionary leadership in planning, designing and implementing comprehensive, multi-layered strategies, enabling them institution to remain competitive and appropriately positioned to help the university advance and achieve key institutional goals.
• To provide strategic leadership to the Communication and Marketing Department as a whole in order to ensure the efficient management of the department and its activities.
• Professional engagement to strategically direct communication between related departments and faculties, the senior leadership as well as the broader university community and external stakeholders. This would include participation at various meetings, writing reports and briefs, acting as chair, committee representation and/or spokesperson for the university as and when required).
• The Executive Director is responsible for strict governance of the CMD function with regard to institutional,administrative and financial compliance, policies and procedures.

To apply,

• Please e-mail the below documents ideally in a single pdf file to Mr. Craig Alexander at [email protected].
• A covering letter which addresses the above criteria, including a statement on your potential contribution
• as Executive Director;
• Your full curriculum vitae with the names and contact details of three referees;
• The HR204 application form for Senior Executive Posts available at: http://form s.uct.ac.za/hr204.doc
• Please ensure the title and reference number are indicated in the subject line.

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Requirements for these positions:

• A PhD (in Pure Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, or a related field) at the time of appointment,
• A record of research that indicates strong potential in the field, including publications in ISI accredited peer reviewed journals and conference attendance, and,
• Experience lecturing pure or applied mathematics at undergraduate level, including evidence of effectiveness as a teacher, and the ability to teach a range of courses in pure and/or applied mathematics at both introductory and senior undergraduate level (including service courses) and give specialist lectures at Honours (4th year) level.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Mathematics (within and beyond the Faculty of Science).
• Developing and pursuing an active research program, including supervising postgraduate students.
• Course convening, departmental and faculty administrative duties.

To apply,

• Please e-mail the below documents in a single pdf file to Ms Natasha Khan at [email protected]
• UCT Application Form (download at http://forms.uct.ac.za/hr201.doc )
• a letter of motivation,
• your CV (including a complete list of publications), and,
• clearly articulated (one page) Teaching statement and (up to two pages) Research statement. with the subject line “Lecturer Pure or Applied Mathemat