Job Openings at Sol Plaatje University

Purpose:

• The Administrator: Student Recruitment, provides operational, administrative and logistical support to the University's student recruitment function. The role ensures the efficient coordination of recruitment activities, stakeholder engagements, information management, reporting and communication with prospective students to support SPU's enrolment targets and Strategic Plan Objectives.

Minimum Requirements:

• A National Diploma or relevant Degree (at least NQF06)
• 2 years administrative experience in higher education, marketing, admissions of student recruitment,
• Experience in stakeholder engagement would be an advantage
• Knowledge and skills requirements:
• An understanding oof the South African Schooling and Higher Education Admissions processes
• Strong Administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Competency on MS Office
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
• Customer-service orientation.
• Driver's license an advantage.
• Knowledge of the Northern Cape Province

Competencies:

• Attention to detail,
• Integrity and confidentiality,
• Teamwork,
• Initiative, reliability and accountability,
• Professional conduct in stakeholder engagement.

Additional Requirements:

• Availability to travel,
• Willingness to work after hours or weekends during peak recruitment.

Duties:
Recruitment Administration and Coordination 

• Coordinate scheduling, logistics and travel arrangements for school visits, recruitment events, exhibitions and career fairs,
• Maintain an annual recruitment calendar and disseminate information,
• Prepare recruitment materials and manage stock levels,
• Track attendance and participation and maintain accurate records.

Prospective Student Engagement

• Serve as a contact point for prospective students,
• Provide programme information, admissions guidance and deadlines,
• Maintain a student-centred communication approach.

Data Management and Reporting

• Capture and maintain prospective student and school engagement data, 
• Generate reports on recruitment activities, lead conversion and trends, 
• Support analysis to identify priority schools and regions.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise with schools, counsellors, community partners and municipalities,
• Coordinate invitations and follow-ups for events,
• Support relationships with faculties and internal stakeholders.

Marketing and Digital Support

• Provide administrative support for digital recruitment initiatives,
• Update programme and admissions information as directed,
• Assist with content gathering for communication.

General Administrative Support

• Draft correspondence, minutes, event briefs and reports,
• Process procurement requests and payments,
• Ensure compliance with university policies and procedures.

Deadline:5th February,2026

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Purpose

• The Information Librarian plays a vital role in providing comprehensive library services to students and academic staff. This position encompasses a range of responsibilities aimed at serving the faculty in the academic project. The primary focus revolves around collection development, information retrieval, training, consultation, and content development.

Minimum Experience

• A degree in library and information science or equivalent qualification. 
• At least five (5) years working experience in an Academic Library, preferably in a Higher Education environment with least 2 years of experience performing responsibilities of this position.

Recommendations 

• Master’s degree in library and information science or equivalent qualification.
• 5 years’ experience in library research services including but not limited to literature reviews, researcher profiles, research data management, reference management, Copyright and Publishing Support.

Duties and responsibilities

Collection Development

• Collaborate with the faculty to assess the needs and preferences for library resources.
• Acquiring and managing information resources, including books, journals, databases, etc.
• Evaluating usage of information resources for the faculty

Training

• Develop and deliver training sessions, workshops, and tutorials on various library training programmes.
• Collaborating with academic department to integrate information literacy into academic programmes.

Liaison

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with faculty members within assigned departments, serving as their primary contact for library-related inquiries and support.
• Advocating for faculty interests and concerns within the library, helping to shape library services and collections to better serve departmental needs.
• Representing the library at departmental meetings, committees, and events, actively engaging with faculty to promote library resources, services, and initiatives.

Consultation

• Offering personalized consultations to students and academic staff seeking assistance with literature reviews, bibliographic management, and researcher profiling
• Providing expert advice on citation styles, reference management software, methodologies, scholarly communication, and copyright compliance.

Sustainability

• Ahere to health and safety rules and procedures.
• Participate in new policy development and the update of existing policies and procedures

Personal/Professional Development

• Engaging in ongoing professional development activities, such as attending conferences, workshops, and webinars.
• Pursuing opportunities for formal training and certification in specialized areas relevant to the librarian's role.
• Actively participating in professional organizations and networks, both within the library profession and in relevant subject areas.

Deadline:10th February,2026