Jobs at University of Fort Hare

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• To provide comprehensive legal support and guidance to the university administration in managing legal matters, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. This position oversees legal affairs, managing legal risks, and promoting legal integrity across all institutional activities. This position manages a team of legal specialists.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Strategic leadership and governance
• Financial Planning & Budgeting
• Organizational Unit Staff Management
• Legal risk management, compliance and litigation oversight
• Institutional legal advisory and commercial support

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Honour’s degree in Law (LLB)
• 6 years minimum experience in the higher education sector as Legal Advisor
• Experience in practicing law, with significant experience in higher education, corporate law, or public sector legal affairs
• Knowledge of South African law, including constitutional law, administrative law, labor law, and commercial law

ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES:

• LLM
• Conflict resolution and de-escalation in complex institutional environments
• Experience in labour matters
• Legal research

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Business Acumen.
• Change Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Partnering
• Information Analysis
• Resilience
• Conflict management and negotiation skills
• Emotional intelligence and stakeholder diplomacy

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Academic Thought Leadership
• Teaching Execution
• Post Graduate Programme Development
• Research Supervision
• Research Execution
• T&L Integrated Community Engagement
• International Academic & Research Program Collaboration
• Research grants & funding applications/proposals
• Advances the faculty, institutional learning & research objectives
• Financial Planning & Budgeting
• Organisational Unit Staff Management

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Doctoral Degree in Human Movement Sciences, Sport Science, Exercise Science, Biokenitics, or a closely related field
• At least 7 years’ experience in higher education
• Extensive undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research experience
• A track record of international and national accredited research publications commensurate with the academic rank of Associate Professor
• Postgraduate supervision experience including successful Masters and/or Doctoral supervision commensurate with the academic rank of Associate Professor
• Evidence of successful external fundraising for research.
• Some standing as a scholar in a chosen area of research (e.g., NRF rating, keynote addresses/ plenary lectures).

ADDED ADVANTAGES

• Qualification / courses in higher education teaching and learning / Recognition for teaching
• Evidence of professional and academic standing at national and international levels
• Evidence of academic leadership and mentorship of early career academics.
• Evidence of successfully hosting post-doctoral research fellows.
• Evidence of national and international collaboration
• Evidence of community engagement integrated with teaching, learning or research

 COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES

• Business Acumen
• Change Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Partnering
• Academic Programme & Quality Management
• Academic Standards Formulation & Compliance
• Cross-Functional Academic Collaboration
• Research & Innovation
• Research Support

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Contributes to faculty academic department teaching & learning, and research
• Financial Planning & Budgeting
• Organisational Unit Staff Management
• Teaching Execution
• Post Graduate Research Supervision
• Research Execution
• T&L Integrated Community Engagement
• International Academic & Research Program Collaboration
• Academic Program Coordination 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Doctoral Degree in Human Movement Sciences, Sport Science, Exercise Science, Biokenitics or a closely related field
• At least 3 years’ experience in higher education
• Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research experience
• Experience in clinical education coordination or clinical supervision of Human Movement Sciences students
• A record of accredited research publications commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer
• Postgraduate supervision experience including successful Masters/Doctoral supervision, commensurate with the academic rank of Senior Lecturer

 ADDED ADVANTAGES

• A qualification in the assessment of learning at NQF Level 7/8, or an equivalent teaching qualification.
• Evidence of successful external fundraising for research.
• Evidence of supporting early career academics.
• Recognition in a chosen area of research (e.g., NRF rating).
• Evidence of networking and collaboration beyond one institution in research and/or teaching
• Evidence of community engagement integrated with teaching, learning or research 

COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES

• Business Acumen
• Change Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Partnering
• Academic Programme & Quality Management
• Academic Standards Formulation & Compliance
• Cross-Functional Academic Collaboration
• Research & Innovation
• Research Support

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Teaching and Learning Integrated Community Engagement
• Teaching execution
• Research Execution
• Post Graduate Research Supervision
• Academic Program Coordination 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A Master’s Degree in Human Movement Sciences, Sport Science, Exercise Science, Biokenitics or a closely related field
• Registered for a Doctoral Degree
• At least 1 year experience in higher education
• Undergraduate teaching experience
• Evidence of research publications or successful supervision or successful research grant funding 

ADDED ADVANTAGES

• Doctoral Degree in Human Movement Sciences, Sport Science, Exercise Science, Biokinetics or a closely related field
• Evidence of postgraduate teaching or supervision experience
• Evidence of accredited research publications
• Evidence of successful external fundraising for research.
• Evidence of participation in networking and collaboration in research and/or teaching
• Evidence of community engagement integrated with teaching, learning or research

 COMPETENCIES AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES

• Communication (Verbal and Written)
• Interpersonal conflict handling
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Work Engagement
• Academic Programme and Quality Management
• Academic Standards Formulation &Compliance
• Cross-functional academic collaboration
• Research and Innovation
• Research Support