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Minimum requirements:

• B Degree in Finance or Commerce or equivalent qualification (NQF Level 7).
• 3 - 5 years' experience in the preparation of Annual Financial Statements and external financial reporting
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and rules.
• Understanding of GAAP and other relevant accounting standards.
• Understanding of debtors/accounts receivable related practices.
• Understanding of Financial systems.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Office.
• Proficient in ITS or equivalent.

Summary of Duties:

• Prepare financial statements on a monthly and quarterly basis and submit them to the manager responsible for External reporting for review and approval.
• Prepare the financial reports of the DUT entities.
• File AFS for annual return.
• Attend to and resolve financial queries from heads of departments.
• Keep abreast of changes in the accounting and financial regulation, legislation, and reporting framework and ensure the University is ready for implementation.
• Assist with the preparation of external audits.
• Provide external auditors with the required information.
• Assist with the resolution of audit findings.
• Prepare statistical data for external reporting to the Reserve Bank, Statistics South Africa, and Department of Higher Education.
• Prepare financial performance indicators for the Department of Education for comparative purposes.
• Prepare information for the timeous and accurate submission of statutory reports to the relevant authorities and governing bodies.
• Prepare and file tax returns.
• Attend to financial queries from internal and external stakeholders and refer unresolved matters to the Manager External Reporting.

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Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Secretarial/Office Management/Administration/Business Administration, or relevant qualification.
• Minimum 5 years in a Secretarial/ Admin position, of which at least 3 years of secretarial experience at a senior management level.
• Experience in Office Management, involving multidisciplinary functions.
• Considerable knowledge of standard secretarial practices and Business English, modern office equipment, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrable high-level knowledge, and experience in computer literacy in particular Windows-based computer programs including MS Office, and the Internet.
• Able to work independently and under pressure, and to priorities according to deadlines.
• Ability to compose a variety of letters and memorandum and to perform office management details without referring to the line manager.
• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills and the ability to promote process improvements to create institutional efficiencies.
• Good interactive and PR skills and must be able to competently interact with a culturally and ethnically diverse population across the university.
• Understanding of budget reporting and MS Excel skills with the ability to learn University operational and financial systems.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written/electronic with the ability to interact effectively with constituents at all levels required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides a full range of high-level administrative and secretarial support to the Senior Director which includes managing the diary.
• Confirms daily schedule and work plan and arranges appointments in a time-effective manner.
• Provides a variety of support tasks that may be highly sensitive and confidential.
• Type correspondences, reports, and presentations, including layout and formatting.
• Ensures the office of the Senior Director is properly briefed and familiar with the agenda in advance of all meetings.
• Without any supervision, undertakes to ensure that all matters requesting the Senior Directors' intervention are executed timeously.
• Organises meetings and provides relevant documentation timeously for meeting participants.
• Organises domestic and foreign travel/accommodation arrangements and forex for the Senior Director and other relevant staff. Prepares and keeps records of all travel vouchers in accordance with DUT procedures.
• Organises functions as required. Compiles guest lists, organise venues, and arranges/coordinates catering requirements within budget limitations.
• Makes minor/routine administrative decisions within the bounds of the authority level of the position.
• Prepares routine correspondence and assembles data for complex reports, e.g., staffing schedules, study leave requests, and motivation for budgets.
• Co-ordinates, monitors, and orders primary office supplies in accordance with DUT purchasing procedures and administrative controls.
• Oversees servicing and maintenance of office equipment in the Senior Directors’ office.
• Follow up with the ambit’s heads of Secretaries on deadlines for submitting data.
• Maintains efficient backup of computerised documentation, records, and statistics.
• Compiles the Senior Directors’ office budget for approval.
• Liaises efficiently with external vendors and other parties as required.
• As the frontline representative to the Senior Director promotes the image of the office by promptly, efficiently, and diligently attending to all duties and tasks.
• Ensures personal and professional self-development, e.g., by attending relevant training courses to update skills or acquire new skills in line with new developments/ technology.

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Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or related qualification in information technology, telecommunications, or any related field
• 5 years’ experience in ICT Security
• 3 years’ experience in the cyberspace

Knowledge of:

• Cybersecurity systems management
• Intrusion detection
• Firewalls
• Malware Software

Additional Certification (Beneficial):

• CompTIA Security+
• Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)
• Huawei HCIA-Security
• Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) – Windows Server Administration Fundamentals

Summary of Duties:

• Conduct threat and risk analysis and analyze the business impact of new and existing systems and technologies to eliminate risk, performance, and capacity issues. Implement vulnerability assessments and configure audits of operating systems, web servers, and databases and detect patterns, insecure features, and malicious activities in the infrastructure.
• Perform research, testing, evaluation, and deployment of security technology and procedures.
• Run diagnostics on any changes to data to verify any undetected breaches.
• Develop custom systems for specialized security features and procedures for software systems, networks, data centers, and hardware.
• Develop and implement information security standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Develop firewalls to secure the network infrastructure.
• Keep current with new intrusion methods and develop protection plans. Have an in-depth understanding of vulnerabilities, management systems, and common security applications.
• Conduct counteractive protocols and report incidents. Offer customized risk ratings for vulnerabilities based on DUT policies and maintain IT security controls documentation.
• Grant permissions and privileges to authorized users.
• Configure anti-virus systems and consoles and conduct software upgrades.
• Have an in-depth understanding of Dynamic and Static Application Security Testing, re-engineering, automation, ASP.NET/JAVA, Qualys, and Metasploit, etc.
• installing and testing new security measures.
• if a breach occurs or a threat is identified, closing off the security vulnerability and developing a plan to prevent any future incidents.
• Have a thorough understanding of security tools like Qualys, Know before, SOC and other related tools.
• Manage relationships and coordinate with clients and service providers while providing customized security assessments, implementing security policies, designing security training materials, organizing training sessions, providing technical support, and communicating security policies and procedures.

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Minimum Requirements:

• A Masters or Equivalent qualification in Information and Communication Technology, or, Computers Science, or a relevant equivalent qualification from an accredited institution.
• Experience in a senior management position leading ICTS management team.
• 5 to 8 years’ experience in IT project management & implementation.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in IT Governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prior experience in the management of a major ICTS function in a corporate environment across the
• entire ICTS value chain.
• Strategic background in the planning and management of the IT Strategy, Risk & Compliance function.
• Prior experience in the management of ICTS programmes and projects.
• IT Strategy, Risk & Compliance.
• Management of control systems to minimize risk and improve compliance.
• CISM, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CISSP, ITIL and / or COBIT certifications, cybersecurity certification.
• Implement, maintain and monitor DUT ICT Governance framework.
• Implement, maintain, monitor and improve the ICTS internal controls framework.
• Implement, maintain and monitor the Information Security Management System (ISMS).
• Implement, maintain, monitor and improve ICTS Risk Management processes.
• Evaluate and report on ICTS Projects, Business Continuity Management & IT Disaster Recovery.
• Ensure effective resource management (human, financial and physical) within the Unit.

Special Requirements: 

• Required to work extensive hours.
• Required to work across different delivery sites.

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Minimum Requirements:

• A postgraduate degree in Human Resources Management (NQF level 7) and Statistics/ Business Analytics or an equivalent qualification is required OR BSc/BA in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Management, or a related field
• 7-10 years’ experience in Human Resources field, specialising in a broad shared service environment, with a strong data analysis and reporting capabilities, of which 5 years should be in Human Resources Information Systems, Reporting and Data Analytics in a corporate sector within a shared services environment
• Exposure to S189 consultation processes, inhouse or CCMA facilitated.
• Deep technical hands-on expertise in data analytics, data visualization, business intelligence, and reporting Proficiency in Human Resources Systems
• Experience with HR data, HRMS/HRIS systems experience (SaaS and on-premise ERP)
• Broad experience with analytic toolsets with ability to conduct advanced analytics in POWER HEDA and other tools as required.

Summary of Duties:

• Develop strategies for effective data analysis and reporting.
• Design and implement dashboards that present data in a meaningful and actionable framework for leadership.
• Select, configure and implement analytics solutions.
• Define Institution-wide metrics and relevant data sources.
• Build systems to transform raw data into actionable business insights.
• Provide strategic support to the Human Resource function in the areas of people metrics, reporting, and advanced predictive analytic capabilities.
• Manage HR analytical tools, reporting and dashboards.
• Mine data and provide intelligence to produce credible reports for decision making.
• Conduct data analysis and discovery to identify trends and correlations to uncover insights.
• Provide business insights into Human Capital Services through data intelligence gathering and interpretation.
• Manage and guide the maintenance of employee data on the HR information system and for periodic reporting purposes.
• Maintain HR data to support HR analytical needs and ensuring accuracy and consistency of key data sets, reports and metrics.
• Produce and submit reports to enable informed decision making by executive management and relevant governance structures.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
• Ensures compliance with data protection regulations.
• Provides the necessary training to meet end users needs.
• Generates ad-hoc reports (for example, reports on turnover, hiring costs and benefits
• Collaborates with ICTS to perform regular tests and upgrades to the system.
• Optimise data integrity and ensure the provision of accurate information for governance and statutory reporting purposes.
• Ensure integrated HCS information systems for effective management reporting and query resolution.
• Develop predictive models for attrition, high performance, and recruiting demand identifies statistical analysis techniques required to deliver insights.
• Manage all analytics and reporting across the HCS team.
• Identify develop the key HR metrics and provide reports on key HR metrics in accordance with DUT’s reporting requirements.
• Improve upon current reporting standards by providing new functionality including canned reports, dashboards, predictive analysis, emailed reports, and mobile reporting capability.
• Draft and submit annual, quarterly and monthly reports required or delegated by Senior Director HCS

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, or Statistics, (NQF Level 7).
• 3 to 6 years’ Experience in Financial and/or Data Analytics, Accounting and Reporting. Internship experience in the Higher Education sector is preferred in a data modelling or financial / accounting assistant role.
• High competency in financial modelling techniques and costing strategies.
• Strong fluency in excel formulas and functions.
• Strong analytical and data-gathering skills or data analytics.
• Experience with statistical and data management tools (SQL, Access, Business Objectives).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office.
• Knowledge of Accounting Management Systems.
• Cost and financial analysis.
• Good interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills

 Summary of Duties: 

• Support the Management Accounting Manager with providing input into the financial component of the Annual Performance Plan by providing the required data and assisting with the design of a financial model to indicate budgetary requirements for the execution of the Annual Performance Plan.
• Prepare and provide data to support commentary relating to financial trends and forecasts for submission to the Management Accounting Manager.
• Provide timely proactive analyses, assessments of variances, financial impacts, and risks.
• Ensure timeous provision of data for the preparation of reports for reporting to various structures as required, in accordance with the reporting schedule for management accounting.
• Support the preparation and review of monthly variance reports for submission to relevant internal stakeholders for review and commentary.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and the elimination of inefficiencies in the management accounting area and contribute towards the same for the finance services.
• Analyse University costs trends to inform resources allocation and utilized for operations in an organisation.
• Conduct research and benchmarks to determine the pricing strategy for the services rendered by the University.
• Track project budgets and analyse changes in university costs.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the business and develop data-driven insights that are both strategic and operational.
• Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders and handle stakeholder queries efficiently.
• Communicate the relevant policies and procedures to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Escalate unresolved stakeholder related matters to management where solutions cannot be reached.
• Provide advice to departments and business partners on data management policy/procedure.
• Collaborate and support other sections in finance.