Recruitment at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Creating purchase orders and billing invoices for the clinics and department;
• Issuing access pins for visitors, students, and stakeholders;
• Administering travel-expense and subsistence claims for both students and staff members;
• Ordering stationery for any relevant stakeholders;
• Managing assets for the clinics and department;
• Arranging interim payments for research-based projects;
• Reconciling monthly financial reporting;
• Managing cash, card, and EFT payments;
• Managing account queries from clients;
• Dealing with enquiries and making appointments;
• Creating quotations on GoodX for hearing aids;
• Updating price lists from hearing aid suppliers;
• Processing HPCSA payments for the CPD committee;
• Attending safety meetings.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Public administration or finance with at least two (2) years minimum experience in office administration, secretarial, and financial administration; OR 
• Grade 12 with at least 4 years relevant minimum experience in office, secretarial, and financial administration;
• Computer skills (especially in the use of Windows, Microsoft Office, and the internet)

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To assist Senior Artisans and Artisans in carrying out design, production, operation, and maintenance responsibilities in the allocated area of responsibility, by executing basic maintenance tasks and duties in accordance with the UP standards and the client’s specific needs while ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 8 with 1 year relevant experience in a workshop environment, or with experience as an artisan assistant; 
• OR a relevant National Certificate (N2) with 6 months experience in a workshop environment, or with experience as an artisan assistant;
• A valid driver’s license.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing complete administrative and secretarial support to the Head of Clinical Department/Head of Department/School Chair and academic staff;
• Coordinating and Administrating of Undergraduate and Postgraduate activities;
• Handling telephonic, electronic and written enquiries, and processing of correspondence; 
• Capturing and maintaining of records in the department;
• Assisting with organising of the annual events within the Department/School;
• Providing general administrative and financial administration support for the Department/School;
• Handling of enquiries and other ad-hoc tasks in the Department/School. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A three-year tertiary diploma in Office Administration or suitable equivalent qualification;
• 2 years’ secretarial experience which includes office management and administration.

OR 

• Grade 12
• 4 years’ secretarial experience which includes office management and administration

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 RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels;
• Supervise Master’s and doctoral students;
• Conduct research and publish articles in accredited (and preferably high-impact) journals;
• Participate in curriculum development of undergraduate and postgraduate modules as required;
• Present research at local and international conferences;
• Participate in generating third-stream income for the department;
• Conduct academic administration and other duties, as determined by the Head of Department;
• Participate in the Department’s strategic initiatives relating to teaching, research, and community engagement.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A doctoral degree in Social Work;
• Teaching  experience (undergraduate  and  postgraduate level)  appropriate to  the appointed position;
• Supervision experience of Master’s students;
• A proven research and publication record of accomplishment in specialised field, appropriate to the post level;
• Registration with the South African Council for Social Service Professions.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• Practice experience in social work management and supervision;
• Teaching and practice experience of social work with groups;
• An NRF rating (for Associate Professor);
• Evidence of national team research engagement.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Manage the Enterprise Development and Support Division:

• Manage the ITS Middleware and System Integration division and subordinates;
• Establish strategic goals for the ITS Middleware and System Integration division (in line with the UP and ITS strategies), and ensure that those goals are met by compiling related action plans to be executed by the division;
• Participate in investigations into new software in order to improve the efficiency of the division/ITS department and the service delivered to the UP community;
• Co-ordinate activities across the ITS Middleware and System Integration environment and third-party vendors/service providers;
• Establish a systems management regime to ensure the reliability, availability, maintainability, testability and security (RAMTS) of the corporate databases and applications within the responsibility of the ITS Middleware and System Integration division;
• Establish processes and procedures for the timeous and effective patching and upgrading of software, with the minimum interruption to business processes. Liaise with vendors, users and stakeholders in order to build and enhance the Middleware and System Integration strategy, and to plan and implement software upgrades and migrations;
• Ensure proactive monitoring and problem solving within the database and application environments, and the identification of the need for extra hardware/software resources;
• Implement and enforce standards and control of the deployment, migration and integrity of databases and applications;
• Enforce change control procedures with regard to the deployment of changes to all system software;
• Ensure that all operational problems, as reported via the designated support channels, are solved in a timely and efficient manner;
• Establish standards, documentation and configuration management, and implement best practice procedures for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, tuning, backup, and recovery of databases and applications;
• Establish, maintain and manage SLA’s within the ITS Enterprise Systems’ Middleware and System integration team, and with the vendors responsible for providing software support to UP;
• Participate in the establishment and maintenance of the required support infrastructure, to ensure the effective management and timely resolution of operational problems;
• Supervise the participation of the ITS Middleware and System Integration division in UP and ITS project activities, and ensure that project goals are met;
• Provide statistics and other information to ITS management with regard to the availability and management of the software within the responsibility of the ITS Middleware and System Integration division;
• Adhere to the following:
• IT policies and procedures;
• Business processes and rules;
• Configuration management and documentation procedures;
• System security techniques and methods;
• Perform administrative duties e.g. filing, documenting, reporting, etc.;

Financial management:

• Define a clear costing structure of the services provided;
• Plan, compile, manage and execute the budget pertaining to all software under the responsibility of the ITS Enterprise Systems’ Middleware and System integration team;
• Provide IT management with the necessary information and assistance to produce management reports;
• Liaise with vendors and UP stakeholders to establish software and services contracts within the responsibility of the ITS Enterprise Systems’ Middleware and System integration team, and ensure the timeous renewal or cancellation of such contracts;
• Ensure the timeous payment of software and services contracts by managing the placement of requisitions and obtaining invoices from vendors and submitting such to the UP-Finance department within the prescribed time frames;

Human Resources management:

• Plan and execute personnel management strategy, including personnel development and recruitment;
• Implement effective performance management in accordance with University policy, to develop and enhance the performance of staff members and thus contributing to the overall performance of the University;
• Coordinate division’s after-hours support and task management;
• Manage the allocation of resources or resource time to projects conducted within UP and ITS;
• Improve performance by defining and executing an individual performance development plan; build proficiency levels for current position and future advancement by participating in formal and informal training opportunities. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A relevant Honours degree / Postgraduate Diploma; with
• Six years’ experience (Of which two years in management) in;
• System integration or development, and implementation of system integration processes (preferably Oracle SOA);
• Java software development management;
• Implementation of Oracle Fusion Middleware products;
• Identity and Access Management; 

OR

• A relevant Bachelor’s / BTech degree; with
• Eight years’ experience (Of which three years in management) in;
• System integration or development, and implementation of system integration processes (preferably Oracle SOA);
• Java software development management;
• Implementation of Oracle Fusion Middleware products;
• Identity and Access Management.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidates’ responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

Research, monitoring and evaluation of UP’s internationalisation initiatives:

• Compiling due diligence reports for UP strategic institutional partners;
• Compiling briefing reports for the Vice Chancellor and Principal, and Deputy Vice Principal;
• Conducting research on internationalization of higher education;
• Drafting research partner analysis for institutional strategic partners;

Coordination of international visits: 

• Coordination of international visits to UP (to Vice Chancellor and Principal’s Office, Deputy Vice Principal’s Office; DISP Director, and at Faculty);
• Establishing contact with UP stakeholders;
• Connecting UP researchers with researchers from visiting institutions;

Administrative assistance to UP funded international bursary programmes:

• Providing administrative assistance to the following UP funded international bursary programmes: Postgraduate Student and Staff Exchange, Congress Funding, and Visiting Professors Programme;
• Organisation of public lectures under the Visiting Professor Programme (invitation and post-public lecture feedback);
• Drafting articles following public lectures; 

Assistance to the university networks:

• Assisting with the coordination of all international university networks coordinated by DISP:
• Assisting researchers with reporting to network funders;
• Assisting with research achievements for university networks and related activities at the university;

Events and projects:  

• Assisting with coordinating events and projects in the Department;
• Administration of events and projects.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant National three-year Diploma; with
• Three years’ experience in;
• Administration;
• Report writing;
• Working at a higher education institution;
• Project administration;
• Event coordination and project management;
• Basic research;
• Valid drivers’ licence;

OR

• Grade 12;
• Five years’ experience in;
• Administration;
• Report writing;
• Working at a higher education institution;
• Project administration;
• Event coordination and project management;
• Basic research;
• Valid drivers’ licence.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for the oversight of and smooth running of the Centre’s operations. The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Director in the management of the Centre for Human Rights, which is a department in the Faculty of Law;
• Supporting the Director in Staff Supervision and management 
• Overseeing project planning, management and reporting under various contracts;
• Fund-raising for the Centre’s externally funded projects and programmes;
• Representing the Centre in local and international fora;
• Providing intellectual leadership to and engagement in Centre projects;
• Building partnerships to fulfil the Centre’s mission; and
• Teaching on the Centre’s programmes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A Master’s degree in Human Rights Law or a related field;
• Five years’ experience in the following: 
• Proven experience in liaison, Project planning and proposal writing;
• Proven experience in the management of sizable projects, including their monitoring and evaluation;
• Proven experience in successfully raising funds and managing these funds;
• Proven experience in liaison with a variety of stakeholders, particularly within Africa; 
• Experience in partnership building;
• Experience in establishing national and African networks.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Consultant will be required to work on and contribute to Education Innovation and academic development initiatives, as well as in the designated Faculty with regard to:

• providing strategic leadership and change management for curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment to advance teaching and learning in the faculty;
• collaborating with staff in Education Innovation and the designated Faculty to create, implement, monitor, and evaluate curriculum, teaching, assessment, and learning platforms, systems, and policies for the University as they affect hybrid teaching and learning, particularly in contact environments;
• engaging directly and building relationships with Faculties, Departments, Teaching and Learning Committees, and individual academics;
• providing initial and continuing professional development for curriculum development, teaching, and assessment, as well as tutoring;
• conducting research as an individual, in a community of practice, or in collaboration with academics to stay abreast of trends in all aspects of academic development, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in these fields through the scholarship of teaching and learning; and
• Providing support to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by promoting a culture of continuous change, improvement, and innovation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Relevant Masters’ degree
• Preference will be given to qualifying candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma or an equivalent in Higher Education Studies or Academic Development

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in higher education, including teaching and/or academic development roles, with demonstrated impact on curriculum or teaching practices
• Expertise in blended and online learning and experience in working with a Learning Management System
• Experience in using the affordances of technology to promote teaching and learning
• Proven experience in the development and application of innovative teaching and learning strategies
• Experience in Institutional initiatives for the academic development of students and lecturers.
• Knowledge of the higher education policy framework related to teaching, learning and student success.
• Experience of working with teaching, learning or student success projects at a university level.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Consultant will be required to work on and contribute to Education Innovation and academic development initiatives, as well as in the designated Faculty with regard to:

• providing strategic leadership and change management for curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment to advance teaching and learning in the faculty;
• collaborating with staff in Education Innovation and the designated Faculty to create, implement, monitor, and evaluate curriculum, teaching, assessment, and learning platforms, systems and policies for the University as they affect hybrid teaching and learning, particularly in contact environments;
• engaging directly and building relationships with Faculties, Departments, Teaching and Learning Committees, and individual academics;
• providing initial and continuing professional development for curriculum development, teaching and assessment, as well as tutoring;
• conducting research as an individual, in a community of practice, or in collaboration with academics to stay abreast of trends in all aspects of academic development, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in these fields through the scholarship of teaching and learning; and
• Providing support to the Faculty of Law by promoting a culture of continuous change, improvement, and innovation.             

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Relevant Master's degree
• Preference will be given to qualifying candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma or an equivalent in Higher Education Studies or Academic Development.

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in higher education, including teaching and/or academic development roles, with demonstrated impact on curriculum or teaching practices;
• Expertise in blended and online learning and experience in working with a Learning Management System;
• Experience in using the affordances of technology to promote teaching and learning;
• Proven experience in the development and application of innovative teaching and learning strategies;
• Experience in Institutional initiatives for the academic development of students and lecturers;
• Knowledge of the higher education policy framework related to teaching, learning, and student success;
• Experience working with teaching, learning, or student success projects at a university level.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Education Consultant will be required to work on and contribute to Education Innovation and academic development initiatives, as well as in the designated Faculty with regard to:

• providing strategic leadership and change management for curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment to advance teaching and learning in the faculty;
• collaborating with staff in Education Innovation and the designated Faculty to create, implement, monitor, and evaluate curriculum, teaching, assessment, and learning platforms, systems, and policies for the University as they affect hybrid teaching and learning, particularly in contact environments;
• engaging directly and building relationships with Faculties, Departments, Teaching and Learning Committees, and individual academics;
• providing initial and continuing professional development for curriculum development, teaching, and assessment, as well as tutoring;
• conducting research as an individual, in a community of practice, or in collaboration with academics to stay abreast of trends in all aspects of academic development, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in these fields through the scholarship of teaching and learning; and
• Providing support to the Faculty of Veterinary Science by promoting a culture of continuous change, improvement, and innovation.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Relevant Master's degree;
• Preference will be given to qualifying candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma or an equivalent in Higher Education Studies or Academic Development.

Experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience in higher education, including teaching and/or academic development roles, with demonstrated impact on curriculum or teaching practices
• Expertise in blended and online learning and experience in working with a Learning Management System
• Experience in using the affordances of technology to promote teaching and learning
• Proven experience in the development and application of innovative teaching and learning strategies
• Experience in Institutional initiatives for the academic development of students and lecturers.
• Knowledge of the higher education policy framework related to teaching, learning and student success.
• Experience of working with teaching, learning, or student success projects at a university level.