Snr Officer: Office Administrator Job at The South African Medical Research Council

Job role overview

  • Date posted

    October 23, 2026

  • Closing date

    November 2, 2026

  • Hiring location

    Cape Town Western Cape

  • Experience

    3 years

Description

Responsibilities: 

  • Coordinate day-to-day administrative operations and office support for KIMS.
  • Manage office resources, supplies, equipment, travel and accommodation arrangements.
  • Administer Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests, renewals, returns and related records.
  • Maintain accurate administrative, library, financial and electronic records.
  • Provide financial administration support, including expenditure, invoices, claims and JDE transactions.
  • Monitor compliance with relevant SAMRC financial, administrative and procurement processes.
  • Provide professional communication and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Perform journal cataloguing and linking, ensuring accurate and up-to-date bibliographic records.
  • Support effective information retrieval, resource access and library service delivery.
  • Maintain professional competence through relevant training, learning and development.

Remuneration:

  • R401,036 total cost to company, per annum.

Requirements

Core requirements:

  • National Diploma (NQF 6) in Office Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, Library and Information Science or a related field.
  • 3 years' relevant experience in administration or a related support environment and 1 year experience working in research/academic library environment.
  • Working knowledge of the processes and policies of (Public Entities) such as SAMRC including National Treasury Guidelines and Supply Chain Management Processes.
  • Knowledge of financial administration, budgeting, and invoice processing.

Advantages:

  •  Knowledge or experience JD Edwards on-line procurement system regarding procurement of goods and services in line with Supply Chain Management processes.
  • Have a working knowledge of the processes and policies of the SAMRC including National Treasury Guidelines, which govern SAMRC

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