Faculty Officer – (1872) needed at University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland

The successful candidate will be responsible for and not limited to:

• Function as a committee officer at selected faculty committee meetings.
• Organise stakeholder meetings with relevant partners such as industry professionals on the research platforms.
• Plan and coordinate conferences, writing retreats, workshop and grant writing.
• Manage and report on project funding including grant expenditure and research capital expenditure.
• Support and participate in all administrative staff research processes and activities.
• Manage all research recognition awards.
• Manage ethics approvals and communication to researchers.
• Collate data and information for faculty journal and organise research week.
• Work with the student enrolment management system and student marks administration by tracking and reporting on post graduate student’s during the student’s life cycle.
• Oversee the registration, promotion and graduation process of all post graduate students.
• Ensure that all governance processes are ethically applied.
• Engage in accumulation, processing, analysis and reporting on student and staff data.
• Liaise regularly with central postgraduate administration, ICS, departments, staff members, students, faculties, tertiary institutions and external organisations.

Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) with at least 3yrs in higher education academic administration experience.
• Post graduate funding and research experience.
• Working knowledge and or experience of a Student Enrolment Management System.
• Excellent office management, record keeping, data capturing, reporting and minute taking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Expertise in MS office with advance Excel functionalities and familiar with Google applications.