Coordinator: Unit for Student Governance needed at Stellenbosch University

Duties    

• Student leadership support
• Supporting the Tygerberg Students’ Representative Council (TSRC), Tygerberg Postgraduate Students’ Representative Council (TPSRC), Societies Council, Academic Affairs Council, Student Parliament and election convenors in executing their duties under the Student Constitution;
• Coordinating leadership development training opportunities for the TSRC, TPSRC, Societies Council, Academic Affairs Council, Student Parliament and election convenors;
• Creating, with the support of the Unit Manager and in collaboration with student leaders and the relevant departments at the faculty, frameworks and guidelines for feedback engagement processes (including TSRC evaluation panels) to ensure accountability on agreed deliverables within the student governance space;
• Aligning TSRC programming with SRC programming at the Stellenbosch campus to ensure intercampus student governance collaboration.
• Coordinating, in collaboration with the Manager: Unit for Student Governance and the Manager: Unit for Experiential Learning Manager, the implementation of co-curriculum programmes at the Tygerberg campus.
• Ensuring smooth transitioning from one term of office to the next by coordinating the following activities in consultation with the Unit Manager and student leaders:
• TSRC and TPSRC camps;
• Annual intercampus student governance engagement opportunities,TSRC honorary colours ceremony and other ceremonies, as requested;
• TSRC/TPSRC training and handover sessions; and;
• TSRC inauguration ceremony.
• General office management
• Coordinating the TSRC/TPSRC Office and handling general enquiries and referrals;
• Coordinating the assets management of the Office, general maintenance and supplies;
• Coordinating network registration and access card activation for new TSRC/TPSRC members.
• Financial management
• Providing direct support to the Unit Manager by:
• Loading all payments on the Student Governance cost centre at Tygerberg;
• Ensuring that all student societies at the Tygerberg campus have their own cost centres as required by the Student Constitution; and
• Providing financial management training and support to all treasurers of societies by complying with SU financial protocols to ensure effective cost centre management.

Job Requirements    

• The incumbent must present proof of the following as an absolute minimum:
• A relevant university degree;
• Two years’ experience in and in-depth understanding of a higher education (HE) environment, or at least two years’ work experience in a position similar to this one in an HE environment;
• The ability to slot directly into and comply with processes of student management regarding SU policies and protocols within the Division of Student Affairs;
• The ability to engage with a variety of internal staff and students to ensure effective student leadership development and support;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including delivery of accurate Student Governance administrative reports according to deadlines;
• The ability to function as a proactive member of a larger team across campuses and to handle conflict fittingly.