Assistant Director – Student Administration (Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences) needed at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic management of the division’s operations human resources, stakeholder relations and budget control;
• Management of all undergraduate and postgraduate student administration processes, e.g., (but not limited to) applications, selection, registration, examination, results, and graduation ceremonies;
• Planning and organisation of orientation for new undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Ensuring efficient service delivery to all students;
• Ensure quality assurance of all student administrative processes;
• Serving as the secretariat of the Faculty Board meetings;
• Participating as a member of the applicable Faculty committees;
• Compiling the Faculty yearbook and managing the Faculty’s Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) in line with the University’s policies and guidelines;
• Manage the process of exclusions, appeals and readmissions;
• Implementing of Teaching and Learning Committee decisions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant Bachelors/BTech degree;
• At least 5 years’ experience in student administration;
• Extensive knowledge of and insight into the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes;
• General management knowledge and experience;
• Knowledge of financial and human resources management.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

• A qualification (degree or diploma) in Management;
• Experience in budget and project management;
• Experience in the use of an electronic student database;
• Experience in the use of PeopleSoft Student Centre (Student Administration system)
• Experience in an institute of higher education.