SUMMARY:
Humanising consultative engagement with students and staff to assist, advise and ensure compliance w
POSITION INFO:
DISCLAIMER
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CORE PURPOSE OF JOB
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The purpose of this post is to provide humanising student centred and staff support. Through consultative engagement the position will assist staff and students to solve problems, manage change, improve efficiency and ensure the effective and efficient execution of Timetabling functions and functions in the broader Academic Administration (AA) where required. |
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
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- Humanising consultative engagement with students and staff to assist, advise and ensure compliance with relevant Timetabling, Academic Administration and related institutional policies and procedures.
- Perform efficient and effective institutional Timetabling and Academic Administration processes where required.
- Provide secretariat function for allocated Timetabling committees.
- Provide training to staff and students on Timetabling procedures, processes and policies.
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CORE COMPETENCIES |
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- Extensive knowledge and understanding of university curricula, timetabling rules, policies, procedures and systems and their data relationships for timetabling purposes to ensure optimal space usage;
- Extensive verbal and written communication skills to ensure and achieve the required standard of communication to communicate the impact of implementing selected scenarios to the affected stakeholders, committee administration and report writing.
- Strong ability to manage and perform functions concurrently that are different in nature, while working to tight deadlines and with considerable interruptions under stressful circumstances on a continuous basis including planning, organizing and quality assurance.
- Strong ability to work independently within a diverse team to build relationships in order to gain cooperation from staff and students.
- Strong ability to take initiative in problem solving through analyses to independently identify, evaluate, propose and decide on scenarios to solve complex student and staff Timetabling matters.
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REQUIREMENTS
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- An appropriate M + 3 qualification (NQF level 7); AND
- At least 3 years’ experience in the field of higher education Timetabling OR
- At least 5 years’ experience in the field of higher education Academic Administration (preference will be given to candidates with institutional lecture Timetabling experience);
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to avail themselves for psychometric testing which would inform the shortlisting and/or contribute towards the interview process.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Reference information e.g. contact person and telephone number, e-mail; etc. must be displayed on CV. No applicant would be allowed to apply and/or would be accepted after the closing date (17 February 2023
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