Position: Departmental Secretary

Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

Closing date: 9 August 2024

Minimum requirements:

• NQF Level 6 Diploma/ Advanced Certificate in the field of Administration, Psychology, Social Work, Marketing or Human Resources Management.
• 3 years’ experience in office administration and related systems.
• 3 years’ experience in financial administration and related systems.
• 3 years’ experience in working within higher education.
• 3 years’ experience in online/cloud platforms.
• 3 years’ experience in marketing administration for departmental projects

Responsibilities:

• Management of the Director’s diary and daily schedules ensure that urgent matters are prioritised.
• Assist with requests to the Director, collect and collate information from internal and external stakeholders.
• Secretariat of PsyCaD Management meetings- prepare agendas, papers, and minutes, monitor, and undertake follow up actions.
• Scheduling and coordination of internal and external engagements (virtual/in-person) including sourcing and collecting material to ensure the required information is on hand in an easily accessible format.
• Organise travel and monitor travel arrangements to enable effective use of time and travel budget.
• Handling arrangements for venues, catering for meetings or functions and other ad hoc event planning tasks.

Position: Financial Officer

Location: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

Closing date: 9 August 2024

Minimum requirements:

• Diploma in accounting/ management accounting/financial management (NQF 6).
• Two (2) to three (3) years of job-related experience.
• Strong reconciliation experience.
• Experience in computerised financial systems.
• Computer skills (MS Office and other relevant computer packages, in particular).
• Proficiency in English.
• Knowledge of financial policies, procedures and guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with financial management of the university’s utilities and commercial entities.
• Enforce university policies, procedures, and processes.
• Assist with the preparation of relevant and accurate monthly management accounts as per relevant reporting deadlines.
• Assist with monitoring monthly actual overhead expenditure against budgets, identify variances and ensure that the necessary follow up action is taken.
• Assist with business case viability.
• Assist with the annual budgeting process of the University and Commercial entities.

Position: Administrative Assistant

Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

Closing date: 9 August 2024

Minimum requirements:

• NQF Level 6 qualification in Information Technology/Computer Science/Information Science or relevant field.
• Two years’ experience in supporting students with disabilities.
• Two years’ experience in the training and implementation of assistive technology.
• Two years’ experience in working with concession support.
• Two years’ experience in the use of online/cloud platforms

Responsibilities:

• Rendering disability support to students with disabilities (online, in-person, individual and/or group format).
• Development or revision of protocols for the Disability Unit services to students with disabilities.
• Overseeing assistive device and software acquisition and distribution.
• Completing administration and maintenance of the Disability Unit assistive devices and software across all four campuses.
• Overseeing the usage of equipment by students with disabilities to prevent misuse.
• Providing training in assistive technology.
• Facilitating bursary administrative issues – NSFAS and other funders.
• Communicating with publishers to obtain copyright and electronic books if they are readily available.
• Mobility and Orientation.

Position: Information Librarian

Campus: Doornfontein Campus

Closing date: 9 August 2024

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum of a three-year degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ proven experience of information service provision in a higher education institution library or special/research library.

Responsibilities:

• Current awareness: Delivering current awareness and alerting services for the faculty according to subjects, profiles and needs.
• Research Support: Assist the Faculty Librarian in coordinating and facilitating research support to the faculty by the compilation of a faculty research profile and researcher profiles when needed.
• Collection development and maintenance support: Supports and collaborates with academic staff in the development and maintenance of their subject specific teaching and research collection.
• Marketing networking and professional development: Actively promotes the value and importance of library services and resources to all clients.
• Reporting: Compiles accurate library reports e.g. monthly reports and reviews and keeps accurate statistics.

Position: Sous Chef 

Campus: Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus

Closing date:  9 August 2024

Minimum requirements:

• Diploma (NQF 6)  
• Minimum of 3 years’ professional cookery experience in relation to Sous Chef within the hotel industry, preferably in the 5-star/fine dining environment
• Teaching experience
• Proven computer skills in Windows and MS Office
• Industry knowledge
• Wine knowledge
• Kitchen management

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the daily production against the requirements.
• Ensure that hygiene requirements in terms of HACCP are adhered to.
• Manage the correct use of equipment and ensure maintenance thereof when necessary.
• Providing good customer service to the relevant stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and/or mentorship to students in the production of food.
• Conduct assessments of students’ portfolios, behaviour and performance to facilitate the WIL process.

Application:

To send your application for any of the above positions, please visit https://jobs.uj.ac.za/applicant/index.php?controller=Page&name=jobsearch