CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The purpose of this post is to provide professional secretarial and administrative support to the Business & Economics Sciences faculty at the George campus.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Secretarial and administrative support.
• Provide front office support, manage office, and respond to enquiries.
• Filing and information management.
• Financial administration and assisting with budget monitoring.
• Coordinating departmental and faculty events; and
• Academic administration.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Knowledge of higher education administrative processes.
• Knowledge of the financial administration system, using the ITS Financial System.
• Records and document management.
• Data capturing and database maintenance skills.
• Report writing and record keeping skills.
• Travel and logistics coordination skills.
• Ability to plan and coordinate events.
• Knowledge of stock control and procurement administration.
• Strong minute taking skills.

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for appointment to this post, candidates should possess a grade 12 certificate.

A minimum of three to five years work-related experience within Higher Education, in which competency has been gained.

A qualification in secretarial, office management, public relations or communication qualification will be an added advantage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION e.g. contact person and telephone number, e-mail; etc.

Dr P Tai-Hing, Director of School:  School of Management Sciences

An application form must be submitted, accompanied by a recent and comprehensive curriculum vitae, portfolio of evidence and a covering letter stating how the applicant satisfies the requirements in respect of each of the Key Performance Areas and Core Competencies. 

Telephone: 041 5043747

E-mail: paul.taihing@mandela.ac.za