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Assistant Officer

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Mar 2, 2017

Job Details

Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Department Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences

Assistant Officer

Job ID:  1857 

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Provide general secretarial services such as typing of correspondence (MS Word)
  • Provide assistance regarding printing of requisitions and purchase orders
  • Manage the submission of claims and booking of flights and vehicles
  • Manage communication with students (undergraduate and post graduate)
  • Preparation of PowerPoint presentations, capturing of student marks on People Soft and keeping record of student marks (Excel)
  • Capture research outputs in RIMS
  • Inherent requirements:

    • Grade 12
    • Two (2) year’s relevant experience
    • Bilingual (English/Afrikaans
    • Required competencies:
    • Intermediate computer skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as the ability to learn new systems and ICT tools.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Knowledge of People Soft (student marks, RIMS, requisitions, purchase orders)
    • Relevant experience in secretarial duties at a tertiary institution
    • Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to function with ease in the University’s parallel-medium and multicultural working environment.

    Recommendations:

    • A post-school qualification in administration
    • Work experience of People Soft
    • Work experience at a higher education institution

    Assumption of duties:

    As soon as possible

    Closing date:
    2 March  2017

    Salary:
    The salary scale is available on request. For any further enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 3592 / 2808 / 2849.

    Fringe benefits:

    Subject to specific conditions

    General:
    The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The University subscribes to and applies the principles prescribed by the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned act and the employee profile of the specific department / division.

    Applications may only be submitted online. All applications must be accompanied by the following:

    • A detailed curriculum vitae
    • Copies of all academic records
    • Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications)
    • A copy of your identity document (ID) 
    Applications that are incomplete, or sent by fax or e-mail, will not be considered. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful. 

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    "The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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