Deputy Director: Centre for Student Leadership and Structures and Head: Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert I

Division of Student Affairs

Centre for Student Leadership and Structures (CSLS)

Deputy Director: Centre for Student Leadership and Structures and Head: Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Institute

(Ref. SLS/286/0917)

The incumbent reports to the Director of the CSLS.

The primary goals of the Division of Student Affairs (DSA), which reports to the Vice-Rector (Learning and Teaching), is to provide systemic-holistic support and development to students, to promote coherent cooperation among all the University's role players (especially students and faculties) to advance the goals of SU and students.

The Centre for Student Leadership and Structures (CSLS) operates in conjunction with the Centre for Student Communities (CSC) and the Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD). All three of these Centres form part of the Division for Student Affairs (DSA), which is primarily aimed at student development by means of a broad spectrum of co-curricular activities, including leadership development and the integration of students' university experience at various levels. The mission of CSLS entails the integration of students' university experiences, with a focus on transformation in its broadest terms, providing engaged leadership development to the SRC and to be a direct link to the Rector's Management Team (RMT).

Aim of position:          

Consolidating and growing the impact of the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert Leadership Institute (FVZSLI) within Stellenbosch University and its external and global communities. Providing strategic management of the Institute so that it gives expression to the vision of the Centre for Student Leadership and Structures within Student Affairs. Providing direct support to the Director: Centre for Student Leadership and Structures.

Duties:

Providing Strategic Leadership for the FVZSLI:

• Planning and delivering strategies aligned with the Centre for Student Leadership and Structures and Student Affairs, within the vision of Stellenbosch University.

Delivering on the Sustainability Plan to ensure the viability of the FVZSLI:

• Building, growing and maintaining internal networks and relationships;

• Building, growing and maintain external networks and relationships (including, but not limited to government, corporate, civil society, universities both nationally and internationally);

• Building third stream income opportunities;

• Securing donor funding and programme sponsorships, in partnership with the SU Development Office;

• Ensuring financial contribution of Short Course offerings;

• Practicing sound financial management within budget and SU protocol.

Management of Leadership Development Portfolio:

• Responsible, with the programme manager and programme coordinators, for delivery of the portfolio of leadership development offerings;

• Developing and aligning leadership development offerings to achieve strategic objectives;

• Ensuring registration, accreditation and quality assurance of offerings;

• Ensuring co-curricular alignment of leadership development offerings.

General Management:

• Assuming primary responsibility for the day to day management of the FVZSLI;

• Managing FVZSLI staff and interns.

Provides support to the Centre for Student Leadership and Structures as Deputy Director:

• Participating in strategy development and implementation for the Centre;

• FVZSLI and CSLS reporting and proposal writing;

• Participating in committees and task teams as required;

• Providing assistance to the Director for Student Leadership and Structures as required.

Job Requirements:

• A master's degree;

• A minimum of five years' management experience within a matrix organisation;

• Ability to align understanding of student support and development with programme and initiative development;

• Leadership development and delivery experience;

• Proven experience in building successful collaborative relationships;

• Strong experience in team leadership and development;

• Proven ability to secure funding.

• Strategic networking, thinking and organisational alignment;

• Effective financial management;

• Persuasive written and verbal communicator;

• Analytical and forward thinking;

• Written and verbal communication skills;

• Thoroughness and results oriented;

• Decisiveness and problem solving.

Please note that some of the activities will take place outside normal working hours.

As part of the interview process and according to set requirements candidates will be required to do an assessment exercise which includes a short presentation.

Enquiries regarding job content: Ms. Tonia Overmeyer on 021 808 2312

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Service Centre on 021 808 2753

Closing date: 9 October 2017

Commencement of duties: 1 November 2017

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and e-mail address of at least three referees) and a motivation which indicates the candidate's views with respect to their suitability for the role, must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

The candidate also needs to provide a sample of a report, proposal and presentation they have created.

The letter of motivation will play a role in evaluating candidates for the shortlist.

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.