Head III (P6) (UJ Postgraduate School: Postgraduate Fund …, Johannesburg

Position Summary Job category:

Education and Training

Campus:

Auckland Park Kingsway Campus

Contract:

Permanent

Remuneration:

Market Related

EE position:

EE

Level:

Management

The Postgraduate School (PGS) invites applications for the position of Head of the Postgraduate Fund Management unit within the Postgraduate School. This post requires a detail-oriented mind to manage postgraduate funding through adherence to governance requirements and providing holistic support to postgraduate students and postdoctoral research fellows at the University of Johannesburg.

The University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the

National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO) . The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.

Responsibilities

Managing postgraduate and postdoctoral research fellowship funds from internal and external sources (including time‑ous disbursement of funds while adhering to compliance requirements).

Mitigation of risks linked to management of funds.

Ensuring the compliance of PGS and various stakeholders within the university to policies (such as USAf PDRF policy) and governance requirements.

Managing growth of postgraduate funding opportunities.

Management of bursary application processes (including advertisement of bursary calls and submission of high‑quality submissions to external funders).

Reporting of finances to various bodies.

Streamlining of processes while adhering to governance requirements.

Liaising with stakeholders to ensure best practices in relation to fund management processes.

A Postgraduate qualification in Finance or Accounting, or an MBA (NQF 9).

Minimum of five (5) years' working experience in finance administration for higher education.

Minimum of five (5) years' management experience.

Proven advanced experience with full Microsoft Office 365 applications (including Excel, SharePoint, and Word).

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes

Knowledge of university systems and standard procedures.

Management of administrative elements in an office.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures.

Analytical thinking.

Strong attention to detail.

Ability to manage and lead a team in maintaining meticulous records and adhering to processes and upholding compliance.

Comprehension across key financial management components.

Strong interpersonal relationships.

Recommendations

Previous exposure to working with systems (such as ITS) in the higher education environment.

Previous exposure to various external funders (such as the NRF) and their funding opportunities.

Previous exposure to management of postdoctoral research fellowships.

Ability to create financial forecasts.

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

In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

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