The Department of Higher Education and Training has a five-year fixed-term position for a Project Coordinator: Student and Programme Support.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Applicants are required to submit, together with the CVs, a standardised application form available from the university intranet as well as recently certified copies of qualifications and Identity Document. Failure to comply with this instruction will disqualify the candidate. Further note that candidates may be expected to make a presentation or undergo competency testing.
The position requires someone who can provide administration support to students and stakeholders on international scholarship programmes.
Key performance areas
1. Administering and managing the DHET scholarship programme
2. Student support services
3. Assessing incoming offers
4. Representing the department on steering and advisory committees
5. Staff management, planning and compliance with deadlines
6. Financial reporting and performance reporting
7. Team leadership and operational management

8. Report writing
9. Capacity and skill development programmes
10.Proposal development
11.Stakeholder management
Minimum Requirements:
• NQF level 7.
• A relevant 3- or 4-year qualification such as a Bachelor’s degree/Advanced
Diploma in Public Management/Public Administration/Project Management
/Economics.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• 4 years’ relevant experience in the post-school education and training sector and
student support.
• Knowledge of grant management.
• A valid driver’s licence.

Knowledge and Skills:
• Management of comprehensive student support services (pre-departure, onscholarship, and post-scholarship),
• Coordination of scholarship applications and uptake
• The development of responsive tools and processes to strengthen programme
access and implementation
• Facilitation of bilateral agreements, and effective scholarship programme
implementation, monitoring, and reporting
• PFMA and public sector financial governance
• Budgeting, reporting, and cash flow management
• Higher education policy and PSET legislative framework
• Programme monitoring, evaluation, and data systems
• International relations and bilateral agreements
• Financial management and analytical skills
• Proposal writing and research
• Advanced communication and presentation abilities
• Leadership, supervision, and mentoring
• Stakeholder management and negotiation
• Advanced MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Project and risk management
• Staff supervision and mentoring

• Good communication skills and interpersonal relations with above average computer skills and knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally and willingness to work overtime and public holidays

Please Send your resume/CV