Projects Officers

**PROJECTS OFFICER (STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER)**

**Requirements:
- An appropriate M+3 Degree /Diploma in Public Administration /Management,

Education, Social Work and Project Management.
- A minimum of two (2) years’ experience within Student Affairs in a University

environment.
- Exposure in preparing student programs and budgets for Student

Representative Council.
- Experience in student events management and organising.
- Ability to guide and support student leadership events.
- Knowledge of relevant higher education legislative framework.

**Skills and competencies
- Proven record of student leadership activities co-ordination.
- Ability to develop plan of action for student activities.
- Exposure and experience in student events and programmes.
- Extensive knowledge of student administration and support.
- Sensitivity to student’s needs and ability to play advocacy role for students.
- Ability to implement policies and advance a vibrant campus life for students
- Effective communication skills and ability to work in teams.***
- Ability to work under pressure and extended hours.**
**Duties:
- Conduct student structures and student leadership induction programme on

project management.
- Ensures all student structures develop sound plans of action in relation to their

events
- Assist the newly elected SRC to develop a Plan of Action, including supporting

their affiliated student structures to have plan of actions.
- Develop a Student Life, Governance and Development calendar of events.
- Promote and publicise student events and maximize the Keyaka Student

Magazine services.
- Coordinate a local organising committee for all major student’s events for a

year.
- Facilitate and conduct planning for all student events on campus in particular

for Student Representative Council and Affiliated Student Structures events.
- Ensures compliance with the university rules, protocol and policies in relation

to events management.
- Consolidate a report for Student Representative Council and Student

Structures on monthly basis as a contribution to Student Life activities report.
- Support the Annual Performance Plan (APP) of Student Life, Governance and

Development under Student Affairs Division.

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**CLOSING DATE: 30 JUNE 2023**

contact numbers of three (3) referees, certified copies of all qualifications including

Matric/ Grade 12 Certificate, academic transcripts and a South African ID/ Passport
- Telephonic enquiries regarding conditions of service Ms DM Diale: (015) 268 2800) _
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign obtained qualifications evaluated by _
- the South African Qualifications Authority. Please note that failure to submit the _
- The University of Limpopo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All appointments will be _
- made in accordance with the University’s Employment Equity Policy_**_. PROJECTS_**_ _

**_OFFICER_**_ Preference will be given to Male (Africans, Indians and Coloureds) Female _
- (Indians, Coloureds and Whites) _
- not been contacted within 30 days of the closing date must consider their applicants _
- as unsuccessful. _

**_The University reserve the right not to make an appointment_