University Registrar

Job Type

Support - Univen Funded

Closing Date

12/5/2023

Job Requirements

**THE UNIVERSITY OF VENDA (UNIVEN)** situated in the fast-growing town of Thohoyandou in the scenic Vhembe District of Limpopo Province of South Africa, is a dynamic Comprehensive University that embraces a high-performance culture. The University has a diverse population of staff and students from all over the world. Over the past years, the University has experienced tremendous growth and change in terms of its research output, student performance and infrastructure. The University has therefore become an important player in the South African higher education landscape, contributing significantly to the human resources and development needs of the region and country.

**UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR (REF: B229)**

As the Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer of the University and the repository of university documents/record, the Registrar provides strategic leadership by ensuring compliance with the Higher Education Act and the University Statute, policies, and various rules and regulations governing the institution. He/she will be responsible primarily for and participate in university-wide activities including Corporate Governance, Student Affairs, Records and Archives, Institutional Planning and Graduation ceremonies.

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
- A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or any other appropriate qualification plus a Master's degree
- At least 10 years’ relevant administrative experience at Senior Management level preferably within a tertiary or similar environment;
- Has demonstrated a track record of successfully managing a complex portfolio of reasonable size;
- Has a successful record of leadership and team work;
- Has experience in strategic thinking and operationalizing such thinking into plans and projects;
- Has an understanding of the challenges within the higher education landscape in South Africa and internationally;
- Has a deep understanding of the operations and affairs, including funding, of a university enterprise;
- Has demonstrable knowledge of the South African Higher Education landscape and regulatory frameworks;
- He/she must be an accomplished operational manager with requisite administrative alertness to institutional dynamics, capable of working with diverse constituencies and able to communicate frequently with the office of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal on relevant important issues affecting the Institution.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Oversee and ensure effective and timeous academic administrative support in the maintenance of academic structures and standards, student enrolment, assessment and graduation at the university;
- Provide leadership into the development and implementation, and in the monitoring, evaluation and review of policies and procedures to govern and manage the administration of Academic Structures, Student Enrolment and other related Service Units;
- Provide leadership in managing, analyzing and archiving all student-related records;
- Communicating all data derived from student related processes to internal and external stakeholders;
- Committee functions: Provide support to Council, Senate and their relevant committees as required;
- Provide leadership in the management and mitigation of Strategic and Operational Risks within the Registrar’s portfolio;
- Provide leadership on Student Affairs (Governance, Health and Wellness, Sports & Student Residence)
- Provide leadership in the development of the overall annual university academic calendar.