Deputy Registrar: Governance Support

3 weeks ago

Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Full time

Duties/Pligte

**Strategic planning**- Providing vision and leadership to the Centre and subdivisions;- Coordinating and integrating functions in the Centre;- Providing leadership in the development and implementation of processes and guidelines in line with the Statute and the relevant policies;- Strategic planning for responsibility areas in support of the Registrar's environmental plan, as well as measuring and reporting of progress against targets.

**Governance, compliance and business ethics**- Ensuring governance standards are clearly defined and adhered to;- Ensuring compliance to legislation, regulatory frameworks and standards;- Supporting good governance in committees and relevant decision-making structures;- Sensitising role-players regarding importance of adherence to documents such as the Higher Education Act, King IV Code, SU Statute, Institutional Rules, committee mandates, etc;- Advising on delegations and limits of delegated authority;- High-level oversight of the management of secretariats;- Managing elections for Council, Senate, their respective committees and other statutory bodies;- High-level oversight of the records management system and archives;- Facilitating of institutional policy reviews and approvals;- Coordinating the creation of institutional rules;- Establishing an Office for Business Ethics;- Overseeing of the work of the Business Ethics Office;- Overseeing of the support provided to the Social and Business Ethics Committee;- Ensuring the development of a business ethics strategy and action plan for roll-out of the strategy;- Collaborating on the drafting of the University's almanac.

**Staff management**- Coaching and mentoring staff within the Centre;- Facilitate a working environment that is conducive to staff wellness and productivity;- Implementing performance management within the Centre.

**General**- Creating awareness of the Centre's mandate and functions with internal clients and external stakeholders;- Developing effective collaborative relationships and networking with internal clients and external stakeholders;- Supporting the Registrar in any governance-related matters on an ad hoc basis as and when required.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes- A relevant postgraduate qualification with at least three years' relevant experience within a higher education institution or at least five years' related experience;- Understanding of the Higher Education Act and other related legislation;- Understanding and insight into policy matters relating to the Higher Education sector;- Excellent interpersonal relationships and proven management ability;- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality;- Excellent communication skills;- Proven organising, planning, prioritising and administrative skills;- Proven track record of problem-solving, critical thinking and innovation;- Proven ability to function effectively within a multilingual and multicultural environment;- Proven ability to work together in a team, including ad hoc teams that comprise different institutional role-players;- Willingness and availability to work irregular hours at times.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in another official South African language other than English;- Appropriate training or certification by a professional body (e.g. IoDSA, the Ethics Institute (THI), Compliance Institute of Southern Africa (CISA)).

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