Registrar

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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

REGISTRAR

PEROMNES LEVEL 2
- The University wishes to appoint a Registrar, who should be a visionary, strategic and dynamic leader who will be _both the gatekeeper of institutional good governance and University Counsel. The incumbent will be a strategically driven legal expert with a firm grasp of the Higher Education sector and its challenges, committed to the highest level of integrity._
- The University of Pretoria is one of South Africa’s top research-intensive universities, dedicated to producing high-quality, impactful research that addresses complex contemporary issues. It is one of the most significant producers of research and makes a major contribution to postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowship training, as well as nurturing and supporting researchers at different stages of their research careers. It is home to the largest number of National Research Foundation (NRF)-rated researchers. The University has developed the_ _infrastructure and a number of research platforms, including the Future Africa Institute and Campus, which support multi-, inter
- and transdisciplinary research across the institution. The University is continuously expanding its research partnerships and collaborations across the globe._
- The University’s nine faculties and business school offer a wide spectrum of under
- and postgraduate programmes that are recognised internationally. It offers quality education to a cohort of approximately 55 000 students from across the diversity of the South African population and awards approximately 14% of all degrees conferred annually by public universities in South Africa._
- The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity._

The Registrar is appointed by Council and is accountable to both Council and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal to carry out such duties as delegated to them by Council and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal. The Registrar will be a member of the University’s Executive team, who reports directly to the Vice-Chancellor and Principal' to assist him in his role of leading and managing the University.

It is the prerogative of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal to determine the portfolios of the members of the Executive. The University reserves the right to change the portfolio responsibilities of the Registrar from time to time, in line with new strategic priorities and operational requirements. The incumbent must thus be adaptable, willing, quick to learn, comfortable with taking control, making decisions and accepting accountability.

The Registrar will, amongst other duties, assume overall management responsibility for the following core functions, each of which has a unique structure and set of requirements:

- Governance and compliance
- Corporate legal services (including acting as University Counsel) and Legal services, student discipline, institutional trademarks and contracts;
- Secretariat (including statutory responsibility as Secretary of Council, Senate and the Institutional Forum);
- Internal Audit, compliance, institutional risk management, and the anti-fraud and whistle-blowing function;
- Information governance, policy and procedure;
- Department of Enrolment and Student Administration which includes all student administrative services from recruitment to graduation;
- Department of Institutional Advancement (Including alumni relations, fundraising and communications and marketing).
- UP Museums and the Javett-UP Art Centre; and
- UP Archives

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Registrar has varied responsibilities which incorporate but are not limited to institutional governance and compliance with an increasingly diverse legislative and regulatory framework. The Registrar’s main responsibilities amongst others will be:
**Strategic Management and Leadership**
- The Registrar serves as a member of the Executive Management team, supporting the Vice-Chancellor, Council and Senate to lead, govern and manage the University’s strategic plan and enhance the University’s commitment to excellence, relevance, diversity, transformation and sustainability.
- The Registrar works closely with colleagues across the executive portfolios and the institution to facilitate and support the achievement of the University’s strategic goals.
- Provides leadership of the University’s structures of governance.
- Formulates, amongst others, the University’s governance and academic administration goals for approval by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal.
- Assumes responsibility for the successful execution and implementation of specified strategic initiatives to achieve the University goals and objectives and interventions to address challenges in the portfolio.
- Provides leadership and advice to the University’s governing bodies, committees and leadership teams.
- Provides leadership and advice on all aspects of information governance, including but not limited to privacy protection.

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