Administrative Officer: International Student Life

Duties/Pligte
- Facilitating and encouraging the integration of international students at Stellenbosch University;
- Serving as the point of contact for all international students before, during, and after enrolment;
- Organising orientation programmes for all semester exchange and postgraduate full-degree students every semester;
- Facilitating and supporting the transition of new students to life on campus;
- Coordinating, crafting and facilitating various integration projects such as the International Food Evening every semester;
- Providing support to student communities/societies on campus;
- Working closely and collaboratively with different students' communities/societies;
- Working closely and collaboratively with and providing support to the African Students' Board at Stellenbosch University;
- Overseeing the Matie Buddy Programme;
- Overseeing the semester activities of the International Student Organisation of Stellenbosch (ISOS);
- Encouraging student participation on campus to ensure full student integration on the SU campus;
- Contributing to and participating in general SU International activities to support internationalisation on an institutional level at Stellenbosch University;
- Working closely and collaboratively with interdepartmental stakeholders on several projects throughout the year;
- Arranging the facilitation of campus tours;
- Providing 24-hour emergency response and support for international students.
- Fasiliteer en moedig internasionale studente se inskakeling by die Universiteit Stellenbosch aan;
- Dien as kontakpunt vir alle internasionale studente voor, gedurende en ná inskrywing;
- Reël elke semester oriënteringsprogramme vir alle semesteruitruil
- en nagraadse volgraadstudente;
- Fasiliteer en ondersteun nuwe studente se aanpassing by die kampuslewe;
- Koördineer, skep en fasiliteer elke semester verskeie inskakelingsprojekte, soos die Internasionale Kos-aand;
- Voorsien bystand aan studentegemeenskappe/-verenigings op kampus;
- Werk ten nouste saam met verskillende studentegemeenskappe/-verenigings;
- Werk ten nouste saam met en ondersteun die Afrikastudenteraad by die Universiteit Stellenbosch;
- Hou toesig oor die Matie Buddy-program;
- Hou toesig oor die semesteraktiwiteite van die Internasionale Studente-organisasie van Stellenbosch (ISOS);
- Moedig studentedeelname op kampus aan om volle studente-inskakeling te verseker;
- Dra by tot en neem deel aan algemene aktiwiteite van US Internasionaal om internasionalisering op 'n institusionele vlak by die Universiteit te ondersteun;
- Werk die hele jaar deur ten nouste saam met interdepartementele belanghebbendes aan verskeie projekte;
- Reël die fasilitering van kampustoere;
- Lewer 'n voltydse noodreaksie
- en -steundiens vir internasionale studente.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Bachelor's degree;
- At least two years' demonstrated administrative, project management and event management experience;
- Proven ability to work with large groups and speak in front of people;
- Strong, systematic organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team and under pressure;
- The ability to take initiative, exercise judgement, solve problems and work accurately and in a timely manner with mínimal supervision;
- Strong administrative and organisational skills;
- Attention to detail and the ability to manage large quantities of information and have excellent time management skills;
- Strong interpersonal as well as good verbal and written communication skills;
- Proven computer proficiency (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet);
- A driver's licence that has been valid for longer than a year.
- Baccalaureusgraad;
- Minstens twee jaar se bewese administratiewe, projek
- en geleentheidsbestuurservaring;
- Bewese vermoë om met groot groepe te werk en voor mense te praat;
- Sterk, stelselmatige organisasievaardighede en die vermoë om in 'n span en onder druk te werk;
- Die vermoë om inisiatief te neem, oordeel aan die dag te lê, probleme op te los en akkuraat te werk binne 'n beperkte tyd en met mínimale toesig;
- Sterk administratiewe en organisatoriese vaardighede;
- Aandag aan detail, die vermoë om groot hoeveelhede inligting te bestuur, en uitstekende tydsbestuursvaardighede;
- Sterk interpersoonlike, asook mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede;
- Bewese rekenaarvaardigheid (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, internet);
- 'n Rybewys wat al vir langer as 'n jaar geldig is.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Experience in administrative support in a higher education environment;
- An interest in personal upskilling and open to acquiring new knowledge;
- An interest in global affairs and higher education beyond South Africa;
- Familiar with the University's administrative and financial systems;
- Knowledge of student support services on campus;
- Knowledge of the different student communities on campus;
- Residing in the Stellenbosch municipal area.
- Ervaring in administratiewe steun in 'n hoëronderwysomgewing;