Pso Coordinator

Duties/Pligte **The incumbent will be primarily responsible for the collective management of the PSO communities, with a specific focus on the following**:

- The further development of support structures, systems and facilities for commuter students at Stellenbosch University;
- Enhancing value-driven management in the PSO communities;
- Enhancing integration of the learning and living world in the PSO communities by means of the cluster organisational principle, which among others includes:
a) managing the mentor system, integrating the campus experience of PSO students with that of residence students, and utilising the cluster as a mechanism to build a bridge between faculties and students;
b) promoting a welcoming programme that can contribute to the study success of commuter students.
- Enhancing a healthy and inclusive community life in PSO communities, as part of the clusters;
- Developing, supervising, guiding and mentoring the student leadership;
- Managing the necessary administrative and facilities management duties of the PSO communities;
- Generating PSO data through various methods and platforms;
- Interpreting and analysing data;
- Identifying relevant trends to be applied for the further development of the PSO structure along with staff and PSO communities;
- Generating commuter student-focused research articles, and translating them into multimedia format for presentation purposes;
- Benchmarking and collaborating through various commuter student structures in South Africa and internationally, and coordinating conferences in this regard;
- The PSO environment is an ever-evolving one that requires creative and innovative thinking to fuel the further development of commuter student support structures, which often do not exist. In light of this, the incumbent should display the ability to think critically, innovate and problem-solve creatively.

**Die posbekleër sal hoofsaaklik verantwoordelik wees vir die kollektiewe bestuur van die PSO-gemeenskappe, met 'n bepaalde klem op die volgende**:

- Die verdere ontwikkeling van steunstrukture, stelsels en fasiliteite vir dagstudente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch;
- Die verbetering van waardegedrewe bestuur in die PSO-gemeenskappe;
- Groter integrasie van die leer
- en leefwêreld in die PSO-gemeenskappe deur middel van die kluster
- organisatoriese beginsel, wat onder meer insluit:
a) die bestuur van die mentorstelsel, die integrasie van PSO-studente se kampuservaring by dié van koshuisstudente, en die benutting van die kluster as 'n meganisme om 'n brug tussen fakulteite en studente tebou;
b) die bevordering van 'n verwelkomingsprogram wat tot die studiesukses van dagstudente kan bydra.
- Die versterking van 'n gesonde en inklusiewe gemeenskapslewe in PSO-gemeenskappe, as deel van klusters;
- Die ontwikkeling en leiding van, toesig oor en voorsiening van mentorskap aan studenteleiers;
- Die bestuur van die nodige administratiewe en fasiliteitsbestuurspligte ten opsigte van die PSO-gemeenskappe;
- Die skep van PSO-data deur verskillende metodes en platforms;
- Die vertolking en ontleding van data;
- Die identifisering van toepaslike tendense wat vir die verdere ontwikkeling van die PSO-struktuur in samewerking met personeel en PSO-gemeenskappe gebruik kan word;
- Die skep van navorsingsartikels met die klem op dagstudente, en die omskakeling daarvan in multimediaformaat vir aanbiedingsdoeleindes;
- Eweknievergelyking en samewerking deur middel van verskeie dagstudentestrukture in Suid-Afrika en internasionaal, en die koördinering van konferensies in hierdie verband;
- Die PSO-omgewing ontwikkel voortdurend en vereis kreatiewe en innoverende denke vir die verdere ontwikkeling van dagstudentesteunstrukture, wat dikwels nie bestaan nie. In die lig hiervan moet die posbekleër krities kan dink, kan innoveer en kreatiewe oplossings vir probleme kan bedink.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- A relevant B-degree;
- Two years' experience in a higher education environment in the commuter student and/or cluster structures of a university;
- Proven ability to develop and implement short, medium and/or long-term strategic goals for commuter student structures;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and another official South African language;
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Excellent planning and organisational skills;
- Proven ability to contribute to and enhance the PSO Office team;
- Proven ability to work independently and take initiative;
- Sensitivity to the needs of a diverse student community;
- Proven ability to think critically, innovate and problem-solve creatively. Important:
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Please note that many of the duties will need to be performed outside normal working hours._**
- 'n Toepaslike B-graad;
- Twee jaar ervaring van die hoëronderwysomgewing in die dagstudente
- en/of klusterstrukture van 'n universiteit;
- Bewese vermoë om kort-, medium
- en/of langtermyn
- strategiese doelwitte vir dagstudentestrukture te o