Training Officer and Project Officer Student

Requirements:

• An appropriate M+3 Degree/Diploma in Social Sciences or Humanities.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience.

Skills and competencies

• Proven record of student development.
• Ability to develop training materials and conduct facilitation.
• Exposure and experience in managing training sessions.
• Experience in events management and organising.
• Extensive knowledge of student administration and support.
• Experience in dealing with international students
• Ability guide and support student leadership.
• Sensitivity to students needs and ability to play advocacy role for students.
• Knowledge of relevant higher education legislative framework.
• Ability to implement policies and advance a vibrant campus life for students
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in teams.**
  Duties
  Duties include but not limited to the following:
• TRAINING OFFICER:

• Guide and support the development of student structures as well as Student

Representative Council.
- Support strategic alignment in developing a second curriculum for competent student

leaders.
- Promote good governance by ensuring compliance with University policies, rules and

regulations.

• Manage resources allocated students in accordance with the approved policies.
• Initiate, implement and evaluate training and development programmes for student

leaders.
- Promote a vibrant campus life through campaigns that enhances the quality of student

life.
- Conduct regular awareness workshops to equip and educate student leaders structures

on existing and new approved university polices.
- Conduct voter educations workshops in collaboration with the Chapter 9 institutions to

improve participatory democracy on campus.

**_2. PROJECT OFFICER:

• Conduct student structures and student leadership induction programme on project

management.

• Ensures all student structures develop sound plans of action in relation to their events
• Assist the newly elected SRC to develop a Plan of Action.
• Develop a Student Governance and Development calendar of events.
• Promote and publicise student events and maximize the Keyaka Student Magazine

services.

• Coordinate a local organising committee for all major student’s events for a year.
• Facilitate and conduct planning for all student events on campus in particular Student

Representative Council events.
- Ensures compliance with the university rules, protocol and policies in relation events

management.

qualifications and contact details of three referees should be forwarded for the attention of Ms

• Telephonic enquiries regarding conditions of service: (015) 268 2800- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign obtained qualifications evaluated by the South- African Qualifications Authority. Please note that failure to submit the requested documents/-
• The University of Limpopo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All appointments will be made in- accordance with the University’s Employment Equity Policy. Preference Training Officer and
• Project Officer_ will be given to Male (Africans, Indians and Coloureds) Female (Indians,
• Coloureds and Whites)-
• contacted within 30 days of the closing date must consider their applicants as unsuccessful.- The University reserve the right not to make an appointment._