DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (DUT) VACANCIES

 
 
 
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
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Closing Date 14 March 2025
 
Job Details
Division: ICTS
Business Unit: Information Systems Development
Minimum experience: Mid-Senior
Company primary industry: Higher Education
Job functional area: Information Technology
EE Status: Only open to EE candidates
 
Job Description
Durban University of Technology (DUT) is located on the warm east coast of South Africa. It sprawls over seven (7) campuses in tropical and picturesque Durban, and in Pietermaritzburg, with its undulating hills that flow over from the Drakensberg Mountain.
According to our ENVISION2030 strategy, DUT’s DNA has two strands, namely ‘people-centred and engaged’ and ‘innovative and entrepreneurial’. These are interwoven intrinsically by a number of double pairs consisting of ‘values and principles’ that bind our double-helix together. The extrinsic expression of our DNA is via The DUT-Way; which demonstrates our collective character and behaviour.
The University’s ultimate goal is to contribute towards improving the lives and livelihoods of all its people, both internal and external. DUT consistently strives towards excellence and greatness in teaching-learning and in research-innovation; something that has been recognized recently when The Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings placed DUT within the top 500 of universities in the world and within the top 5 universities in South Africa. The enactment of these internationally recognized strengths is demonstrated in our impactful engagement internally and externally in service of our localities, the region and the country at large.

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ICTS: Information Systems Development
Post: Enterprise Architect (Ref: C550)

Minimum Requirements:
• An NQF Level 7 qualification in ICT/Computer Science or Electronic Engineering
• 8 years’ experience in an Enterprise Architecture environment
• 3 years’ experience as an Enterprise Architect
• TOGAF or other related architecture certification
• Diagnostics
• Systems architecture
• Systems evaluation
• Research skills
• Data management
• Process analysis

Key Responsibilities:
• Analyse the DUT and ICT strategy and roadmap to determine the future trends, strategic direction and legal implications.
• Interpret the DUT and ICT strategy and roadmap and relate to the Enterprise Architecture roadmap to determine the direction of the specific area.
• Conduct research on the ICT Industry trends, enterprise architecture technology and systems and the impact on the other areas.
• A request to conduct business analysis is received and is analysed to determine the nature and extent of the analysis; or
• The need for business analysis is identified during the execution of outputs.
• The goals and purpose of the business analysis are defined.
• Compile a business case.
• Initiate research through a pro-activity into trends.
• Define the objectives of the research in accordance with the requirement.
• Produce the research paper in accordance with standards and format containing all the relevant information satisfying the objectives and the outcomes of the research.
• Integrate the research findings into the enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Architecture implementation is required in accordance with upgrades on the current enterprise architecture; or
• New architecture must be implemented due to organisational requirements.
• Determine dependencies and independencies to other systems and the architecture impact.
• Analyse the architecture specifications in terms of implementation requirements.
• Conduct the appropriate pre-implementation testing in accordance with test cases and scenarios.
• Develop an implementation plan to ensure smooth implementation.
• Receive a request for consultation and analyse to determine the nature and extent of the consultation to be provided.
• Determine the outcomes of the consultation process in collaboration with the requestor/identified needs to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Identify the information/resolution required by the relevant role players.
• Agree to the time frames for execution of consultation actions.



Contact Person: Miss LV Makhanya

Status of Position: Permanent

Salary: Market Related

To Apply:
Please complete application form attached or downloadable from DUT careers portal and send together with detailed CV, copies of ID, qualifications, and a covering letter.

Kindly note:
Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only. Only applications made on our application for employment form would be considered.
“While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be given to suitable candidates in terms of the University’s equity policy” The University reserves the right NOT to make an appointment.

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LECTURER, JEWELLERY DESIGN
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
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Closing Date 08 March 2025
 
Job Details
Division: Faculty of Arts & Design
Business Unit: Fine Art & Jewellery Design
Minimum experience: Associate
Company primary industry: Higher Education
Job functional area: Design
 
Job Description
Department of Fine Art & Jewellery Design
Lecturer (Jewellery Design)
Ref: JL29
 
Minimum requirements:

• A completed Masters/M. Tech in Jewellery Design & Manufacture (Visual Arts) or an appropriate associated field. However, a candidate with a Doctorate degree will be given preference.
• At least 3 years lecturing experience at an undergraduate level at a tertiary institution. 

 
Additional Recommendations:

• A research track record (publications/ creative outputs and/or exhibitions).
• Lecturing experience with English Second Language students.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• A portfolio of creative work that demonstrates an engagement with jewellery design, adornment arts, or related.
• Familiarity and/or experience with Online Teaching Platforms (Moodle)
• CAD/CAM basic skills (Rhino 3D)
• Bench experience in jewellery manufacturing is preferred, but a goldsmith certificate is not required.
• Competency in a range of art/craft skills (such as weaving, ceramics, casting, textiles, beadwork, carving, metal work etc.)
• Industry related engagement and experience.
• Drawing skills (relating to design, visualisation, problem solving and technical drawing).
• Entrepreneurial and marketing skills (social media, blogging, e-commerce etc.) 

 
Summary of Duties:

• Lecture in the undergraduate program of Jewellery Design and Manufacture while contributing to postgraduate learning.
• Facilitate skills development, particularly in jewellery-specific technology and manufacturing.
• Facilitate the integration of design and drawing with manufacturing processes in the curriculum.
• Facilitate/implement interdisciplinary practice that links design theory and practice in the curriculum.

 
 
Contact Person: G Govindasamy
Email Address: careers@dut.ac.za
Status of Position: Permanent
 
Applications should include:

• A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from dut.ac.za (under the QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
• A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above mentioned fields)
• Covering letter.
• Certified copies of all academic records and certificates
• Current contact information of referees
• No manual applications will be accepted and incomplete applications will be disregarded.
• Please complete an official application for employment form and send a detailed CV and a covering letter with the exact name of the post you are applying for to: careers@dut.ac.za.

 
Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only.
Only applications made on our application for employment form would be considered.
 
“While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be in terms of the University’s equity policy.”


“The University reserves the right not to appoint”
 
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​FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
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Closing Date 07 March 2025
 
Job Details
Division: Real Estate Management
Business Unit: Facilities & Maintenance
Minimum experience: Mid-Senior
Company primary industry: Education Management
Job functional area: Engineering
EE Status: Only open to EE candidates
 
Job Description
DUT~ has approximately 33 000 students, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first choice for higher education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It is located in the beautiful cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg (PMB). As a University of Technology, it prioritises the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring its academic staff possess the highest possible qualification that they can get.
The Durban University of Technology is a result of the merger in April 2002 of two prestigious technikons, ML Sultan and Technikon Natal. It was named the Durban Institute of Technology and later became the Durban University of Technology in line with the rest of the universities of technology.
DUT, a member of the International Association of Universities, is a multi-campus university of technology at the forefront of higher education, technological training, research, and innovation. In alignment with DUT’s strategy ENVISION 2030, the University would like to see its people (staff, students etc) become entrepreneurial and innovative.
In 2020, DUT was ranked amongst the Top 500 Universities globally, and 10th for citations globally and 5th Nationally. DUT has six Faculties, Accounting and Informatics, Applied Sciences, Management Sciences, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences and Arts& Design.

Real Estate Management

Post: Facilities and Maintenance Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• NQF Level 7 qualification in relevant field of specialization OR Built Environment OR Engineering OR related field.
• Registered with Professional Body.
• Eligible to be registered as a professional member of ECSA OR PMP OR SACPMP OR relevant field
• At least five years’ experience in a specialist’s environment.
• Technical knowledge.
• Project management knowledge.
• Negotiating Skills.
• Knowledge of the operations of a university, or organization with similar needs and constraints, and its environment. Strong planning, organizing, and delivering ability.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work.
• Strong team abilities.
• Competent time management skills.

 
Summary of Duties:

• Inspecting, assessing, and assigning to approved work and services to service providers, ensure that service providers/contracts /internal staff execute work correctly, timely and according to the required standards or service levels.
• Implement, utilize, and update electronic system to plan and execute work procedures (Planned or Scheduled maintenance programs).
• Managing of the Work packages or work orders throughout all the statuses and project/contract phases. Emergency work management and scheduling of the work and informing all stakeholders.
• Manages work quality in accordance with policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
• Defines risk response control to enable the pro-active management of the identified risks.
• Oversees work execution undertaken to ensure the desired results are achieved, the most efficient resources are utilised, and the different interests involved are satisfied.
• Conducts quality assurance in accordance with set schedules to ensure that the deliverables adhere to set standards.
• Assists and advises relevant internal stakeholders, and teams to the best use DUT resources and approaches.
• Undertakes other duties or manage certain projects which may arise or as may be delegated from time to time.
• Prepares and submits reports/statistics of work undertaken reports to various structures as required, in accordance with the reporting schedule.
• Track and report work deliverables and performance management of contractors. Keep records and report, providing a real-time, comprehensive, and prioritized view of all work objectives.
• Prepares the monthly consolidated management report on operational and running cost.
• Maintain good communication with all stakeholders, develop and create the process of engaging with all stakeholder and feedback process (staff, students, and Service Providers).
• Provide and plan work for service contractors to have access to areas where work needs to be carried out.
• Engage stakeholders and create awareness procedures (to inform occupants or users in advance if access is required in advance to perform work).
• Identify the deliverables in accordance with a formulated project plan to determine the resource requirements in terms of availability and competence.
• Select staff and allocate to the identified areas of responsibility.
• Inform staff of the expected roles and responsibilities to ensure that all involved staff understand their part in the project.
• Plan and execute project team development to ensure the highest possible level of synergy and team performance.
• Analyses the HR plan, determine the relevant deliverables and set performance targets for own team in the department.
• Ensures the implementation of learning and development programmes for staff, including personal development plans.
• Creates and maintains a climate conducive for team performance to enable the team to deliver on set targets.
• Monitors and measures the department performance in accordance with the metrics agreed upon in the performance agreements and corporate balance score card.
• Initiates pro-active and corrective actions as required to ensure service delivery.
• Complete management actions within the required time frames.
• Coach direct reports by compiling and providing clear feedback on work performance and provides constructive suggestions to improve performance.
• Monitors and evaluate the impact of own direct reports development interventions on performance.

 
Contact Person: Miss LV Makhanya

Status of Position: Permanent

Salary: Market Related


To Apply:
Please complete application form attached on this advertisement or from DUT careers portal and send together with detailed CV, copies of ID, qualifications, and a covering letter. 

Kindly note:
Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only. Only applications made on our application for employment form would be considered.

“While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be given to suitable candidates in terms of the University’s equity policy” The University reserves the right NOT to make an appointment.
 
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​DIRECTOR: (TRANSPORT, FLEET, BUSINESS OPERATIONS) LOGISTICAL SERVICES
Durban University of Technology
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Contract
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Closing Date 07 March 2025
 
Job Details
Division: Real Estate Management
Business Unit: Transport & Logistics
Minimum experience: Executive
Company primary industry: Education Management
Job functional area: Engineering
Contract term: 60
EE Status: Only open to EE candidates
 
Job Description
DUT~ has approximately 33 000 students, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first choice for higher education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It is located in the beautiful cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg (PMB). As a University of Technology, it prioritises the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring its academic staff possess the highest possible qualification that they can get.
The Durban University of Technology is a result of the merger in April 2002 of two prestigious technikons, ML Sultan and Technikon Natal. It was named the Durban Institute of Technology and later became the Durban University of Technology in line with the rest of the universities of technology.
DUT, a member of the International Association of Universities, is a multi-campus university of technology at the forefront of higher education, technological training, research, and innovation. In alignment with DUT’s strategy ENVISION 2030, the University would like to see its people (staff, students etc) become entrepreneurial and innovative.
In 2020, DUT was ranked amongst the Top 500 Universities globally, and 10th for citations globally and 5th Nationally.
DUT has six Faculties, Accounting and Informatics, Applied Sciences, Management Sciences, Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences and Arts& Design.

Real Estate Management

Post: Director: (Transport, Fleet, Business Operations) Logistical Services

(5-year renewable contract) 

Minimum Requirements:

• An Honour’s Degree (NQF Level 8) in (Transport and Fleet Management, Business Operations – PREFERRED) OR Logistics Management OR Business Management OR related field.
• 6 to 10 years’ experience as a senior manager responsible for operations and/or transport, fleet services.
• Prior experience in managing transport, fleet, operations.
• Experience in management of routes scheduling and maintenance of insourced/outsourced services.
• Strategic planning background in relation to all facets of logistical services (transport, fleet) area of business operation.
• Exposure to the development of budgets, cost control, and related budgetary management.
• Management of human capital, performance management, absenteeism, and disciplinary processes.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and organisational abilities.

 
Summary of Duties:

• Develop and implement integrated transport, fleet, operations management systems / strategy to support Institutional strategy/objectives.
• Direct transport, fleet, operations plans which ensure proper coordination to connect business services across the board to maximise returns while providing strong support to operations in adherence to performance standards.
• Strategically plan and manage transportation and fleet services.
• Ensure Integrated Planning amongst all Logistics: Transport & Fleet Infrastructure and Operational Stakeholders.
• Manage the planning and/or implementation of logistics projects and improvement of processes.
• Ensure that all logistics solutions are fully integrated.
• Develop and implement strategies and best practices within the function for purposes of enhancing service delivery and efficiencies.
• Investigate and introduce/implement new and automated or digital ways of delivering the logistics function in line with required labour, service levels, costs and customer needs.
• Advise on the development of a logistics operating model and value chain that enhances the logistics function and optimizes productivity of the human capital.
• Facilitate the ability of logistical services to remain technologically competitive.
• Implement a centralised transport/fleet management system.
• Oversee the continuous development and implementation of Logistical Information System, maintenance and functionality of the system.
• Plan driver resource strategically, tactically and operationally to utilise fleet to its maximum capacity.
• Deploy appropriate controls and procedures to effectively and efficiently manage all aspects of customer service and communication.
• Oversee cost control and performance, actively seeking to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, increasing margin whilst meeting budget.
• Manage the lease or outsource process and other logistics functions.
• Ensure fleet, transport and logistical services are managed in accordance with the policies of the University, by rendering the following operational services.
• Ensure availability of vehicles (internal or outsourced) through effective servicing programme and other means.
• Manage the costs of running the fleet to the advantage of the university.
• Allocate vehicles according to requirements ensuring best fit of vehicle to task.
• Ensure proper maintenance of the fleet in accordance with standard operating procedure as agreed to with the service providers.
• Direct the various functions of printing operations including graphic arts, photocopy, offset press, and bindery to achieve quality printing in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
• Promotes preventative maintenance as a strategy thus extending the operational life of printing and postal equipment.
• Operate an independent mail service by ensuring that the University's mail service complies with rules and regulations in the receipt, handling and distribution of all classes of mail.
• Analyse the HR plan, determine the relevant deliverables and set performance targets for the own team in the department.
• Develop and implement performance management targets.
• Manage the department in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements.
• Complete management actions within the required time frames.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of own repartees development interventions on performance.

 
Contact Person: Miss LV Makhanya

Status of Position: Permanent

Salary: Market Related


To Apply:
Please complete application form attached on this advertisement or from DUT careers portal and send together with detailed CV, copies of ID, qualifications, and a covering letter. 

Kindly note:
Communication will be entered into with short-listed candidates only. Only applications made on our application for employment form would be considered.

“While DUT strives for equal opportunities, preference will be given to suitable candidates in terms of the University’s equity policy” The University reserves the right NOT to make an appointment.
 
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