UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE (UWC) VACANCIES

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE (UWC)

SENIOR LECTURER IN MANAGEMENT
Post Number 8020311
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> Economics & Management Sciences -> Management and Entrepreneurship
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.
The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that educates the students across multiple disciplines including Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics, Industrial Psychology (Human Resources Management), Information Systems, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), Institute for Social Development, Political Studies, School of Government (including Public Administration) and the Academic Literacies Programme.
The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship offers modules and programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Department aims at equipping students with knowledge and skills to excel in dynamic business environments and entrepreneurial ventures. Through cutting-edge research, meaningful community partnerships, and a commitment to transformative learning experiences, we prepare students to drive organizational success and turn visionary ideas into impactful realities.

The successful candidate for Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

Facilitate learning at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in business management, management and/or data analytics.
Develop and update course materials, ensuring alignment with the latest industry trends and academic standards.
Utilise innovative teaching methods and technologies to enhance student learning and engagement.
Conduct research and publish in the fields of business and management, analytics and entrepreneurship
Present research findings at national and international conferences and contribute to the academic community through publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Undertake undergraduate and postgraduate supervision
Contribute to the administrative and strategic functions of the department, including participation in committees, curriculum planning, and accreditation processes.
Engage in community service and outreach activities that promote entrepreneurship and business and management education in the wider community.
Lead initiatives that enhance the department’s reputation, visibility, and impact in the field of Business, Management & Entrepreneurship.

Minimum Requirements

Doctoral qualification or equivalent in the field of Business Management, Management, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience in facilitating learning in the field of business management, management and/or data analytics.
A record of publications in the field of business management, management and/or data analytics.
A record of successful supervision at Honours and Masters level.
Demonstrated competence in community engagement.

Key competencies:

Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Presentation and facilitation skills
Adaptability and the ability to operate in a diverse environment
Commitment to student-centred learning
Illustrate computer literacy and e-learning skills
Planning and organisational skills, including time management
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a collegial environment Technical professional knowledge and skills in the discipline and in the core strategic areas, namely learning and teaching, research and scholarship, community engagement as well as professional leadership

For further information about the position (but not applications), please contact the Head of Department, Dr.N. Sibindi via email at nsibindi@uwc.ac.za

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae and the highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll.
For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER
Post Number 8032037
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> ICS Department -> Applications Development and Support
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date 13/10/2024

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University of the Western Cape's (UWC) Information and Communication Services (ICS) Department play a pivotal role in delivering ICT services that enable and support the University’s strategic goals and objectives. ICS, in line with growing its capability and supporting the Digital Transformation Strategy of UWC, offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Support Administrator in the ICS Applications Development and Support unit.
To be part of a team responsible for the creation of robust applications and solutions from business requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for development, maintenance, and support of current and new applications and solutions. They will report to and take instruction from the Team Lead of the Business Systems Unit.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

Analyse business requirements,
Design, develop, maintain and support existing and new SharePoint sites
Documenting and testing of solutions
The development and configuration of user-friendly, secure and scalable SharePoint sites and enhancements

Minimum Requirements
3 year degree (NQF 7) or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science with 3 years relevant experience developing SharePoint sites or

Senior certificate (with Bachelors pass) with 5 years relevant experience developing SharePoint sites.
Office 365 certification.

Advantageous requirements

Experience working in an academic environment

Competencies Required

Experience implementing SharePoint On-Premises, SharePoint Online, Power Platform and O365 solutions
Experience of SharePoint Framework (SPFx), SharePoint PnP, SharePoint Search, TypeScript, C#, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript
Basic experience of SharePoint APIs
Basic understanding of service-oriented and object-oriented development environment
Understanding of modern SharePoint web stack and creating deployable packages
Experience creating low code/no code solutions using PowerApps and Power Automate workflows
Basic understanding of Microsoft Graph and Azure Active Directory
Understanding hybrid implementation of SharePoint on-premise and SharePoint online and related complexities
Experience of SharePoint document and record management and data migration and migration tools
Proven ability to develop innovative, secure, scalable, re-usable, user-friendly and accessible solutions

Advantageous

Understanding of Fluent UI, user interface design and prototyping
Experience in relational database design and implementation with SQL Server, ASP.NET MVC, TFS, Azure
Familiarity of Azure Dev Ops for source control, work item tracking and pipelines for automated builds
Basic understanding of ISO/IEC 27001, OWASP, WCAG2 and ITIL
Basic understanding of Waterfall, Agile and DevOps implementation methodologies

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae and the highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll.
For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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ANALYST PROGRAMMER
Post Number 8036586
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> ICS Department -> Applications Development and Support
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date 13/10/2024

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University of the Western Cape's (UWC) Information and Communication Services (ICS) Department play a pivotal role in delivering ICT services that enable and support the University’s strategic goals and objectives. ICS, in line with growing its capability and supporting the Digital Transformation Strategy of UWC, offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Support Administrator in the ICS Applications Development and Support unit.
To be part of a team responsible for the creation of robust applications and solutions from business requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for development, maintenance, and support of current and new applications and solutions. They will report to and take instruction from the Team Lead of the Business Systems Unit.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

Participate in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) phases with a focus on development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of applications and solutions
Develop, maintain, and support existing and new applications and solutions based on business requirements.
Ensure that solutions and enhancements comply with guidelines and best practices.
Estimate the efforts involved for development and implementation and prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) as required
Provide 1st line incident response and resolution, or escalation

Minimum Requirements

National Diploma or Advanced Certificate (NQF 6) or equivalent
3 Years experience as a Software Developer dealing with Microsoft technologies specifically .Net.
Demonstrable experience within a structured software development environment.

Competencies Required

Good communication skills – both verbal and written
Analytical thinker
Attention to detail
Stakeholder engagement
Open to new suggestions and ideas
Keen to resolve issues and keep a happy campus community
Team worker
Understanding of vendor service levels requirements
Drive towards a speedy outcome for every ticket/issue logged

Advantageous requirements

iOS and Android mobile app development (not required)
Sql Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Power BI Reporting
Data modelling and cataloguing
Angular, .Net Core, .Net 6.0 technology stack
Cloud technologies

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae and the highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll.
For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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BI ANALYST
Post Number 8027357
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> ICS Department -> Applications Development and Support
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date 13/10/2024

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University of the Western Cape's (UWC) Information and Communication Services (ICS) Department play a pivotal role in delivering ICT services that enable and support the University’s strategic goals and objectives. ICS, in line with growing its capability and supporting the Digital Transformation Strategy of UWC, offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR Support Administrator in the ICS Applications Development and Support unit.
To be part of a team responsible for the creation of robust applications and solutions from business requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for development, maintenance, and support of current and new applications and solutions. They will report to and take instruction from the Team Lead of the Business Systems Unit.

The key role and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:

Identify source data, source systems and data mapping required to deliver the Business Intelligence layer (solution), including the reporting server (data warehousing)
Establish and build relationships with customer stakeholders
Advise customers on options available for display and analysis of information
Examine company data to improve its efficiency, decision making, and overall performance
Development and administration of BI tools
Transform raw data into meaningful insights through interactive and user-friendly dashboards and reports
Report, build dashboards and data models and Analysing datasets
Design, build/develop and deploy reports and dashboards
Understand business requirements in the BI context and design data models to convert raw data to meaningful insights.
Scheduling of complex refresh of data

Minimum Requirements

Three (3) Year Degree, Advanced Diploma or equivalent at NQF Level 7 in information systems or analytical field with 3 years relevant experience,

OR..

Senior Certificate (with Bachelors pass) and Industry recognised certifications or accreditations in similar fields with 5 years relevant experience.

Competencies Required

Demonstrable Work Experience required in data preparation, data gateway, and data warehousing.
Working with Microsoft Business Intelligence Stack, Self-service tool such as Power BI or Tableau.
Understanding of SQL and JavaScript.
Extensive knowledge and expertise in business intelligence, databases, and technical aspects of BI tools.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Post Number 8020093
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> Finance & Services -> Fixed Assets & Insurance
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date 9/10/2024

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic university, rooted in the African continent with an increasing global reach. UWC actively responds in critical and creative ways to the development needs of the country, within an ever-changing and challenging global context.
We seek a skilled individual to assist within the department through the use of resources and systems in order to ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Reporting to the Assistant Accountant Fixed Assets, the role will be responsible for, among others:

Monitor system of controls, procedures, and forms for the recording of fixed assets.
Assign bar codes to fixed assets.
Barcoding of university assets
Record fixed asset acquisitions.
Review and update the detailed schedule of fixed assets.
Identify and investigate any obsolete assets.
Conduct periodic impairment reviews for intangible assets.
Conduct periodic physical inventory counts of fixed assets.
Conduct analyses related to fixed assets as requested by management.
Prepare audit schedules relating to fixed assets, and assist the auditors in their inquiries.

Minimum Requirements

Senior certificate
2 years relevant experience in fixed assets
Valid drivers’ license with 2 years driving experience
Advantageous would be a post matric Diploma, with Accounting as a subject
Experience with the following software will be a distinct advantage:
Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)
Fixed Assets Register system.

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae and the highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll.
For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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ACCOUNTANT: FIXED ASSETS
Post Number 8020636
Faculty/Department University of the Western Cape -> Finance & Services -> Fixed Assets & Insurance
Type of Position Permanent - Full Time
Length of Contract Period
Location Main Campus - Bellville, WC ZA (Primary)
Closing Date 9/10/2024

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas
The University if the Western Cape has an asset register with historic costs exceeding R3.3 billion, and contains over a hundred thousand unique items. The recording of this huge investment in the fixed assets register poses a complex and challenging set of tasks that require the skills and efforts of a talented and diligent Fixed Asset Accountant. The Fixed Asset Accountant will report to the Financial Accountant and be responsible for staff controlling physical fixed assets. We seek a skilled individual to plan, organize and manage the Fixed Assets Department through the use of resources, systems and people in order to ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

Full disclosure relating on Annual Financial Statements to Fixed Assets in the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Notes in terms of accounting standards (IFRS 16)
Leases & Corresponding Liabilities
Knowledge of Maintaining the asset register with this class of assets
Knowledge of capitalisation of lease requirements in terms of IFRS.
Disclose capital projects i.e. property, plant and equipment according to IFRS standards.
Knowledge of significant assets and IFRS.
Liaise with Building Contractors and other major infrastructure and equipment projects
Budget & Planning
Forecasting the effect of Future capital investments for Budgets and Five-year Plan
Knowledge and application of capital budgeting to assist the Management Accountant with Budgets, Forecasting and Five-year Plans
Developing and maintaining the asset register
Maintaining accounting and management information relating to fixed assets
Reviewing and reporting on GL fixed asset and related information to detect potential errors/inconsistencies
Informing and advising relevant department heads of fixed asset management
Providing fixed asset related information on request and being available to clarify such information to users and heads of cost centres
Staying abreast of practical implications of legislation and IFRS changes relating to fixed assets
Ensuring the accounting for additions, disposals and depreciation of fixed assets is accurately and timeously updated in the ledger
Providing financial procedural advice relating to various stakeholders
Responsible for the asset registers and general ledger to ensure completeness, accuracy and validity
Preparing/assisting with the preparation of various fixed asset accounting related reports required by the Department of Higher Education and other statutory bodies
Performing various administrative tasks that form part of the Fixed Asset Accounting and Management function of the university
Design, write, update and enforce policies and procedures which govern fixed assets
Enforcing the Fixed Asset policy
Plan, execute and reconcile ad hoc asset counts periodically, carrying out asset counts.
Attend infrastructure project meetings

Minimum Requirements

Post matric qualification: Bachelor’s in Accounting (NQF 7)
3 years’ relevant experience in fixed assets
2 years’ supervisory experience
Valid Drivers’ Licence with 2 years driving experience
MS Word (including creating templates, using tables etc.); MS Excel (non-negotiable) including developing reports, using lookups and pivot tables; and an e-mail and scheduling application (preferably G-mail).
Experience with the following software will be a distinct advantage:
Infor LN or any other ERP system
Fixed Assets Register system.

Knowledge and skills specific to the role
The candidate will deal with large volumes of data and must be able to work in an ordered and organised manner.
The role requires dealing with people from widely differing professional, financial, social and educational backgrounds and the candidate must be able to maintain a professional demeanour towards them.
The position requires analysis of current financial policies, conditions and circumstances as well as understanding the implications of proposed actions.
To effectively manage all of the above, the candidate will require the following skills/attributes:

exceptional data management and organisational skills
the ability to think analytically regarding financial and operational matters
commitment to solving problems rather than merely following procedures
good written and verbal communication skills, including the use of electronic media
self-confidence
honesty, integrity and trustworthiness.

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae and the highest qualification to your online profile. To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll. For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/9763/9708/3551/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.

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