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Residence operational management:
- Ensure effective management of residence life operations at the campuss residence of UFS
- Lead the development of housing and residence affairs plans and operations and ensure executions.
- Facilitate the development of the best practices and standards for managing residences.
- Develop and ensure the implementation of residence manuals, policies, and guidelines for UFS residences.
- Ensure optimal management of residence on UFS campuses.
- Ensure that the residence operations are effectively managed.
- Develop and ensure implementation of the residence code of conduct and HRA policies for UFS.
- Ensure effective management of residence committee elections and appointments.
- Ensure that reported on-campus and off-campus residence/housing incidents are effectively responded to.
- Ensure that operational residence protocols provide support during emergencies and crises.
- Develop and ensure implementation of measures for good residence conduct and management.
- Ensure that residence resources are effectively utilized and accounted for.
- Manage the Senior Assistant officer of the Office of Residence Life and Student Communities
- Manage all College Coordinators, Residence Heads, and Programme Coordinators in line with the strategic vision, mission, and values of Housing and Residence Affairs, Student Affairs, and the UFS.
- Manage the continuous professional development of all Residence Heads, College Coordinators, and Programme Coordinators
- Align professional staff development with UFS Human Resources and professionals. These training events are aligned with national and international standards for professional development.
- Lead mentor programmes for all newly appointed staff and mentor all existing staff in alignment with the UFS performance plan.
- Lead HR recruitment processes to fill vacant positions and renew contracts of Residence heads for Bloemfontein and South Campus.
- Lead all disciplinary processes related to Residence Life and Student Communities staff.
- Chair routine meetings and key strategic conversations on matters related to student communities.
- Approve staff leave and plans.
- Develop strategies for residence life and colleges in line with the vision, mission and values of Student Affairs and Housing and Residence Affairs.
- Ensure the coordination of college leadership structures.
- Lead the annual year planning of Residence Life and Colleges and align it with Student Affairs and the institution's broader initiatives.
- Develop an implementation plan for Residence life and colleges that include off-campus students and accredited student accommodation.
- Ensure the budget and financial management of the colleges are aligned with the vision, mission and values of Housing and Residence Affairs, Student Affairs and Housing and Residence Affairs.
- Benchmark best practices in managing off-campus student communities and design a strategic plan to manage the off-campus student communities.
- Ensure the optimal strategic plan to respond to the needs and well-being of off-campus students.
- Engage with off-campus service providers to involve them in student life programs.
- Ensure the involvement of off-campus student houses in day residences.
- Ensure the extended student development programs are extended optimally to off-campus students of the UFS.
- Student awards coordinator.
- Manage the allocated budget per the UFS finance and procurement policies.
- Lead the annual budgeting process for Residence Life and Student Communities.
- Ensure the budget allocation accommodates Bloemfontein and South Campus.
- Lead the annual budget of all Colleges.
- Ensure the financial management of income and expenditure related to Residence Life and Student Communities.
- Lead the programme coordinators in the student development programs.
- Ensure student development programs align with national and international standards.
- Participate in stakeholder committees developing first-year programs for better higher education transition.
- Collaborate with the Director: Student Counselling and Development for optimal student well-being programs.
- Collaborate with the Director: Student Life to align the broader institutional development programs and student support structures.
- Collaborate with other Division of Student Affairs offices to ensure student engagement, student wellness, and student experience is reached optimally.
- Oversee the Residence Committee elections.
- Lead and coordinate the sub-council elections for the following two ex-officio SRC positions: (1) chairperson for the Day/off-campus Students Council; and (2) chairperson for the Campus Residence Council.
- Link monitoring-and-evaluation data with conversational interventions to shift specific aspects within student communities.
- Implement monitoring and evaluation strategies.
- Utilize data to inform changes and for strategic reporting.
- Lead and facilitate continuous cultural renewal conversations in student communities. These conversations address stereotypes, shared values, and the consequent re-alignment of symbols, systems, residence traditions, and behaviour.
- Collaborate with Strategic Communication and Brand Management to ensure the corporate alignment of student communities with the corporate guidelines of the UFS.
- Coordinate the training of personnel as facilitators of transformational conversations.
- Support the facilitation of disciplinary processes in the residences.
- Refer to the most serious transgressions.
- Bachelors degree or an advanced diploma/BTech degree/postgraduate certificate on NQF Level 7.
- Minimum of four (4) years managerial experience in student housing.
- Minimum of five (5) years relevant working experience in a higher education environment.
- Valid driver's license.
- Honours degree/postgraduate diploma/professional bachelors degree on NQF Level 8.
- Experience within the higher-education environment.
- Administration experience.
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