Academic Administration Manager

Eduvos; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution seeks an Academic Administration Manager for its Bloemfontein campus. This full-time role involves overseeing academic administration and ensuring compliance across faculties. Candidates should have a relevant undergraduate degree, three to five years of experience in student administration, and the ability to lead effectively. Responsibilities include managing enrolments, student records, and progression planning, making it essential to have strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of student administrative experience.
• Two years’ managerial experience or demonstrated management potential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of academic administration per allocated faculty.
• Responsible for enrolment and issue resolution.
• Manage student records and academic progression.

Skills

Student administration

People leadership

Effective communication

Problem solving

Education

Relevant undergraduate degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of an Academic Administration Manager at our Bloemfontein campus on a full-time basis

Type of position:

• Permanent

Purpose of the position:

• To ensure academic administration implementation and compliance per allocated faculty on campuses

Minimum Requirements

Minimum qualification:

• Relevant undergraduate degree

Experience:

• Three to five years student administrative experience in the higher education environment with two years’ managerial experience or demonstrated management potential

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

As the Academic Administrator Manager, you will primarily be responsible for:

• Enrolment (access and RPL and exclusion) (academic vetting – admission compliance, 1st level student issue resolution)
  
  • Resolve escalations
  • QA sampling
• Student records (document management, moderation process administration, 1st level student issue resolution)
• Academic progression planning per individual student
• Graduation verification and alumni administrative support
• Condone faculty related passes recommendations to Assessment Board
• Capture marks
• Collection of remarking and moderation from faculties (assessment related queries)
• Process assessment related queries
• Management
• Leadership
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement and management / collaboration

Functional and Behavioural Competencies

Functional competencies:

• Internal – can be acquired on the job
• MS office

Behavioural competencies:

• Initiative and responsibility
• People leadership and development
• Relations and networking
• Effective communication (verbal and written)
• Analysis and judgment / problem solving
• Systematic approach (planning and organising)
• Steadiness (emotional tenacity)