Academic Administrative Assistant - Faculty Support

UWC Sport; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) invites applications for an Administrative Assistant: Faculty to support the Faculty Office with administrative processes and to ensure alignment with central systems. This permanent, full-time post reports to the Faculty Manager and serves academics, students and staff.

Key duties include managing the Faculty Helpdesk, reception, data collation, meeting administration, events support, HR admin and general office duties.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with HE exposure or higher education admin experience preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ administrative experience in Higher Education.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Faculty Office and align processes with central systems.
• Manage the Faculty Helpdesk and handle front-desk reception duties.
• Assist with enquiries, data collation and correspondence in the Faculty.
• Support HR administration and travel/meeting logistics.

Skills

Administrative support

Customer service

Office software

Communication

Education

Grade 12

NQF 6

Tools

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) invites applications for an Administrative Assistant: Faculty to support the Faculty Office with administrative processes and to ensure alignment with central systems. This permanent, full-time post reports to the Faculty Manager and serves academics, students and staff.

Key duties include managing the Faculty Helpdesk, reception, data collation, meeting administration, events support, HR admin and general office duties.