Faculty Officer

UWC; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) invites applications for the position of Faculty Officer in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, based at Bellville campus. The role focuses on external relations, marketing, events, and administration to support recruitment drives, orientation, and awards ceremonies.

The successful candidate will coordinate communications with partners, manage campaigns, and maintain digital content across platforms, reporting to the Faculty Manager and liaising

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field; at least three years’ experience in Marketing.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google suite applications.
• Excellent office management, agenda compilation, minute taking, and report writing skills.
• Experience with content creation and using digital media tools for effective communication.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A valid driver’s license older than two years.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate external relations, newsletters, and reports.
• Communicate with partners, agencies, donors, and vendors for events and projects.
• Design publicity strategies and promotional campaigns to raise awareness.
• Plan and attend faculty promotional events and outreach programmes.
• Maintain faculty website and social media content.
• Monitor marketing campaigns with analytics.

Skills

Content creation

Public relations

Communication

Office management

Minute taking

Report writing

Driver's license

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7) in PR/Marketing/Communications

Tools

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Google Suite

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Title of Position

Faculty Officer

Post Number

C057

Faculty/Department

University of the Western Cape -> Community & Health Sciences -> Dean's Office: Community & Health Sciences

Type of Position

Permanent - Full Time

Length of Contract Period

Location

Closing Date

23/10/2026

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas

The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at the University of the Western Cape is situated on two campuses namely; Main campus and Bellville campus. The Faculty is one of the leading institutions for the education of community and health sciences professionals in South Africa. The Faculty offers professional qualifications in Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work, Community Development, Inter-professional Education, Interdisciplinary Studies of Children Families and Society (CISCFS), Complementary Medicine, Public Health and Biokinetics.

We currently have a position available for an experienced administrator at our Faculty office to be responsible for the Faculty’s recruitment drives and open days, Deans annual awards ceremony, Faculty’s orientation programmes, provide PR support to faculty’s community outreach programmes, public relations, marketing, events, and related administration. The incumbent will also liaise regularly with the Faculty Manager, departments, staff members, students, faculties, tertiary institutions and external organisations.

Applicants who meet the below criteria, are invited to apply for this position. The successful candidate will be responsible for and not limited to:

External Relations

• Compile and distribute annual faculty newsletters and reports.
• Communicate with external partners, agencies, donors, and vendors regarding partnership opportunities towards faculty events and projects.
• Track media coverage, analyze public sentiment, and prepare regular public relations reports for the faculty’s outreach and specific programmes.
• Design and execute publicity strategies and promotional campaigns to raise brand awareness for the faculty.

Marketing and Event Management

• Write and prepare promotional materials, (i.e. brochures, pamphlets, posters, etc) towards specific faculty events and outreach programmes.
• Coordinate and attend the faculty’s promotional events and outreach programmes.
• Regular monitoring and updating of faculty website and social media platforms (i.e. TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc) with content following events.
• Monitor campaign performance using analytic tools for marketing insights and decision-making purposes.

Finance Administration

• Obtain quotations from vendors where applicable.
• Create purchase orders for payment purposes.
• Report and monitor expenditures from marketing budget entity.
• Supporting and assisting with fundraising initiatives driven by the Faculty.

• A Bachelor’s Degree (NQF Level 7) in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing, or a related field and at least three years’ experience in Marketing.
• Expertise in MS office (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Teams) and Google suite (Mail, Meets, Drive) applications.
• Excellent office management, agenda compilation and minute taking and report writing skills.
• Experience with content creation and the ability to use digital media electronic tools for effective communication.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A valid driver’s license older than two (2) years.

Added Advantages

• Experience in the Higher Education environment.
• Working knowledge and or experience of a Student Enrolment Management System.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure and without supervision.
• Experience in using AI, Canva and the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc).
• A submission of a portfolio of evidence in drafting newsletters, annual reports and organising events.

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.