Research Administrator (Post Level 10)

Stellenbosch University; Stellenbosch; Sur place; ZAR 420 000 - 540 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Stellenbosch University invites applications for a Research Administrator (Post Level 10) on a one-year fixed-term contract based at the Stellenbosch Campus. The role supports CRSES and the Faculty of Engineering with financial and administrative duties.

You will assist with budget preparation and tracking, prepare reports and proposals, organize meetings, and maintain research databases, while ensuring effective communication within the team.

Qualifications

• University degree.
• At least three years' work experience in a similar administrative and support research project environment.
• High level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office software suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsabilités

• Supporting financial operations by assisting with budget preparation and budget tracking, processing invoices and tracking payments and expenses.
• Assisting with the preparation, editing, and formatting of research reports, proposals, and presentations.
• Facilitating communication within the research team to streamline workflow and collaboration.
• Helping to organise meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Assisting with data collection and maintaining databases for research projects.
• Providing general administrative support.

Connaissances

MS Office

English proficiency

Communication skills

Formation

University degree

Outils

Database software

Description du poste

Department Description/Departement Beskrywing

Faculty of Engineering

Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES)

Research Administrator (Post Level 10)

(One-year fixed-term contract)

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. ING07/410/1026

Fakulteit Ingenieurswese

Sentrum vir Hernubare en Volhoubare Energiestudies (CRSES)

Navorsingsadministrateur (Posvlak 10)

(Eenjaar-vastetermynkontrak)

(Stellenbosch-kampus)

Verw. ING07/410/1026

Duties/Pligte

• Supporting financial operations by assisting with budget preparation and budget tracking, processing invoices and tracking payments and expenses.
• Assisting with the preparation, editing, and formatting of research reports, proposals, and presentations.
• Facilitating communication within the research team to streamline workflow and collaboration.
• Helping to organise meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Assisting with data collection and maintaining databases for research projects.
• Providing general administrative support.
• Ondersteun finansiële adminstrasie deur te help met die voorbereiding en monitering van begrotings, die verwerking van fakture, betalings en uitgawes.
• Hulpverlening met die voorbereiding, redigering en formatering van navorsingsverslae, voorstelle en aanbiedings.
• Fasiliteer kommunikasie binne die navorsingspan om werkvloei en samewerking te optimaliseer.
• Hulpverlening met die reël van vergaderings, konferensies en werkswinkels.
• Hulpverlening met data-insameling en handhaaf databasisse vir navorsingsprojekte.
• Verskaf algemene administratiewe ondersteuning.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• University degree.
• At least three years' work experience in a similiar administrative and support research project environment.
• High level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office software suite.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Universiteitsgraad.
• Minstens drie jaar se werkservaring in 'n soortgelyke administratiewe en ondersteuningsnavorsingsprojek omgewing.
• Gevorderde vaardigheid in die gebruik van die Microsoft Office-sagtewarepakket.
• Uitstekende skriftelike en mondelinge kommunikasievaardighede in Engels.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• Accounting experience is not a requirement, but will strengthen the application.
• Research report and proposal writing experience is not a requirement, but will strengthen the application.
• Rekeningkundige ervaring is nie 'n vereiste nie, maar sal die aansoek versterk.
• Ervaring in die skryf van navorsingsverslae en -voorstelle is nie 'n vereiste nie, maar sal die aansoek versterk.

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan.

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