Student Life Coordinator (Maternity Cover) Fixed-Term Contract

ADvTECH; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in KwaZulu-Natal is seeking a Student Life Coordinator (Maternity Cover) to manage co-curricular activities and student engagement. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and preferably 1 year of related experience in event management. Responsibilities include planning initiatives, developing awareness strategies, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance student experiences. The position is crucial for fostering a vibrant campus life while upholding commitments to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in education, communication psychology or business.
• Preferably 1 year experience in event management, stakeholder management, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute student life activities aligning with strategic objectives.
• Develop and implement communication strategies for campus activities.
• Monitor budgets and report on student life trends.

Skills

Excellent Communication skills

Training and Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) or equivalent

Job description

Job title : Student Life Coordinator (Maternity Cover) Fixed-Term Contract

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Deadline : January 09, 2026

Duties and Responsibilities :

Student Life

• Contributes to the identification of co-curricular, extracurricular, and meta-curricular campus activities, with final decisions made by the line manager, and takes the lead in planning and executing approved initiatives that support the Institution’s strategic objectives.
• Identifies and selects of student life : social and cultural groups, clubs, associations and affiliation groups and services and applies insights to improve student participation, sustainability and longevity.
• Plans and executes student life : social, cultural groups, clubs, associations, affiliation, and interest groups and services and applies insights to improve student participation, sustainability and longevity.
• In collaboration with the Head : Student Experience, student experience, operations and academic portfolios ensures the campus calendar of events reflects equitable academic and non-academic offerings on the campus calendar.
• Identify and analyze current and potential non-curricular participation initiatives.
• Work with the campus Student Life Squad to ensure student receive an inclusive and comprehensive student / campus life experience.
• Collaborate with the Head : Student Experience and academic stakeholders to co-design and deliver inclusive student life initiatives such as clubs, societies, and affiliation groups that support both academic goals and a sense of belonging. These initiatives are guided by participation insights, align with the institutional calendar, and are designed for long‑term relevance and impact.
• Ensures non-curricular offerings uphold the Combined Institution / University commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Support the Manager : Student Life with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects, events and activities.
• Support the Head : Student Experience with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects, events and activities.
• Engage with external stakeholders, networks and partners (both current and potential) in order to enhance opportunities and pathways for engagement of social, cultural, clubs, societies, associations and interest groups.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful event planning and execution.

Awareness and Communication

• In collaboration with the line manager, develops, contributes, and implements effective communication strategies to promote campus activities, events, and opportunities, with the aim of maximizing awareness and participation.
• Brief campus staff and external services providers on events. This includes but is not limited to photographers, printers, sound technicians, venue providers.
• Utilize omnichannel communication platforms, to promote, maintain and market student life : social, cultural, clubs, societies, associations and interest groups.
• Plan and develop multimedia communication elements for usage on omnichannel communication platforms.
• Support internal roll out of communication and awareness campaigns and elements.
• Liaise with national marketing and communications teams to support brand exposure targets.
• Support and ensure student awareness and communication elements are brand identity aligned.

Budget Management

• With the support of the Head – Student Experience, Monitoring expenditures compared to budgets and taking needed corrective action to assure budgetary integrity

Reporting and Advocacy

• Monitor and reporting on student life, social, cultural, clubs, societies, associations, affiliations and interest trends and factors against establish success metrics.

Competencies required

• Excellent Communication skills with the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences.
• Training and Development

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) or equivalent in areas such as education, communication psychology or business.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements

• Preferably 1 year experience in event management, stakeholder management, and Project management experience

Ideal Work Experience

• Proven experience in co-curricular programme offerings and student governance
• Occupational Health and Safety experience advantageous.
• Experience in communication elements development and execution
• Administrative / Management jobs