Head: Website Management
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
CORPORATE RELATIONS DIVISION
HEAD: WEBSITE MANAGEMENT
PEROMNES GRADE 07
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT
WESTVILLE CAMPUS
REFERENCE NUMBER: ukzn_000593
Corporate Relations Division seeks to appoint a highly skilled and innovative professional to provide specialised website development and design services in support of the University’s digital presence and strategic communication objectives. The successful incumbent will be responsible for delivering efficient, responsive, and high-impact digital solutions, ensuring UKZN’s web platforms reflect excellence, institutional identity, and user accessibility.
Key Responsibilities
The appointed individual will be expected to:
- Develop interactive, high-quality web applications for major institutional events and functional platforms using .NET (VB and C#), HTML, and CSS.
- Design and implement responsive web templates for UKZN websites, including the optimisation of graphics for both web and other digital mediums.
- Maintain and update top-level institutional webpages, ensuring timely publication of news and events, while also supporting over 250 sub-sites (including support divisions and the Innerweb).
- Create, manage, and maintain websites for Colleges, Schools, Units, and Centres using WordPress, and provide specialist consultation, hands-on training, and technical support to internal web administrators.
- Design and distribute the University’s electronic newsletters on a weekly basis, ensuring high-quality visual layout, consistency, and branding.
Minimum requirements
- A relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a related field (e.g. Information Technology, Web Design, Digital Media).
- At least five (5) years of relevant experience, with a minimum of two (2) years in a similar role (as a Webmaster), preferably within a higher education, research, or corporate communications environment.
- Proven management and supervisory experience is essential, with the ability to coordinate workflows and support a distributed team.
- A valid Code 08 driver’s licence, as the role requires travel across UKZN campuses.
- Four (4) years of demonstrated experience in website development using
CMS and writing web applications, including:
- Proven ability in developing and debugging online applications using Visual Studio .NET, including Web Portals, Database Design, and Stored Procedures for dynamic applications.
- Experience working in a Windows Server environment, with the ability to manage IIS and website deployment procedures.
- Strong graphic design skills, with advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Web Premium) or similar tools.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 07 July 2025
Kindly note that the University of KwaZulu-Natal (“the University”) is required to process any Personal Information (as defined by the Protection of Personal Act, 2013 “POPIA”) submitted by candidates when applying for positions at the University. The provision of the Personal Information is a requirement in terms of the University’s recruitment and selection process. The retention of any personal information is as a consequence of the University being bound by legislative requirements and / or good governance practices as well as record keeping for statistical purposes. The University will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paperbased formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.
Benefits
Appointment to this post will be on the January 2018 Conditions of Service. The remuneration package offered includes benefits
