Assistant Administrative Officer
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
- The purpose of Assistant Administrative Officer is to provide Administrative, Secretarial, HR Requester duties in the Office of the RMS Campus Manager
Minimum requirements
- Grade 12
- One-year relevant post school qualifications
- Two year’s secretarial and administrative experience within the University
- Experience with the finance and HR i-Enabler as a Requester
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
The Incumbent must:
- Be able to work well under pressure
- Have a high level of personal integrity and ability to deal with sensitive issues with delicacy and diplomacy while maintaining complete discretion and confidentiality
- Have good interpersonal and client service skills to enable successful liaison and interaction with all University stakeholders
- Participation in a Skills test prior to interviewing may be required of short-listed candidates
The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday, 25 July 2025.
Applicants are required to complete the relevant application form which is available on the Vacancies website at www.ukzn.ac.za.
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 endeavor to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and implemented for both electronic and paper-based formats that are used for processing of the personal information recorded through this recruitment and selection process.
Benefits
Appointment to this position will be on the January 2018 Conditions of Service.
The total remuneration package offered includes benefits.
