Senior Secretary – Undergraduate Administration
(Pay class 6)
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Cape Town is seeking an energetic and dynamic person to join the Department of Psychiatry and
Mental Health to provide administrative support to undergraduate education in psychiatry and psychology.
Requirements:
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Matric
Secretarial and Office Management Diploma or appropriate post-matric qualification would be advantageous.
At least two years’ experience, preferably in an educational institution.
Good computer skills, particularly: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Internet and email.
Good administrative and organizational skills.
Proficiency in English and either Afrikaans or Xhosa.
Good interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of the UCT Student Administrative Processes (Peoplesoft) would be advantageous.
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General Office administration
Providing administrative support to the undergraduate Committee.
Liaising with students, staff and visiting lecturers.
Preparing course timetables.
Organizing teaching and examination venues.
Organizing and coordinating student assessments and examinations.
Working with an information database system.
Collecting and entering of student marks.
The annual cost of employment, including benefits is between R149 972 and R176 479.
To apply, please e-mail the completed UCT Application form (HR201) and all other relevant documentation as
indicated on the form, clearly indicating “Senior Secretary” followed by the reference number in the subject line
to Sandra Swart; email: Sandra.swart@uct.ac.za
The application form can be downloaded at http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/sapweb/forms/hr201.doc
An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Address: Dept of Psychiatry and mental Health, 1st Floor, J Block, Groote Schuur Hospital, Anzio Road,
Observatory 7925
Telephone: +27 21 404 2174
Reference number:
I-2935
Closing date:
6 June 2014
UCT is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at
http://www.uct.ac.za/downloads/uct.ac.za/about/policies/eepolicy.pdf
UCT reserves the right not to appoint.
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