Duties/Pligte
- Supporting the Stellenbosch Business School’s Head of Social Impact to implement the School’s social impact strategy and programmes;
- Supporting the Stellenbosch Business School’s Head of Social Impact with Faculty and institutional-related projects;
- Advising, assisting and making strategic recommendations to the Stellenbosch Business School’s Head of Social Impact and the Social Impact Committee, and managing the effective implementation of decisions;
- Managing and integrating all social impact related administrative functions, including the preparation and control of social impact budgets and other social impact funds, record-keeping and reporting, as well as the collection and distribution of appropriate information;
- Supporting the Stellenbosch Business School’s Head of Social Impact in applying for social impact funding for implementing social impact programmes;
- Supporting the Stellenbosch Business School’s Head of Social Impact to document the School’s social impact for scientific and contemporary publication;
- Identifying, developing and arranging alternative interventions to inform academics’ and students’ understanding of social impact, e.g., workshops, and seminars;
- Reviewing current and required research practices for social impact and developing Stellenbosch Business School directives for academics and students in conjunction with the research manager;
- Reviewing current and required teaching practices for social impact and developing Business School directives for academics in conjunction with the teaching and learning manager;
- Managing the refinement and evaluation of Stellenbosch Business School¿s social impact map and outcomes and assisting with specialised advice for the School¿s publications and accreditation efforts;
- Providing input to Faculty collaborations for social impact and liaising to bring back specifically relevant knowledge;
- Managing the Business School’s social impact webpage requirements, as well as implementing and ensuring the maintenance thereof;
- With the Research and Teaching and Learning Manager, coordinating, collaborating and developing learning processes and activities, managing its correct implementation, and continually ensuring improvements that will inform research and teaching;
- Refining the Stellenbosch Business School¿s social impact strategy and activities to exceed accreditation requirements, and contributing to the development of the accreditation social impact report to ensure continued international accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and others as necessary;
- Acting as an active member of several institutional committees when required.
- Ondersteun die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se Hoof van Sosiale Impak om die Skool se sosiale impakstrategie en -programme te implementeer;
- Ondersteun die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se Hoof van Sosiale Impak met Fakulteits- en institusionele-verwante projekte;
- Adviseer, verleen bystand en maak strategiese aanbevelings aan die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se Hoof van Sosiale Impak en die Sosiale Impak Komitee, en bestuur die effektiewe implementering van besluite;
- Bestuur en integreer alle sosiale impak-verwante administratiewe funksies, met inbegrip van die voorbereiding en beheer van sosiale impakbegrotings en ander maatskaplike impakfondse, rekordhouding en verslagdoening, sowel as die insameling en verspreiding van toepaslike inligting;
- Ondersteun die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se Hoof van Sosiale Impak met aansoeke om maatskaplike impakbefondsing vir die implementering van sosiale impakprogramme;
- Ondersteun die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se Hoof van Sosiale Impak om die Skool se sosiale impak vir wetenskaplike en kontemporêre publikasie te dokumenteer;
- Identifiseer, ontwikkel en reël alternatiewe intervensies om akademici en studente se begrip van sosiale impak in te lig, bv. werkswinkels en seminare;
- Hersien huidige en vereiste navorsingspraktyke vir sosiale impak en ontwikkel riglyne vir die Bestuurskool se akademici en studente in samewerking met die navorsingsbestuurder;
- Hersien huidige en vereiste onderrigpraktyke vir sosiale impak en ontwikkel Bestuurskool-riglyne vir akademici in samewerking met die onderrig-en-leerbestuurder;
- Bestuur die verfyning en evaluering van Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se sosiale impakkaart en uitkomste, en verleen hulp met spesialis advies oor die Skool se publikasies en akkreditasiepogings;
- Lewer insette tot samewerking in die Fakulteit vir sosiale impak en skakeling om veral toepaslike kennis terug te bring;
- Die bestuur van die Bestuurskool se sosiale impak-webbladvereistes, en implementeer en verseker die instandhouding daarvan;
- Werk saam met die Navorsings- Onderrig- en Leerbestuurder om leerprosesse en -aktwiteite te ontwerp, die korrekte implementering daarvan te bestuur en voortdurend verbeteringe te verseker wat navorsing en onderrig sal inlig;
- Verfyn die Stellenbosch Bestuurskool se sosiale impak strategie en aktiwiteite om akkreditasie vereistes te oorskry, en dra by tot die ontwikkeling van die akkreditasie sosiale impak verslag om voortgesette internasionale akkreditasie van AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA en ander te verseker soos nodig;
- Tree op as `n aktiewe lid van verskillende institusionele komitees wanneer nodig.
Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field focused on social impact, business management, corporate social responsibility, or similar;;
- Five years’ experience in a higher education or corporate environment;
- The ability to take instruction and work in multi-faceted teams;
- The ability to make decisions and work under pressure in uncertain circumstances and without clear directives;
- The ability to work independently and set own priorities;
- Experience and knowledge of and insight into teaching and learning and research processes;
- Strong written and verbal scientific and professional communication skills;
- Excellent interpersonal skills: a combination of assertiveness and pragmatism.
- ‘n Nagraadse kwalifikasie in ‘n toepaslike vakgebied in sosiale impak, besigheidsbestuur, korporatiewe sosiale verantwoordelikheid, of soortgelyk;
- Vyf jaar se ervaring in ‘n hoëronderwys of korporatiewe omgewing;
- Die vermoë om instruksies te volg en in veelvlakkige spanne te werk;
- Die vermoë om besluite te neem en onder druk in onsekere omstandighede en sonder duidelike voorskrifte te werk;
- Die vermoë om onafhanklik te werk en eie prioriteite te stel;
- Ervaring en kennis van en insig in onderrig- en leer- en navorsingsprosesse;
- Sterk skriftelike en mondelinge wetenskaplike en professionele kommunikasievaardighede;
- Uitstekende interpersoonlike vaardighede: ‘n kombinasie van selfgelding en pragmatisme.
Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Master’s degree;
- Knowledge of the University’s financial system;
- Experience in project management;
- Understanding of social impact.
- Meestersgraad;
- Kennis van die Universiteit se finansiële stelsel;
- Ervaring in projekbestuur;
- Begrip van sosiale impak.
