Job TitleSenior Projects CoordinatorLocationJohannesburg,ZAOrganization NameCentre for Student DevelopmentDepartment DescriptionThe main purpose of this position/job is to:

This position will suit a dynamic and self-motivated individual who has the ability to collaboratively develop, implement and coordinate programmes and activities that provide support to first-year students transitioning from high school into university and be responsible for the monitoring and evaluating of all transition programme activities. The incumbent will also be responsible for researching and evaluating projects including developing and improving evaluation designs and instrumentations; creating a database of relevant transitioning and persistence literature; conducting interviews and focus groups; collecting coding and analysing interpreting qualitative and quantitative data and reporting on findings in order to ensure the evaluation needs of the STPU programmes are met and operating in the most efficient and effective way.Brief DescriptionKey responsibilities include the following:

Implement and coordinate programmes and activities for the First Year Experience (FYE) programme that provides support to first-year students transitioning from high school to university.
Implement general and faculty specific FYE programmes; Coordinate skills development workshops; Laise with faculties.
Monitoring and evaluation of STPU programmes: Develop measures to determine whether STPU activities are meeting STPU goals & objectives; Monitor the progress of programme activities in relation to measure milestones (e.g., UCDP and other grant report requirements; Development and amend the evaluation designs to determine if the programmes are having its intended impacts; Design data collection forms and procedures and databases to capture and record data collected; Developing procedures for analysing quantitative and qualitative information to ensure that the findings are clear, creditable and address the relevant and priority evaluation question; Developing formative and summative evaluations.
Report writing, dissemination of evaluation findings: The incumbent will write up the analyses and discuss the significance of evaluation findings in project reports.
General project administration: The incumbent will undertake administrative tasks associated with programmes such as follow through on plans, report on these and assist the manager in general programme administration; Update and maintain programme information databases; Excellent administration skills including the ability to follow up, file and retrieve data, respond in a timely manner to emails; Implementation of procedures to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Promote collaborative practices and open engagement between university stakeholders that enhance student transitions.


Required Academic Qualification/s, competences, and experience.
A master s degree in social sciences. Project coordination experience will be an added advantage.
Minimum of five years relevant experience in Higher Education.
Sound knowledge of Student Affairs Higher Education.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work independently and under pressure in a small team.
High level of proficiency in MS programmes Demonstrated ability to design and maintain databases.
Handle and project confidential and sensitive information with integrity.
Experience in conducting and developing programme evaluations.
Project coordination.
Research and report writing skills.
Training and facilitation skills
Excellent interpersonal communication.
Excellent written and oral communication in English.
Ability to manage several projects or activities in parallel.
People management skills.
Diplomacy and conflict management skills.


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This position is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
For more information on this position, please contact Dr Zena Richards: zena.richards@wits.ac.za

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Closing Date: 3 May 2024

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