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Project Administrator
HSRC
2008-05-28
Closing date: 13 June 2008
The Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Programme is looking for a suitably qualified person to work within one of its research projects, called Going to Scale. Going to Scale is a large scale longitudinal study which aims to generate scientific and policy relevant knowledge about how South Africa's children are being affected by the crises of HIV/AIDS and household poverty. Employees will be based at a research site in Sweetwaters, just outside Pietermaritzburg.
The successful candidate will work with the administration team in undertaking project administration, financial and office duties. The position will be offered on an 18-month contract.
Key responsibilities:
- Providing administrative and logistics support to project staff
- Arranging meetings, teleconferences, seminars and workshops
- Recording and drafting of minutes of meetings
- Managing day to day project finances
- Asset management and control, including the project vehicles
- Ordering, purchasing and control of project supplies
- Management of the Project Director&rsquos diary
- Processing of project staff travel and subsistence claims
- Liaising with local and international stakeholders
- Setting up and coordinating visitors&rsquo programmes
- Assisting with switchboard, incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
Key Requirements:
- Matric plus relevant Degree and/or Diploma
- At least 2 year&rsquos relevant experience
- Fluency in spoken and written English
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office
- Ability to communicate clearly and confidently
- Ability to pay attention to detail and to solve problems
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to travel as and when required (e.g. Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria)
- A valid driver&rsquos licence will be preferable.
The HSRC offers market-related packages, dependent on qualifications and experience. The contract may be extended depending on performance and the availability of donor funding.
APPLICATIONS:
In your application, please include your CV a letter of motivation indicating why you think you are suitably qualified for the position the names of three contactable referees (with telephone, fax and e-mail contact details) and a copy of current earnings on a cost to company basis. The HSRC will only consider applications that include the above requirements. Applicants may be required to undertake a written exercise in the competencies required for the position.
Please submit your application to: The Head: Human Resources, HSRC, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, or hand-deliver it to the HSRC Building, Room 1339, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria. E-mailed and faxed applications will not be accepted. Enquiries and not applications, may be directed to Ms Vuyiswa Mathambo on +27 31 242 5618.
The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of its senior managers, research leaders and support staff who are black, female or disabled.
Closing date: 13 June 2008.
We encourage applicants to submit prior to that date. Applicants who have not been contacted within eight weeks should assume that their application has been unsuccessful. Only candidates who are interviewed will be advised of the outcome of the interview.
APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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