Senior Administrative Officer

Requirements

Applicant must be in possession of three (3) years relevant post matric qualification (NQF level 6) or equivalent qualification as recognised by SAQA; Two (2) years’ experience working in the Basic Education Sector; Knowledge of the education policy and legislation environment; Must have a strong language competency in Sepedi and isiZulu; An understanding of Whole- School Evaluation (WSE); Strong communication (verbal and writing) skills; An understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology; Sound analytical skills; Report writing and presentation, including MS PowerPoint presentation skills; The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines; Computer skills in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook); Ability to work independently without supervision to meet targets; Willingness to work extensive hours and be prepared to travel; A passion to making a positive contribution to South African education.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for transcribing, recording interviews verbatim to prepare for the analysis of data; Capturing and collecting data from schools, district offices and provincial offices through questionnaires; Cleaning and sorting data captured in different databases; Sorting and packaging hundreds of documents researchers collect from the field; Assisting in calling schools and districts in preparation for visits by researchers; Assisting in calling schools and districts to make follow-ups on documents that the researchers need to prepare reports; Training, supervising and guiding a team that capturing and cleaning data; Scanning and filing completed data instruments; Formatting prepared reports; Keeping Leave and Risk Registers; Monitoring expenditures using the monthly cashflow statements; Making travelling plans for researchers to collect data; Quality-assuring researchers’ 9 S&T claim forms before they are submitted for payment; Carrying out other activities as assigned by the Supervisor within the ambit of labour law.

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