Stellenbosch University

Institutional Research & Planning

Institutional Information Officer
(Ref. INB/240/0914)

Apply online at www.sun.ac.za/english/careers
Duties:

• Coordinating and providing the secretariat for university-wide information governance structures;
• contributing to the preparation of an information strategy for the institution and supporting the Information Curators Forum;
• information policy development, awareness and compliance (e.g. policies on information retention);
• working in concert with the IT Division’s system and information architects on the uses, structure and flows of institutional information;
• facilitating the implementation of the University’s record management systems;
• keeping abreast of and maintaining a schedule of the status of all information-related laws, all regulatory or other authority decisions and all related rules, codes, or standards (including leading and best practices and frameworks), and advising management on compliance and developing and implementing strategies to close gaps;
• supporting the University in its preparation for the enactment, commencement and implementation of the PPI Act and for compliance to the PAI Act;
• establishing and developing this new position of Institutional Information Officer within the University, under senior management guidance, to provide and cater for the growing needs and requirements to manage the institutional information of the University on the various levels.

Requirements:

• A Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Informatics or relevant field of study;
• seven years’ relevant work experience;
• the ability to understand the complexities of information management, conceptualise solutions and facilitate implementation of appropriate solutions;
• excellent organisational skills and self-organisation;
• excellent people skills;
• excellent communication and writing skills.

Recommendations:

• A Bachelors degree in Socio-Informatics;
• a CISSP qualification (CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional | (ISC)˛;
• relevant work experience in an auditing and consulting company;
• knowledge of higher education information.

Commencement of duties: 1 December 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date: 20 October 2014

Enquiries regarding the job content: Prof. Ian Cloete, Senior Director: Institutional Research and Planning, on +27 21 808 3967

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on +27 21 808 2753

The University will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need to diversify the demographic composition of the staff corps, especially with regard to the appointment of suitable candidates from the designated groups

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and contact details of at least two referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.

Should no feedback be received from the University within six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.