About the position
Background:
- Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
- WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
- In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics
Division: Division of Education Leadership, Policy and Skills
Main purpose of the job:
- To provide academic and coordination support for the Professional Certificate in Education Finance, Planning and Economics of Education
Location:
- Wits Education Campus - JHB
Key performance areas:
- Guide and assist with the development and implementation of the Professional Certificate in Education Finance
- Prepare contracts in line with the budget and funders' requirements
- Develop standard operating procedures for managing projects, recording activities, and tracking progress
- Work with the team to identify and manage risks
- Arrange and organise meetings, teleconferences, events, workshops, facilities and minute taking
- Link to government education departments to identify qualified participants
- Ensure effective systems for admissions
- Assist in ensuring that the website and other communication materials for Priceless are kept up to date
- Liaise with team members and external stakeholders to ensure that project deadlines are met
- Prepare reports
- General office administration and support to the team as and when required
Required minimum education and training:
- Master’s in Education, or related fields
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum 5 years of working experience in Project Administration and Course Management
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Computer literacy, particularly MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience working in a public education environment, donor-funded organization or NGO
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills
- Able to maintain confidentiality, tact and professionalism at all times
- Able to exercise discretion
- Display a high level of initiative and independent decision-making
- Assertive, emotionally mature, confident and adaptable
- Self-motivated with a high regard for work ethic, value and integrity and highly organized
- Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Have a background in education planning, education finance and/or education economics
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page)
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
- Closing date: 10 July 2026
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- Education Planning
- Education Finance
- Education Economics
- Johannesburg
- Project Coordinator
- Masters degree
