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Are you detail-oriented, highly organised, and passionate about supporting academic excellence? We are seeking a dedicated Academic Administrator to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring smooth day-to-day academic operations.

The International Hotel School is looking for an Academic Administrator for our Sunninghill Campus on a full time basis.
The purpose of this position is to coordinate and manage the student academic records process.




Requirements

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

● Grade 12

● Tertiary qualification beneficial

● A minimum of 2 years in an administrative role in the academic sector

Essential Skills:

● Strong database and MS Office computer literacy

● Strong administrative skills keeping

● Good interpersonal communication skills

Qualities:

● Passion – for the company’s mission

● Positive attitude and endurance

● Extreme attention to detail

● Organised, efficient, and accurate in performance

Key responsibilities:

● Administer on-time registration of students on the MIS and LMS

● Responsible for the accuracy of registered student data reflecting on the MIS and Quality assured against the admission requirements

● Download attendance registers from the MIS from academic week one for implementation by the HOD/lecturers

● Maintain student e-file weekly uploads and communication to students

● Administer and track international student compliance and report weekly at Academic meeting

● Provide administrative support to students

● Prepare accurate assessment documentation for formative and summative sittings

● Quality assures the grades captured by the HOD/Lecturer against the required assessment documentation

● Administer the distribution of internal moderation in time between module coordinators

● Providing students twice a year, on time, with an accurate academic transcript signed off by the HOD and ME

● Manage the learner achievements for graduation and ensure accurate and in time submission to Support Office

● Administer the short course offering

● Attend open days

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Education
• Industries Primary and Secondary Education

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• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification beneficial
• A minimum of 2 years in an administrative role in the academic sector
  
  

• Strong database and MS Office computer literacy
• Strong administrative skills keeping
• Good interpersonal communication skills
  
  

• Passion – for the company’s mission
• Positive attitude and endurance
• Extreme attention to detail
• Organised, efficient, and accurate in performance
  
  

• Administer on-time registration of students on the MIS and LMS
• Responsible for the accuracy of registered student data reflecting on the MIS and Quality assured against the admission requirements
• Download attendance registers from the MIS from academic week one for implementation by the HOD/lecturers
• Maintain student e-file weekly uploads and communication to students
• Administer and track international student compliance and report weekly at Academic meeting
• Provide administrative support to students
• Prepare accurate assessment documentation for formative and summative sittings
• Quality assures the grades captured by the HOD/Lecturer against the required assessment documentation
• Administer the distribution of internal moderation in time between module coordinators
• Providing students twice a year, on time, with an accurate academic transcript signed off by the HOD and ME
• Manage the learner achievements for graduation and ensure accurate and in time submission to Support Office
• Administer the short course offering
• Attend open days
  
  

Job DescriptionAre you detail-oriented, highly organised, and passionate about supporting academic excellence?

We are seeking a dedicated Academic Administrator to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring smooth day-to-day academic operations.The International Hotel School is looking for an Academic Administrator for our Sunninghill Campus on a full time basis.The purpose of this position is to coordinate and manage the student academic records process.RequirementsEssential Qualifications & Experience : ? Grade 12? Tertiary qualification beneficial? A minimum of 2 years in an administrative role in the academic sector Essential Skills : ? Strong database and MS Office computer literacy? Strong administrative skills keeping? Good interpersonal communication skillsQualities : ? Passion – for the company's mission? Positive attitude and endurance? Extreme attention to detail? Organised, efficient, and accurate in performanceKey responsibilities : ? Administer on-time registration of students on the MIS and LMS? Responsible for the accuracy of registered student data reflecting on the MIS and Quality assured against the admission requirements? Download attendance registers from the MIS from academic week one for implementation by the HOD / lecturers? Maintain student e-file weekly uploads and communication to students? Administer and track international student compliance and report weekly at Academic meeting? Provide administrative support to students? Prepare accurate assessment documentation for formative and summative sittings? Quality assures the grades captured by the HOD / Lecturer against the required assessment documentation? Administer the distribution of internal moderation in time between module coordinators? Providing students twice a year, on time, with an accurate academic transcript signed off by the HOD and ME? Manage the learner achievements for graduation and ensure accurate and in time submission to Support Office? Administer the short course offering? Attend open days BenefitsTo apply, visit our online application pageRequirementsEssential Qualifications & Experience : ? Grade 12 ? Tertiary qualification beneficial ? A minimum of 2 years in an administrative role in the academic sector Essential Skills : ? Strong database and MS Office computer literacy ? Strong administrative skills keeping ? Good interpersonal communication skills Qualities : ? Passion – for the company's mission ? Positive attitude and endurance ? Extreme attention to detail ? Organised, efficient, and accurate in performance Key responsibilities : ? Administer on-time registration of students on the MIS and LMS ? Responsible for the accuracy of registered student data reflecting on the MIS and Quality assured against the admission requirements ? Download attendance registers from the MIS from academic week one for implementation by the HOD / lecturers ? Maintain student e-file weekly uploads and communication to students ? Administer and track international student compliance and report weekly at Academic meeting ? Provide administrative support to students ? Prepare accurate assessment documentation for formative and summative sittings ? Quality assures the grades captured by the HOD / Lecturer against the required assessment documentation ? Administer the distribution of internal moderation in time between module coordinators ? Providing students twice a year, on time, with an accurate academic transcript signed off by the HOD and ME ? Manage the learner achievements for graduation and ensure accurate and in time submission to Support Office ? Administer the short course offering ? Attend open days

Are you detail-oriented, highly organised, and passionate about supporting academic excellence? We are seeking a dedicated Academic Administrator to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring smooth day-to-day academic operations.

The International Hotel School is looking for an Academic Administrator for our Sunninghill Campus on a full-time basis.

The purpose of this position is to coordinate and manage the student academic records process.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification beneficial
• A minimum of 2 years in an administrative role in the academic sector

Essential Skills:

• Strong database and MS Office computer literacy
• Strong administrative skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills

Qualities:

• Passion for the company’s mission
• Positive attitude and endurance
• Extreme attention to detail
• Organised, efficient, and accurate in performance

• Administer on-time registration of students on the MIS and LMS
• Ensure the accuracy of registered student data reflecting on the MIS and ensure quality assurance against admission requirements
• Download attendance registers from the MIS from academic week one for implementation by the HOD/lecturers
• Maintain student e-files, weekly uploads, and communication to students
• Administer and track international student compliance and report weekly at academic meetings
• Provide administrative support to students
• Prepare accurate assessment documentation for formative and summative sittings
• Quality assure grades captured by the HOD/Lecturer against assessment documentation
• Administer the distribution of internal moderation between module coordinators
• Provide students with accurate academic transcripts twice a year, signed off by the HOD and ME
• Manage learner achievements for graduation and ensure timely submission to Support Office
• Administer the short course offerings
• Attend open days

To apply, visit our online application page.

Background

STADIO is a multi-campus higher education institution with a national footprint, as well as hosting several student support centres in South Africa and Namibia. STADIO endeavours to widen access to top quality higher education and highlight the importance of equipping graduates with accredited qualifications that are recognised by industry. STADIO offers a variety of academic and career-focused undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications through both contact and distance learning modes of delivery.

STADIO is a comprehensive private higher education institution, consisting of the following academic schools:

• Administration and management
• Architecture and engineering
• Commerce
• Education
• Fashion
• Humanities
• Information technology
• Law
• Media and design
• Policing and law enforcement

We are recruiting for an Academic Manager: School of Commerce & School of Administration and Management

 Key roles and responsibilities:

1. Academic project management (15%)

&• Monitor and implement academic quality standards across the programme.
&• Implement teaching and learning policies, norms, and processes.
&• Support HOS and HOC with quality assurance audits and compliance.
&• Contribute to and implement School Improvement Plans (SIPs).
&• Prepare for CHE and other regulatory site visits and accreditation.
&• Manage academic due dates and annual calendar deadlines.
&• Analyse assessment outcomes and moderator reports and drive improvements.

2. Student Success and programme Delivery (20%)

&• Liaise with key academic staff to coordinate programme delivery.
&• Manage and implement at-risk and student retention policies.
&• Handle student complaints within the programme.
&• Support academic orientation and programme-specific induction.
&• Collaborate with C4AS on academic success training.
&• Contribute to timetable development aligned with the learning model.
&• Ensure consistent communication with staff and students.
&• Track academic calendar compliance for the programme.

3. Industry engagement and workplace readiness (10%)

&• Organise at least one applied learning seminar per year.
&• Build local industry and professional networks.
&• Promote student networking and applied learning opportunities.
&• Arrange seasonal school programmes (summer/winter).
&• Support C4AS with workplace readiness activities.

4. Resource management (15%)

&• Oversee programme budget implementation and monitoring.
&• Ensure library and specialist resources meet programme needs.
&• Contribute to academic workload allocations in consultation with HOS.

5. Academic leadership and staff management (20%)

&• Manage appointments of academic staff for the programme.
&• Coordinate staff induction and mentoring.
&• Oversee academic staff performance and development.
&• Facilitate effective communication between school and campus.
&• Performance standards:
&• All academic staff have active development plans.
&• All staff inducted and aligned with standards.
&• Academic activities align with institutional expectations.
&• Effective coordination and reporting between school and campus.

6. Governance (20%)

&• Represent the school(s) on campus manco.
&• Meet all governance deadlines and reporting requirements.
&• Lead regular programme staff meetings.
&• Participate constructively in school committees and initiatives.
&• Ensure compliance with institutional policies and SOPs.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications and experience | minimum requirements:

• Minimum NQF 9 qualification in a business-related field
• Experience with lecturing
• Relevant industry experience in business
• Experience with managing a team and deadlines/deliverables

Key attributes:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent English language skills
• Can-do attitude
• Passion for education
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Advanced management and leadership skills

Assumption date:  01 January 2026

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are required to:

1. Submit a letter of motivation, concisely detailing interest in and individual suitability for the position.
2. Submit a concise CV without attachments.

All applications will be treated as highly confidential. STADIO higher education reserves the right to not fill this position.  Should you not hear from STADIO within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

In terms of the Company policy for appointments and promotions, preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team and contribute to employment equity within the Company provided that the competencies and minimum requirements for the position have been met.

To offer guidance and assistance to an Academic Programme Leader regarding a specific academic program. This position entails a variety of responsibilities geared toward ensuring student success and academic excellence of the program, as well as assisting with broader school initiatives towards the growth of students and the institution. Furthermore, the position requires commitment towards supporting the management of a program, which will include the following facets:

1. Program Management and Leadership (within the confines of MANCOSA’s vision, mission, and strategy)
2. To coordinate the development and continuous improvement of program teaching and learning and the program assessment strategy, creating a monitoring process through the management of a tracker for the program.
3. To assist with measuring graduate attributes through the coordination of engagement between the APL and students across the program.
4. To assist with research on opportunities to advance the school's program offering and school strategy (program growth, articulation, etc.).
5. Program Planning and Administration in collaboration with Institutional Planning.
6. To liaise with academic administrators in relation to academic readiness for each semester.
7. To create and monitor academic administrators' progress trackers.
8. To assist the Academic Programme Leader (APL) with the recruitment and appointment of suitable academic deliverables.
9. Facilitation of webinars.
10. Stakeholder Engagement, Development, and Recognition.
11. To coordinate appropriate Community Engagement initiatives and activities.
12. To assist with the planning and coordination of delivery of academic events for internal and external academic staff.
13. Student Engagement and Success in Programme.
14. To assist with aligning students with program-specific career guidance in collaboration with the Career Centre.
15. Programme Intelligence to engage with relevant stakeholders in an attempt to request information on student assessment performance.
16. To assist the APL with programme benchmarking and development of new programmes within the school.
17. Programme Governance (Monitoring, Evaluation and Risk Management).
18. To assist the APL in identifying and intervening for students at risk.
19. Programme Cyclical Review – Programme Quality Monitoring.
20. To assist with module content review and update.
21. To assist with coordinating data and reports that will manage all internal and external quality assurance efforts.

ESSENTIAL

1. Minimum 2 years’ experience in higher education/academic.

1. Demonstrate high-quality academic knowledge.
2. Provide guidance in the evolving education spectrum.
3. Supporting and cooperating.
4. Creating and conceptualizing.
5. Organizing and coordinating.
6. Adapting and coping.
7. Reporting and analysis.

1. 2-3 years relevant entrepreneurship or business management working experience.
2. Minimum 2 years’ experience in Learner Management System administration/coordination.

Job Advert : Academic Manager (Schools)

Location : Edunation Head Office (with national oversight)

Start Date : As soon as possible

Closing Date for Applications : 20 August 2025

About the Role

Edunation is seeking a visionary and experienced Academic Manager (Schools) to support the academic development, curriculum delivery, and quality assurance in our schools. This role requires a dedicated education professional with substantial experience in managing school-level academic operations, and with expertise in the NSC, NCV, and QCTO qualifications.

This role reports to the Executive Committee of the companyand supports the implementation of the applied learning and employabilitymodel across Edunation's schools.

The Academic Manager will serve on the Academic Board and will ensure alignment of all teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum, and quality assurance activities across Edunation schools with the organisation's vision and with external regulatory requirements.

The Academic Manager willlead academic strategy, innovation, and quality across all schools and programmes. The ideal candidate will bring extensive leadership experience, a passion for education transformation, and an in-depth understanding of the National Senior Certificate (NSC), National Certificate Vocational (NCV), and QCTO qualifications that comprise the applied learning and employabilitymodel.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve on theEdunation Academic Board, ensuring robust academic governance across all schools.
• Oversee academic quality assurance systems aligned with Umalusi, QCTO, DHET, and DBE requirements.
• Lead the strategic development and implementation of the applied learning and employabilitymodel, supporting all three qualification streams (NSC, NCV, QCTO).
• Guide academic policy formulation, curriculum innovation, and educator development initiatives.
• Support compliance with accreditation requirements and audit preparation.
• Drive national benchmarks for academic achievement and learner progression.
• Lead innovation in teaching and learning, including the application of AI and blended learning models.

Minimum Requirements

Desirable Attributes

Lyceum College, a proudly South African distance higher education institution, is seeking a dynamic and driven Academic Liaison Lead to join the Office of the Chief Academic Officer (CAO). This is a senior-level operational and strategic role designed for a professional who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven, and regulatory-intensive academic environment.

If you are passionate about academic governance, project execution, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional coordination and you excel at providing executive-level support that shapes institutional success, this role is for you.

About the Role

The Academic Liaison Lead plays a pivotal role in executing strategic academic initiatives, ensuring institutional compliance, coordinating academic governance structures, and driving performance reporting. This is not a traditional administrative role : it is a senior operational support and liaison post that partners closely with the CAO to implement transformation plans, regulatory responses, and academic oversight functions across Lyceum’s academic portfolio.

This position is ideal for a strategic thinker with experience in academic administration, governance, or project management—particularly in a higher education context.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of academic strategic priorities and monitor key performance indicators.
• Manage academic projects and provide executive oversight on deliverables.
• Serve as secretariat to Senate sub-committees and institutional academic forums.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory bodies including DHET, CHE, QCTO, and SAQA.
• Track institutional compliance, academic integrity, and performance analytics.
• Oversee student disciplinary investigations and ensure fair, compliant processes.
• Support graduation verification and certification processes in liaison with relevant offices.
• Draft executive-level reports, presentations, and formal correspondence for the CAO.
• Act as a liaison between the CAO and key internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Key Attributes

Join Our Team at IIE Rosebank College

The Independent Institute of Education, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa's leading private education provider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 28,000 students nationwide.

As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of our dynamic team. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students' lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.

Join us on our journey of shaping futures!

Job Purpose:

To maintain student records; including Reseller Administration, responding to product queries, Reseller Administration, Assessment administration, Database and Register Management, Communication with Resellers and Students, Support Centre Administration and Support.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Support Centre Administration

• Implement support centre plan
• Communicate with the relevant campus staff on each support centre activity as per plan
• Written and verbal communication must be relevant to the query
• Advise Line manager of any possible challenges in time
• First Responder in assisting when problems arise
• Manage Database (including registers and other reports)
• Meticulous record keeping (Customer and Financial)

Student Support

• Respond to student queries within the stipulated SLA in a calm and tactful manner
• Responsible for student document storage electronically and hard copies
• Processing of student registration
• Assessments applications

Operational Administration

Order Processing:

• Receive and process customer orders for products accurately and in a timely manner
• Verify order details, pricing, and product availability before processing
• Communicate with customers to provide order confirmations and resolution of any issues
• Address customer inquiries about product specifications, availability, and pricing

Inventory Management:

• Monitor inventory levels of products and collaborate with the procurement team to ensure stock availability
• Assist in managing returns, exchanges, and warranty claims for defective products

Product Knowledge:

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of product offerings, certifications, and technology solutions
• Provide product information and recommendations to customers based on their needs

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records of customer orders, inquiries, and interactions in the company's CRM system
• Generate regular reports on sales activities, order statuses, and inventory levels

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve administrative processes, enhancing overall efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement process enhancements

Collaboration:

• Work closely with the sales team to support their efforts in meeting sales targets and customer satisfaction goals
• Liaise with vendors, distributors, and internal departments to ensure smooth operations

Compliance and Policies:

• Ensure compliance with company policies, pricing guidelines, and ethical standards in all interactions
• Adhere to reseller program requirements and guidelines

Project Planning:

• Implement Projects as delegated by the Line Manager
• Responsible for the implementation for the relevant project plans
• Provide feedback to manager/s as required
• Participate in review and mitigation plans as needed

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• Matric (NQF Level 4 National Certificate)
• Higher Certificate In Administration (NQF Level 5) Ideal

Experience

• Office Administration / Personal Assistant / Student administration or similar environment 1-2 Years
• Customer Service: Dealing with client queries and reporting 1-2 Years
• Must be able to demonstrate attention to detail and quality assurance 1 – 2 Years

Key Competencies (Operations):

• Knowledge and understanding of the South African higher education systems and regulatory framework
• Ability to manage time effectively
• Attention to detail
• Customer service orientated
• Ability to effectively cope with change
• Deadline orientated and can work well under pressure
• Be able to work in a team environment
• Effective communication skills

Salary:

Market related.

Rosebank College is an equal opportunities employer however preference will be given to EE and South African candidates.