Manager I (UJ Island) (P8) (Facilities Management: Senior Director's Office - Campuses)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- Create and maintain positive working relationships by establishing a clear set of reasonable and mutually agreed-upon expectations that align with the UJ island mission and the University’s strategic plan to help employees create clear paths to success.
- Effectively measure and evaluate the performance of direct reports through both formal performance appraisals and informal methods such as regular feedback, coaching, and one-on-one conversations.
- Create and maintain an open-door policy to be informed of what the issues are in the areas and to resolve the identified issues proactively.
- Increase leadership communication and ensure all staff are kept informed and always provide regular feedback.
- Recruitment (onboarding activities), staff performance, staff training/ development, discipline.
- Problem-solving: Ensure the below employee issues are resolved should they arise:
- Grievances
- Disciplinary
- Disputes
- Absenteeism
- Behaviours
- Poor Performance
- Implement procedures and manual controls for the UJ island.
- Change management: Guide and support the staff to successfully adopt change to drive the university’s strategies and objectives.
- Staff attendance on various shifts and allocations.
- Create roster and work schedules for the UJ island.
- Manage and coordinate projects aligned to the UJ island by ensuring the implementation of strategies, policies, and scheduling tasks aligned to the operational plan.
- Networking with external contractors effectively and ensuring that tasks are executed within an acceptable timeframe.
- Keep abreast through various mediums and advice on the latest technology and legislation for optimum use of resources.
- Ensure that the project team is accredited to perform their tasks as required in legislation and for quality assurance purposes.
- Compile and maintain the asset register.
- Regular reporting on all project coordination-related matters
- Provide solutions and improvement plans.
- Benchmark and ensure best practices are applied in projects.
- Compile and control project budget through collaboration with the senior management within Facilities management.
- Ensure budget savings are a priority.
- Ensure all coordination of projects are following the OHS act, to be readily available, accessible, functional, and safe for all stakeholders.
- Ensuring compliance with the OHS-Act, BCEA, LRA, and EE-Act.
- Comply with UJ policies and Conditions.
Minimum requirements
- An NQF-level 7 equivalent qualification within the field of Business Management/Tourism/hospitality management
- 3 years experience within the hospitality industry
- 2 years managerial experience
- Must have a valid boat driver's license
- Must have a valid code 8 driver’s license
- This is a live-in position and the incumbent must travel to the university when required.
- Leadership of multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
- Communications and consultations
- Knowledgeable and experienced in application of project management methodologies
- Knowledge of the university cleaning, general work and waste management and maintenance experience.
- Project management and implementation strategies
- Ability to implement organisational operational plans within deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to report
- Financial management knowledge
- Knowledge on cleaning, general work waste management and maintenance
- Planning and organising
- Networking
- Analytical thinker
- Innovative
- Accuracy is important for reporting
- Technologically aware and able to report statistics on dashboards
- Presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
- Flexibility
- Must be able to swim
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
For more information, please review the following link: Justice/Criminal/NRSO.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
