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”.

• Ensure operational support with the execution of all events and activities at UJ sports facilities by following the correct procedures.
• Collectively organise and manage all UJ sport facilities in conjunction with relevant UJ staff.
• Ensure compliance with sport federations’ regulations and legal requirements about facilities and events.
• Strategic guidance for the development of UJ sport facilities.
• Sport inventory management and updating.
• Generation of 3rd stream income through the commercialization of, and marketing strategies of UJ Sport facilities internally and externally.
• Booking and security management of all UJ Sport assets (movable and non-movable)
• Plan, schedule, track and report weekly link, floating, route and access delivery against targets.
• Manage Project teams and delegate Task.
• Identify and manage facility project dependencies.
• Identify potential crises, devise contingency plans.
• Effectively allocate available resources and determine if additional resources will be required.
• Manage project Financials: Forecast vs actual
• Implement and monitor Risk Management Strategies to continually reduce risk to acceptable levels.
• Planning, designing and implementing an overall risk management process for the organization.
• Guide the structured provision of quality sport facilities for internal stakeholders on all levels – and on all campuses.
• Plan and support the upgrading of sport facilities on the respective campuses,
• Provision (training and competition) facilities for all Sports and social recreational events for internal stakeholders.
• Internationalization through international certification of Sport facilities to comply with international standards and national legislation requirements. (Events Act of 2010)
• Managing Sport Facility Grading process to comply with Event and Facility legislation
• Managing booking process of facilities according to correct procedures and communication
• Governance - Policy management
• Future Facility Development plan
• Plan and Manage Facility Maintenance programmes
• Security - Ensure and monitor security needs of all relevant role players to ensure stakeholder safety at all Sport Facilities and Events.
• Monitor the arrangement of security for participants at sport facilities for all scheduled training and competition activities.
• Oversee Marketing and Communication for the department

• A relevant Honours Degree qualification or equivalent at a level of (NQF 8) with an additional qualification preferably coupled with a strong Facility, Operations, Marketing and Fundraising background.
• Minimum of 7-10 years relevant working experience in Operations, Communication, Marketing, and Fundraising environment.
• A Business Management qualification such as MBA or MBL will be an added advantage or Executive Education Program.
• Strong facility, project management skills and risk analysis
• The ability to interpret market reports and develop market penetration strategies.
• Relevant experience in managing a facility and operations portfolio in a university environment.
• Risk management: experience in the identification, assessment, and management of project risks.
• Capable of training, supervising, and managing staff in facility and project management environment.
• Proven record of accomplishment of delivering projects within defined timelines under high pressure.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety act.
• Knowledge of the Sport and Recreation act.
• Project budgeting and reporting.
• A valid driver’s licence.

• A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with people at all levels in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment;
• Effective thought leadership and management as demonstrated through writing, presentations and/or participation in professional organisations;
• Strong relationship-building and consulting skills;
• Strong interpersonal relationships; and
• Analytical thinking

• Facility and Project Management exposure
• Certificate/Diploma in Facility/and or Project Management
• Space and asset management with reference to AutoCAD drawing.