UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY ESTATES

DIRECTORATE: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

DATA ANALYST/INFORMATION OFFICER

(Ref No: UnivEstates/DataAnaly/InfOff/P8/Jul10/jrm-16)

The purpose of the job is to provide management information and research inputs in support of planning and decision making in the Department of University Estates

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Quantitative Management/Computer Science
• At least three years’ experience in HEMIS reporting, and/or experience in extraction and manipulation of data for reporting purposes

· A high level of computer skills

· Good organisational and administrative skills

· Report writing skills

· Commitment to transformation

· A Broad understanding of

o the strategic direction of the Institution

o the SA Higher Education environment

o University structures, policies, systems and procedures

o property and building plans and regulations

· Abilities required

· Advanced knowledge of computer software packages

· Analytical thinking

· Data extraction and data audits

· Advanced information/records administration

· Quantitative/qualitative data analysis

Duties:

• Create, run and maintain programs in order to generate tables and files (HEMIS) according to specifications of the Department of Education
• Maintain and adjust existing software programs according to changes made by the Department of Education as well as changes in the University
• Project plan and manage Buildings Information (HEMIS) submission
• Perform Valpac preparation per functional area
• Liaise and correct data on systems with data owners per functional area
• Prepare HEMIS related cubes and publishing on the Web
• Study and evaluate distribution reports and ratios per functional area
• Run existing programs to extract data from the building database and data warehouse
• Develop, establish and maintain data formats for statutory required information (HEMIS and related fixed series)
• Develop and maintain a reliable Geographical information system (GIS)
• Develop and maintain a update system to amend data in the database
• Present information in spreadsheets, reports or graphs
• Perform checks continuously through the year to ensure data integrity
• Inform the responsible user departments to rectify errors if data errors occur
• Check data integrity on data warehouse
• Discuss problems with relevant departments and stakeholders

Assumption of duty: As soon as possible

Salary: Remuneration is commensurate with the seniority of the position

Closing date: 27 August 2010

Enquiries: (012) 429-8045 Directorate: HR: Staffing and Clients Services (Mr Barker Makoti)

Any change in conditions of service will only become operative after one calendar month's written notice and will be made in full compliance with the relevant provisions of the Labour Laws.

The prescribed application form must be accompanied by a CV and ORIGINAL certified copies of all educational qualifications and identity document. Submission of such copies entitles Unisa to authenticate the qualifications without any further consent from the applicant. Applications not on the prescribed application form and submitted without ORIGINAL certified copies attached will not be considered. Candidates with foreign qualifications must also submit the South African equivalent of the qualification. These qualifications are evaluated by SAQA. The contact details of three contactable references must be provided, one of which must be from your present employer. Should you currently not be employed, a contactable reference from your previous employer must be provided.

Appointments will be made in accordance with Unisa’s Employment Equity Plan.

We welcome applications from Persons with disabilities

Applications on the prescribed forms are invited and should be posted to Unisa HR: Staffing, P O Box 392, Unisa, 0003 on or before the closing date. Hand delivered application forms can be deposited into the Application Boxes situated at the following locations at the Muckleneuk Campus: Theo van Wijk Building, Main Entrance or at the Main Entrance, OR Tambo Building, 3^rd Floor. The prescribed application form is obtainable at the counter on the 3rd Floor, OR Tambo Building UNISA, Preller Street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria or can be downloaded from http://www2.unisa.ac.za/vacancies/forms/ApplicFormAdmin Jul09.doc on the Internet.

Correspondence will be limited to short‑listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within 2 months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was not successful.

(Signed)

Dr V Singh

Executive Director: Human Resources