Job Description

KINDLY TAKE NOTE: Applications may only be submitted online through the official UFS vacancy website: https://ufs.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll - Applications submitted through any other platform will not be considered.Please ensure that all relevant documentation is attached to your application.

• A detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter.
• Copies of qualifications (please provide the SAQA accreditation in the case of foreign qualifications).
• A copy of your identity document (ID or passport in the case of foreign nationals).
• Proof of registration with a Professional Body (if applicable).
• A copy of your driver's license (if applicable).
• Confirmation of employment from current employer / last employer if unemployed (only applicable to external applicants).

Duties and responsibilities:
Leadership and Management

• Manage a team and ensure that the Division members have sufficient information to perform their duties.
• Plan and maintain short term plans and objectives for the Division and ensure that deadlines are adhered to and quality outputs are delivered.
• Manage the operational tasks received from university staff and students and external clients using the University's systems and developed web applications.
• Control the span over all areas of people, process, technology, data and governance.
• Identify and communicate possible impacts, risks, and issues.
• Prioritise work to resolve technical emergencies as they may occur.
• Mentor team members through informal channels.

Technical Responsibilities

• Consolidate and optimise available database infrastructure.
• Conceive analytics and business intelligence platform architecture for clients, including internal and third-party clients.
• Design and implement ETL procedures for intake of data from both internal and outside sources; as well as ensure data is verified and quality is checked.
• Design and implement ETL processes and data architecture to ensure proper functioning of analytics lad, as well as client's or third-party's reporting environments and dashboard.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders in ensuring data warehouse architecture development and utilisation.
• Carry out monitoring, tuning, and database performance analysis.
• Perform the design and extension of data marts, meta data, and data models.
• Ensure that all the data architecture code are maintained in a version control system.
• Design and implement database structures.
• Create and maintain the databases and database objects such as the tables, tablespaces, synonyms, views, triggers, stored procedures, defaults, domains, and indexes.
• Conduct extensive testing of the backup and recovery processes.
• Recover databases within the service level agreement.
• Articulate any data loss encountered.
• Ensure the logging and recoverability of database updates since the last backup.
• Take frequent backups - full and incremental as needed.
• Ensure accurate and complete replication of applicable data during the available windows.
• Detect collision to avoid loss of data.
• Maintain and establishes work schedule.
• Analyse, review, and write data applications and programs, based on customer needs and requirements.
• Conduct analysis of customer needs and developing solutions to software challenges.
• Assist with querying and extracting data from large databases.
• Produce data reports from complex data sets.
• Provide customer training in relation to new data-based software applications.
• Maintain confidentiality of work related to data.
• Liaise with business intelligence manager, and internal customers to design and develop reports and analytics capability.
• Identify and resolve data issues through configuration of data cleansing and de-duplication software.
• Manage the database aspects of the reporting and analytics platform(s) to ensure that reporting jobs are successfully run and analytics data aligns to timeliness / completeness requirements.
• Liaise with database administrators to ensure that the data warehouse is tuned for optimal performance.
• Liaise with business analysts and project managers to develop and refine reporting and analytics requirements.
• Develop, Implement, Maintain and Test ESB integrations. This includes the data feeds and output based on the current technology stack.

Strategic Alignment

• Participate in the Business Unit management meetings and strategic planning sessions to obtain a clear understanding of business requirements and strategic direction.
• Ensure that the physical designs for the databases and its data structures align with UFS, IT strategies, UFS architecture frameworks and logical data mode.

CompetenciesInherent requirements:

• BSc or B. Tech/ Advanced Diploma or B. Com in Information Technology on NQF Level 7.
• A minimum of four (4) years' relevant working experience relating to the duties and responsibilities.

Required competencies:

• Results oriented.

- The ability to cope with a frequently changing environment and to adapt to evolving situations.
- The ability to be reliable, responsible, dependable and to fulfil obligations.

• Strategic thinking.

- The ability to deal with several activities at a time.
- The ability to focus on details, work towards perfection, and approach work in a neat and organised manner.

• Business Acumen:

- The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations.
- Proficient in using MS Office.

• Leading.

- The ability to maintain high levels of personal motivation, energy and enthusiasm.
- The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together.

• Building coalitions

- The ability to negotiate, sell, influence and to persuade others.
- The ability to be self-assured and at ease with people in all types of social situations.
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Assumption of duties:
As soon as possible.Closing date:9 September 2024.Salary:
The salary is available on request.Fringe benefits:
(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.Enquiries:
For enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 2979 or email JardineS@ufs.ac.za or Recruit@ufs.ac.za. Additionally, kindly contact 051 401 9810/ 9813 /9814/ 7659/ 9848 for assistance.General:
The UFS is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity, and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups including candidates with disabilities. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at: EEA13_EE Plan UFS 1 March 2022 (003).pdfThe University processes personal information in line with its obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and any personal information provided to the University will be treated as confidential and processed in accordance with the rights provided to data subjects under POPIA.The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete will not be considered. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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