Postgraduate Programmes Coordinator

Vacancy   July 18, 2024
Type:
Administrative
Category:
Permanent
Section:
Postgraduate Studies
Deadline:
July 26, 2024    [ Receiving Applications Closed ]

The PG Programmes Coordinator shall be responsible to the Head of Postgraduate Studies. He /she shall be responsible for coordinating administrative and academic processes at key points across the student lifecycle as well as informing and guiding the academic community on relevant policies, regulations, procedures, and outcomes. The Coordinator shall  support the promotion and growth of postgraduate programmes with high quality assurance frameworks and continuous process improvement activities.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

  • Managing the PG admission process including application, offer processing, orientation, registration, enrolment tracking.
  • Performing the day-to-day operations of the PG Office including attending to enquiries by students, potential students and other clients. Manage all aspects related to the academic life cycle of international PG students.
  • Maintaining records such as PG students’ statistics, admissions, resumptions, reservations, extensions, and deregistration.
  • Providing students with a schedule of deadlines to ensure timely progress within their programme and inform them of the policies and processes to follow while completing their studies.
  • Providing support for University and programme quality assurance processes including ongoing quality reviews, benchmarking, and improvements of administrative processes and communication strategies.
  • Drafting promotional materials for PG programmes and prospective students in liaison with the Marketing Department.
  • Providing organizational and administrative support for PG programmes, including scheduling research seminars and updates on students’ fees status.
  • Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the Departments, Schools and the University.
  • Consolidating the list of approved external examiners for each postgraduate programme.
  • Analysing internal and external examiners’ reports to inform improvements
  • Coordinating the review of procedures and systems to ensure a high level of customer service. 

 

Minimum Education Qualifications and Experience

  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Education or any related field.
  • Three (3) years related experience.

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Applications together with copies of relevant qualifications and detailed curriculum vitae with two traceable referees should be sent by Friday 26th July, 2024 to talentsearch@mubas.ac.mw or The Registrar, MUBAS, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3. Applicants should indicate the position applied for in the subject line of their emails and the application package should be merged as one document.