Financial Aid/bursary Officers

Overview

Financial aid officers coordinate student bursary schemes and NSFAS applications across four West Rand campuses.

Requirements

• Matric/Grade12 Certificate plus a recognised 3-year National Diploma or Degree in Financial Management/Accounting or any other relevant qualification.
• Must have a minimum of 2 to 3 years relevant work experience in bursary / financial aid services.
• Must be computer literate.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Competencies, Knowledge, And Skills: Must have basic knowledge and understanding of financial functions, practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics.
• Knowledge of the Public Service financial legislations, procedures and Treasury Regulations (PFMA, NSFAS guidelines and Financial Management practices and principles).
• Knowledge of basic financial application systems.
• Must have good verbal and written communication, basic numeracy skills, ability to perform routine tasks, ability to operate office equipment, flexibility, interpersonal relations, accuracy and aptitudes of figures.

Duties

• Coordinate student bursary schemes and financial aid administrative support services in the Campus.
• Administer the bursary and financial aid schemes application processes for the campus in line with NSFAS guidelines, funder MOU/SLA and policies.
• Review application for financial Aid.
• Analyse NSFAS provisionally funded students.
• Coordinate the authorisation of disbursement funds.
• Facilitate of other financial aid schemes.
• Report on all bursary and financial aid allocations to financial aid committee and other stakeholders.
• Timeous upload of all student bursary applications on the NSFAS portal including submission of any additional information/documents required by NSFAS to successfully process all applications.
• Reconciliation of upload data on NSFAS, with Pastel and Coltech monthly including following up on all outstanding matters.

How to apply

Please hand deliver your application or email it to: Financial Aid officer (Carletonville) – carlfin@westcol.co.za Financial Aid Officer (Krugersdorp) – kdpfin@westcol.co.za Financial Aid Officer (Krugersdorp West) – kwfin@westcol.co.za Financial Aid Officer (Randfontein) – rftfin@westcol.co.za in a pdf format and as one attachment, quoting the relevant reference number to the Principal, Western TVET College, Corporate Office, 42 Johnstone Street, Randfontein, 1760.

Enquiries: Ms M Hlatshwayo/Mr P Motai Tel No: (011) 692 4004, Ext. 1010/1061/1062

Notes

All applications must be accompanied by a signed and fully completed New Z83 form obtainable from any public service Department or DPSA website, a comprehensive CV including at least three contactable references. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of original documents with academic records/transcripts and other relevant supporting documents on or before the day of the interview following communication from HR Office. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by a SAQA evaluation report. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre- entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. If you have not been contacted within six months after the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. Successful candidates will be subjected to a vetting and financial disclosure process (criminal record, citizenship, qualification verification and employment verification). People living with disability are encouraged to apply. If you have not been contacted within six months after closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. Western TVET College is an equal opportunities employer and reserves the right not to fill the posts. People with disability are encouraged to apply. Please ensure that the Z83 form is completed in full. Incomplete Z83 will be disqualified.