THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following position within the University:

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

Deputy Registrar - Academic

The Deputy Registrar (Academic) is a senior administrative position and carries with it increasingly enormous and demanding responsibilities. Reporting directly to the Registrar the incumbent on appointment will be responsible for overseeing all administrative and academic functions including student recruitment and admission, orientation and registration, timetabling and examinations, scholarships, maintenance of student records, coordinating and planning logistics for the beginning and end of year student travel, overseeing effective secretarial support for various Committees of Academic Board and serve as a secretariat for the Academic Board. The appointee will be responsible for executing major Council and University policy decisions and directives on all academic matters.

The appointee will be required to provide timely and pertinent advice to the Registrar and senior executive management on all academic matters and issues affecting students and draft major policy papers for continuous improvement to student learning and maintaining academic standards. The successful candidate on appointment will also be involved in reviewing existing policies and drafting new policy papers and guidelines on student fees, debt collection, refunds, student attrition rates, withdrawals, appeals, and liaise with major scholarship sponsors and academic departments on other important matters concerning students.

Candidates must have vast administrative and management work experience at middle and senior management level and possess appropriate tertiary educational qualifications in Public Administration, Public Policy, Psychology, Education, Social Work, and Public Sector Management. Applicants should also possess a high degree of self-discipline, resilience, and conduct and be of mature character and sober habits. He/she must have demonstrated enthusiasm and dynamism in a rapidly changing and challenging work environment and be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines at short notice.

Excellent command of both oral and written communication skills is highly desirable. Knowledge and usage of different computer software packages and applications is essential.

Those considering applying for this position must have had not less than five to ten years of relevant work experience at senior management level preferably within a University related environment.

A Bachelor or Master degree with relevant work experience in the Higher Education Sector will be highly desirable.

Conditions of Service:

Base Salary: K83,709.00 – K102,310.00 per annum

Domestic Market Allowance: K17,682.00 – K23,715.00 per annum

(Level of appointment depends upon qualification and experience)

Application Procedure

Detailed application with curriculum vitae including certified copies of qualifications, names and addresses including email addresses, phone numbers of three (3) current referees including one from past/present employer, if any, should be sent to the address below:

The Director - Human Resources

PNG University of Technology

Private Mail Bag

Lae, 411

Papua New Guinea

Applications must be compiled and sent as one PDF file to recruitment@pnguot.ac.pg with an indication of their earliest availability to take up the appointment.

PLEASE NOTE

• Deadline for all applications is 24th of January, 2025.
• Only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged.