Statistics Officer

About the role

The University of the Free State is recruiting a Statistics Officer in Free State, South Africa. The post contributes to institutional research and data analysis that supports planning, quality assurance, decision-making and assessment across the University.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to institutional research projects supporting planning, quality assurance, decision-making and assessment.
• Take part in internal discussions anticipating management information needs.
• Coordinate analysis of institutional data for university rankings.
• Coordinate trend analysis of internal survey data sets.
• Coordinate cross-departmental statistical data analysis projects.
• Help disseminate research reports institutionally and promote the Cascade Reporting Platform.
• Coordinate Cascade as the University's strategic reporting platform.
• Participate in departmental planning.

Required profile

• Honours degree (NQF Level 8) in Statistics.
• At least one year of work experience related to the duties; four years recommended in the South African higher education environment.
• Knowledge of university systems, policies and procedures.