Student Life Coordinator

About the role

Catch is hiring a Student Life Coordinator in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, on a fixed-term contract. The role leads campus co-curricular, extracurricular and meta-curricular activities and works with the Student Life Squad to build an inclusive campus experience.

Key responsibilities

• Help identify co-curricular, extracurricular and meta-curricular campus activities and lead the planning and execution of approved initiatives.
• Select student life groups (social, cultural, clubs, associations) to improve participation and sustainability.
• Work with the Head: Student Experience so the campus calendar reflects balanced academic and non-academic offerings.
• Collaborate with the Student Life Squad and engage external stakeholders and partners.
• Develop communication strategies, brief staff and service providers on events, use omnichannel platforms to market initiatives and liaise with national marketing teams.
• Monitor spending against budgets and report on student life trends against success metrics.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (NQF Level 7) or equivalent in Education, Communication, Psychology or Business.
• 2+ years in event, stakeholder and project management; 1+ year in budget management; 1+ year in risk assessment and management.
• Ideal: experience in co-curricular programmes and student governance; OHS experience is an advantage.