Financial Aid Officers
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About the role
The Department of Higher Education and Training is hiring 3 Financial Aid Officers posts, based in Central Office, King William’s Town. This is a permanent post, paying R338,106 – R398,277 a year. How to apply: Please hand deliver or courier your applications to the reception area quoting the relevant reference number addressed to the Acting Principal, Lovedale TVET College, Corporate Office, 1 Amatola Row, Headquarters, Qonce, 5600 Please see the email address below for electronic applications. Email Address: rectruitment@lovedale.org.za Reference numbers to quote: KING/01/09/2026, ZWE/02/09/2026, AL/03/09/2026 Closing date: 30 October 2026 Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: 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. Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by a SAQA evaluation report. Successful candidates will be subjected to a vetting and financial disclosure process (criminal record, citizenship, qualification verification and employment verification). Lovedale TVET College is an equal opportunities employer and reserves the right not to fill the posts. 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. NB Please ensure that the Z83 form is completed in full. Incomplete Z83 will be disqualified. The college reserves the right to withdraw the posts at any time. Communication will only be entered into with the shortlisted and successful candidates. All shortlisted candidates may be subjected to personnel suitability checks (criminal records, citizenship, and qualification verification). The suitable candidates will be required to annually disclose their financial interests and declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest. 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 generic requirements, and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Analyze NSFAS provisionally funded students.
- Coordinate the authorisation of disbursement funds.
- Facilitate of other financial aid schemes i.e. WRSETA, HWSETA, etc. Report on all bursary and financial aid allocations to financial aid committee and other stakeholders.
- Supervise staff.
Requirements
- Matric or NCV Level 4 together with a recognised three-year (3) National Diploma in Financial Management (NQF 6) or related qualification plus at least 2-3 years’ relevant experience in a TVET Financial environment and a valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge and skills:
- Knowledge of CET and PSET
- Knowledge of PSA and PSR 2016
- Knowledge of PFMA and departmental policies
- Knowledge of COLTECH system, Basic knowledge of practices as well as the ability to capture data, operate computer and collate financial statistics.
- Basic knowledge of the Public Service Financial Legislations, procedures (PFMA, Financial Manual), Knowledge of basic financial operating systems (ITS etc.).
- Excellent Communication (Oral and Written), Networking, Negotiation, Research.
- Interpersonal Skills Planning and Organizing Skills, Computer Skills, Basic Numeracy Skills.