Specialist(Academic Program) of School of Mining and Geosciences at Nazarbayev University

Astana, , Kazakhstan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Nov, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Planning Skills, Presentation Skills, Reporting Skills, Document Management Skills, Statistical Data Processing, Negotiation Skills, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Leadership Qualities, Stress Tolerance, Organizational Skills, Responsiveness, Sociability

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Job Description 1) assisting the School employees in ensuring coordination and monitoring of the process of collection, analysis of academic data, the School curriculum to draw up a schedule, individual student curriculum and form student groups at the department; 2) assisting the monitoring of current academic status of the student population, the results of mid-term and final control of students’ knowledge; 3) preparing financial statements and necessary documents on research grants of the department; 4) participating in the preparation of service contracts in the framework of research projects and coordinating the terms of reference for the contracts; 5) preparing agreements with sponsors in the framework of research grants and coordinating the terms of reference for the contracts; 6) providing assistance in resolving the issues related to the School activities; 7) providing consultative and advisory support to the faculty regarding procurement, budgeting and other issues within his/her competence; 8) assisting and participating in the School events, including activities related to students admission; 9) drafting correspondence in the range of his/her functional duties; 10) participation in identification, evaluation, management and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction; 11) timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean, the and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers. Qualifications Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction; Preferred majors: -Technical; -Engineering and Technical; -Educational Management; -Economics; -Pedagogy; -Linguistics; -Management -Arts Additional Information Knowledge Knowledge of educational legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan; knowledge of education system in the field of business administration in Kazakhstan and abroad; knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint; fluent in English, Kazakh, Russian Skills group and individual activity planning skills; skills in preparing and conducting presentations; reporting skills; document management skills; statistical data processing and database management skills; negotiation and negotiation skills and conclusion of contracts; critical thinking; building effective relationships; sociability; teamwork; responsibility; developed leadership qualities, the ability to provide advice on issues within the competence; stress tolerance, creative approach to strategic and operational tasks/problems; high organizational skills, the ability to clearly define priority tasks, allocate resources necessary to solve functional tasks; responsiveness, tolerance Additional information Working hours are from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Medical insurance after 3 months probation period Recruitment and selection processRecruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation. Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process. They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English. You are encouraged to share your views and values to identify how they fit into Nazarbayev University core values Recruitment and selection process Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation. Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process. They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English. You are encouraged to share your views and values to identify how they fit into Nazarbayev University core values

Responsibilities

The Specialist will assist in coordinating and monitoring academic data collection and curriculum scheduling. They will also prepare financial statements and provide consultative support to faculty regarding various operational issues.