Buildings and Maintenance Officer

AFDA is inviting applications for the position of buildings and maintenance officer on the Durban campus.
 As the Buildings and Maintenance officer, AFDA is looking for a committed and dedicated professional to manage and run the on-campus Operations department. The applicant should have people and management skills and a thorough knowledge of construction and building maintenance. The ideal candidate will also possess knowledge and skills in IT, occupational health and safety and entertainment industry facilities and equipment.
The position requires someone who is organized, efficient and computer literate and interacts well with people. The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to embrace AFDA’s unique pedagogy, which is the basis of the interdisciplinary teaching at AFDA.
There is also a strong emphasis on cultural relevance within the teaching, and the need to help the students identify and develop a distinctive African voice to their productions. In this way, we hope to be able to contribute to nation-building and build the foundations for a sustainable local creative industry.
Roles and responsibilities
Accommodate campus student & staff bodies in accordance with time table and space ratios requirements.
Provide all course & staff equipment and facilities in accordance with campus timetable and ratios requirements.
Maintain campus health & safety, training & image standards in accordance with requirements.
Maintain effective campus, facility & equipment, access, management and inventory control systems.
Maintain effective campus wifi, IT and archiving systems.
The specific roles and responsibilities include:
Ensure that venues and staff offices are available and equipped as per specification sheet and up to standard as per timetable requirements.
Ensure that Student and Lecturer experience feedback is encouraged, conducted and results communicated.
Ensure accurate budget management and compliance with finance and payment procedures.
Ensure that discipline equipment and facilities requirements are maintained for each year of study.
Ensure all equipment and facilities in good working order according to timetable needs.
Ensure all equipment and facilities ratio requirements are met on a termly basis.
Ensure Monthly OHS requirements are met and accurate records kept.
Ensure all relevant training is facilitated or provided in accordance with campus requirements.
Establish and Maintain Campus image requirements according to standards.
Maintain access control and management systems.
Maintain equipment access and security management systems.
Maintain accurate campus inventory and control systems.
Establish and maintain required campus Wi-Fi/network & server standards and systems, IT equipment and security systems as well as institutional data integrity.
Establish and maintain Industry researc