Senior Manager: Health and Wellness Services

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Overview The University of Fort Hare is seeking a Senior Manager for Health and Wellness Services. This role reports to the Executive Director: Student Affairs and is responsible for providing institution-wide strategic, professional, and operational leadership for Student Health, Counselling, and related wellness services across all UFH campuses. The incumbent will focus on developing and implementing an integrated, accessible, and student-centred service model, ensuring governance of health information, managing crisis response, and overseeing various operational aspects to improve student wellbeing and support institutional goals. What you will do * Provide institution-wide strategic, professional, and operational leadership for Student Health, Counselling, and related wellness services across UFH campuses. * Develop and implement an integrated, accessible, and student-centred service model. * Ensure clinical and professional governance, lawful handling of health information, crisis response, and referral pathways. * Manage people, budgets, contracts, and partnerships. * Utilize service data to improve student wellbeing and the overall student experience. * Support institutional goals related to student life, governance, risk, digital transformation, and financial sustainability. * Lead the Health and Wellness function. * Conduct financial planning and budgeting for the unit. * Manage staff within the organisational unit. * Oversee Campus Counselling, Health, and Wellness management. Requirements (from the original advert) * **Minimum Requirements:** * Masters degree in Social Sciences or Health Sciences. * At least eight (8) years’ experience working in Higher education. * Three years' management experience in Health or Wellness. * Active HPCSA/SANC/SACSSP Registration. * Demonstrated experience in multidisciplinary service leadership, crisis-response protocols, referral networks, confidential information governance and data-informed performance reporting. * **Added Advantages:** * Experience leading integrated student health and counselling services across more than one campus. * Experience with Higher Health programmes, clinical-quality systems or secure digital case and service-data systems. * Relevant training in crisis management, suicide prevention, substance-use interventions or survivor-centered GBV support. * **Competencies (as per the University Competency Framework):** * Business Acumen * Change Leadership * Critical Thinking * Clear communication, negotiation and stakeholder management Who should apply This role is suitable for a highly experienced professional with a Masters degree in Social Sciences or Health Sciences, possessing at least eight years of experience in higher education, including a minimum of three years in a management role within Health or Wellness services. The ideal candidate will hold active professional registration (HPCSA/SANC/SACSSP) and demonstrate strong leadership capabilities in multidisciplinary services, crisis response, data governance, and performance reporting. They should also exhibit key competencies such as business acumen, change leadership, critical thinking, clear communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management. Candidates with experience in multi-campus leadership, specific health programmes/systems (like Higher Health), or specialized crisis-related training will have an advantage. Deadline 11th October, 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/senior-manager-health-and-wellness-services-university-of-fort-hare Source: myjobmag

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