Job Description

Closing Date 2025/09/24
Reference Number EDU250919-1
Job Title Campus Laboratory Manager
Job Type Permanent
Campus Midrand
Department Academic - Lecturing (Applied Sciences)
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
Minimum Education Level Masters Degree
Job Category Education
Job Advert Summary
Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Campus Laboratory Manager to be based at our Midrand campus.
Type of position:
Permanent

• The Position:

To manage the day-to-day operations of a campus laboratory / laboratories, thereby creating a learning environment for lecturers and students in which experiments can be performed within budget and at high quality levels. * To manager seven laboratories, 14 staff members, and approximately 1,000 students using the facilities annually. The dedicated laboratory leadership oversee operational efficiency including procurement, quality assurance, health and safety, and the student learning outcomes and learning experience.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum qualification:

• A Masters' qualification in biological sciences is required.

Experience:

• At least five years' experience in a professional role in a laboratory environment
• Managerial experience will be advantageous

Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities: * Accountable for the overall performance of a specific campus laboratory / laboratories :

• Quality of practicals

• Labtech evaluations
• Student feedback
• Adherence to academic and laboratory guidelines and module guides
• Process compliance

• Timeous / turnaround times for example, timeous start and end times of practical's
• Full delivery according to schedules / timetables
• Compliance to:

• Academic support and laboratory housekeeping roles
• Relevant laboratory procedures and regulations.
• Waste management
• Safety / OHS
• Relevant national and internationally regulatory guidelines for example OHSA
• Support for practical lecturers in addressing student queries
• Maintenance and availability of laboratory assets / equipment and consumables
• Campus Laboratory Budget managed
• Community of practice member

• Quality of contribution

• Level of participation
• Management
• Laboratory expense management
• Operational day-to-day planning for the laboratories e.g.

• Provide input to National Lab Manager and/or Timetabling tea on lab timetabling and planning
• Designate the roles, responsibilities of the laboratory team according to the communicated academic schedule and laboratory housekeeping needs
• Manage the various forms of waste generated in the laboratory and ensure that collection, storage and disposal of wastes complies with national regulations
• Adjustment / input of timetable
• Operational implementation and execution monitoring and reporting - control, corrective action
• Problem solving and decision quality, including escalations, queries and complaints
• Resource and capacity management for the labs (people, equipment, consumables, workload and workflow monitoring between teams) e.g. procurement as delegated scope and requests for resources to National Lab Manager
• Provide input National Lab Manager regarding operational efficiency - processes, policies and procedures (SOP's), methodologies, performance standards e.g.

• Compile and maintain a laboratory manual outlining the policy and procedures to which all laboratory users must comply to ensure a safe and functional working environment.
• Write, edit and disseminate laboratory and general safety policies, assist with standard operating procedures.
• Work-flow co-ordination of laboratory technicians and ensure their compliance with all laboratory procedures.
• Governance and compliance / Risk management e.g.

• Ensure that all students within the laboratory comply with the relevant laboratory procedures and regulations
• Leadership

• Communicate Eduvos values, strategy, direction to lab employees
• Talent acquisition and onboarding processes - appoint technicians
• Individual performance enhancement - role clarity and objectives; reviews; feedback; corrective actions
• Skill levels - training & development / coaching & mentoring of lab technicians
• Culture and climate (motivation; energy; retention; support; communication and information sharing; engagement; discipline; recognition; empowered; care)

Functional and Behavioural Competencies
Functional and technical competencies:

• Proficient in using and maintaining laboratory equipment and instruments
• Analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong understanding of SOP's, and lab safety protocols, and regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO 17025, 14001 and 9001)
• Have knowledge of the operations related to different levels of BSL laboratories

Behavioural competencies:

• Action orientation
• Leadership
• Collaborative relations and teamwork
• Effective communication
• Analysing and problem solving
• Planning and organising and time management

Skills Required