Our journalism school is accredited by the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA). Our teaching approach is learner-centered hinged on media ethics, analysis, critical thinking and research. Due to the hands-on training approach, the academy is lauded as “a revolution” in journalism education in The Gambia.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES The administrative officer works with management to ensure proper management of staff, academic and professional records; ensures timely recruitment of students and issuance of transcripts and certificates; coordinates class and trainer allocation; be the liaison between MAJaC and other partners or any other functions assigned by management. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES The Administrative Officer should: ▪Perform administrative works relating to writing appointment, annual leave, suspension and termination letters and copying accounts department for necessary actions on the payroll. ▪Liaise with the accounts office to facilitate easy collection of tuition fees ▪Responsible for reconciling the students master list with the active class registers in collaboration with the DoT and send the reconciled class list to accounts for invoicing. ▪Take part in the student admission/enrollment process ▪Keep proper academic records of students including student files ▪Perform human resources functions by maintaining and keeping up-to-date staff files ▪Maintain proper filing system for the Managing Director and the Director of Training. ▪ Coordinate with trainers to facilitate the production of teaching and learning materials. ▪Liaise with the Director of Training for the timely production of a master timetable ▪Ensure trainers and students are aware of their timetable on time and honour their training schedules by calling to find out. ▪Serve as liaison between MAJaC and academic partners. ▪Ensure Communications Officer regularly updates MAJaC website and SoMe handles ▪Responsible to ensure that student’s portal is up to date in the school management data base system ▪Supervise and assign administrative assistant/s ▪The Administrative Officer reports to Director of Training for any other assignments