Chairperson
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Acts as a link between the science faculty staff and the NSC. Chairs meetings and makes sure that the committee runs smoothly
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Tenacity, professional, organized, flexible, mediator, assertive
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Member of the AAC and Faculty Board, regular meetings with the Dean of Science, chairing meetings
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Vice-Chairperson
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Acts with the full authority of chairperson if the chairperson is absent. In charge of disciplinary action within the NSC and general management of the committee
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Determined, organized, effective communication skills, team player
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Member of the AAC and Faculty Board. Represent Science student interests and sit on NSC disciplinary subcommittee
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Treasurer
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The Financial manager of the team. Keeping the money books in check
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Assertive, flexible, logical, committed, transparent, detail-oriented, responsible, comfortable with numbers
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Update NSC budget and make sure the NSC adheres to it and the financial regulations. Responsible for processing all the payments or anything money related such as acquiring a SnapScan code.
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Secretary
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In charge of NSC admin (minutes, agenda, consolidation of communication)
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Organised, detail-orientated, values transparency and inclusiveness, punctual, comfortable with writing professional emails, computer literate (Outlook 365). Willing to learn practical secretarial skills
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Create minutes and agenda for meetings, consolidation of communication between NSC and outside world, organise committee garments. In charge of the NSC office
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Student Affairs
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Acts as a link between students, the NSC and Faculty management and handles all complaints directed at the NSC via the correct channels
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People orientated, team player, organised, comfortable with writing professional emails, friendly and determined
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Organise class rep elections, trainings, meetings and social events. Takes action to raise classrep concerns to university staff. Member of the Faculty Board
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Marketing Representative
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Arguably the best portfolio on the team. The primary task is to get the word out, letting students know what the NSC is planning and organise science garments.
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Be friendly and a people's person. Have great organisational and communication skills. Have some knowledge on how to use Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, addiction to social media really does go a long way here
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Manage the NSC social media platforms, advertise NSC events and organise(designing and ordering) garments for science student
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Social Representative
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Organising and planning events. Events include science-specific events, socials and social impact.
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Creative, organised, good time management and communication skills
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Getting quotes from companies, managing events, setting up and planning, booking locations
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Social Impact
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New portfolio aimed at giving back to Science students and surrounding communities, while creating social issue awareness.
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Empathetic, driven, passionate about helping others, caring, friendly
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Organize and promote social impact events. Collaborate with Science Faculty social impact committee. As a new portfolio duties are flexible
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Postgraduate Representative
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The voice of Natural Science Postgraduates on the NSC. Acts as the Chair of the Faculty of Science Committee on Postgraduate Affairs (FSCPA), consisting of postgraduate representatives from each department
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A passion for postgraduate affairs and representation
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Planning informal social as well as academic events (Symposium in collaboration with UCT), consulting with fellow representatives on relevant postgraduate matters, ensuring NSC communications are distributed to postgraduate
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