Position | What you do
| Characteristics | Duties |
| Chairperson | Acts
as a link between the science faculty staff and the NSC. Chairs meetings and
makes sure that the committee runs smoothly. | Tenacity,
professional, organized, flexible, mediator, assertive | Member of the AAC and Faculty Board, regular meetings with the Dean of Science, chairing meetings |
| Vice-Chairperson | 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 | Determined,
organized, effective communication skills, team player | Member
of the AAC and Faculty Board. Represent Science student interests and sit on
NSC disciplinary subcommittee |
| Treasurer | The
Financial manager of the team. Keeping the money books in check | Assertive,
flexible, logical, committed, transparent, detail-oriented, responsible,
comfortable with numbers | 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. |
| Secretary | In
charge of NSC admin (minutes, agenda, consolidation of communication) | Organised,
detail-orientated, values transparency and inclusiveness, punctual, comfortable
with writing professional emails, computer literate (Outlook 365). Willing to
learn practical secretarial skills | Create
minutes and agenda for meetings, consolidation of communication between NSC and
outside world, organise committee garments. In charge of the NSC office |
| Student
Affairs | Acts
as a link between students, the NSC and Faculty management and handles all
complaints directed at the NSC via the correct channels | People
orientated, team player, organised, comfortable with writing professional
emails, friendly and determined | Organise
class rep elections, trainings, meetings and social events. Takes action to
raise classrep concerns to university staff. Member of the Faculty Board |
| Marketing Representative | 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. | 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 | Manage
the NSC social media platforms, advertise NSC events and organise(designing and
ordering) garments for science student |
| Social
Representative | Organising
and planning events. Events include science-specific events, socials and social
impact | Creative, organized, good time-management and communication skills | Getting quotes from companies, managing events, setting up and planning,
booking locations |
| Social
Impact | New
portfolio aimed at giving back to Science students and surrounding communities,
while creating social issue awareness. | Empathetic,
driven, passionate about helping others, caring, friendly | Organize
and promote social impact events. Collaborate with Science Faculty social
impact committee. As a new portfolio duties are flexible |
| Postgraduate
Representative | 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 | A
passion for postgraduate affairs and representation | 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 |
