Mission
Our mission is to be a strategic resource for the leadership of Nelson Mandela University in seeking to promote excellence in all aspects of the university, most particularly its vision of generating cutting-edge knowledge for a sustainable future.
To achieve this, we adopt a transformative, evidence-based approach to strategic and academic planning, institutional research, management information systems, and institutional performance monitoring and evaluation.
This involves providing decision-making support to senior and middle management through sophisticated data analyses, developing and maintaining a cycle of institutional research studies, and contributing to institutional transformation through strategic planning and quality advancement processes and systems.
Purpose of our Office:
The purpose of our Office is to:
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Inform, guide and strategy and decision making through contextualised information and knowledge-internally and externally
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Stimulate and catalyse transformative organisational learning and renewal
Principles underpinning the work of our Office:
We are guided by the following principles in fullfilling our Mission and purpose
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Values driven and centred
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Innovation and adaptive expertise
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integrity, credibility and highest level of proffessionalism and ethical conduct
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Reflective, responsive, listening and engaging
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Collaboration and integration
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Ongoing learning and development
Practices we embrace in our Office:
As a team, we are committed to embracing the following practices:
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Mentoring, development and learning
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Collaborative teamwork
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Sharing of ideas
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Integrating and breaking out of silos
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Pursuit of excellence
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Ethical use of data and information
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Proactive,strategic posture
Units:
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Strategic Planning
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Management Information
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Transformation, Monitoring and Evaluation
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Quality Advancement
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Academic Planning