CHE Administrator Graduate Work Experience Placement 2026

The Council on Higher Education is offering an Administrator Graduate Work Experience Placement in Pretoria for a final-year student or unemployed graduate with an administration or management-related academic background. The placement sits in the Accreditation Directorate and gives the participant practical exposure to the administrative systems that support higher education accreditation. The work includes document preparation, records management, meeting coordination, data capturing, reporting and correspondence, making the placement relevant to candidates who want to develop practical office and public-sector administration experience.

Placement Overview

• Organisation: Council on Higher Education (CHE)
• Department: Accreditation
• Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
• Opportunity: Administrator Graduate Work Experience Placement
• Attendance: Approximately 3–4 days per week
• Closing Date: 20 August 2026

Main Work Areas

The participant will support the administrative side of accreditation work. This gives the placement a practical focus: the graduate or student will not only observe the department, but will assist with the documents, records and coordination needed for accreditation activities to run properly.

• Provide administrative support to the Accreditation Directorate
• Assist with preparing, filing and organising documents
• Maintain records and support accurate information management
• Help coordinate meetings and accreditation-related activities
• Assist with data capturing and routine reporting
• Support correspondence and documentation used during accreditation processes

Eligibility and Study Fields

Applicants may be in their final year of study or may already have graduated and be unemployed. The field of study should be related to Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, Management or another closely related area. That academic background is important because the placement is built around organised administrative work in a professional higher education setting.

Competencies for the Placement

CHE lists a combination of practical office skills and professional behaviour. Strong written and verbal communication helps with correspondence and internal coordination, while attention to detail is important for records and accreditation documents. Microsoft Office proficiency is also relevant because much of the work involves routine administrative systems and documents.

• Administration and organisation
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Written and verbal communication
• Microsoft Office
• Professionalism and accountability
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Adaptability and willingness to learn

Previous Exposure

Previous workplace, internship, volunteer or student-project exposure is advantageous but is not stated as a compulsory entry requirement. This makes the placement accessible to someone who is still building a first professional track record, provided the academic background and core administrative abilities match the role.

Why This Placement Is Useful

Accreditation work depends on organised information, meeting processes, accurate records and formal communication. A participant can therefore gain experience that transfers to many administrative roles in universities, public entities, professional bodies and corporate offices. The placement also gives insight into the quality-assurance side of South African higher education, which is more specialised than ordinary office administration.

About the Council on Higher Education

The Council on Higher Education is part of South Africa’s higher education quality-assurance environment. Its accreditation work involves formal processes and documentation, so the Administrator placement provides direct exposure to how administrative support contributes to those functions.

Accreditation Administration Exposure

The Accreditation Directorate works with formal processes that depend on complete documentation, organised records and accurate communication. For the participant, this means the placement can build experience in areas such as document control, scheduling, correspondence and data handling while also showing how administrative work supports a specialised higher education function. The participant may be handling routine tasks, but those tasks sit inside a process where accuracy and traceability matter.

The placement also requires availability for only part of the working week, which makes the schedule different from a standard full-time graduate post. The participant still needs to be dependable on the days assigned and able to manage tasks within the department’s operating requirements. No salary or stipend figure is published in the vacancy.

How to Apply

Applications are completed online through the recruitment page for the Administrator Graduate Work Experience Placement. Follow the application steps shown on the official vacancy page.