Ms Linda van Heerden is an Administrative Officer in the Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Department at the University of the Western Cape, where she has served for 26 years. Over this time, she gained substantial institutional knowledge and remain deeply committed to professionalism, particularly when working with confidential student and staff information.
In this role, she provides direct support to the Head of Department, manage executive diaries, and coordinate travel, conferences, and departmental activities. Her responsibilities also include marks administration (MAS), Student Admission Selection Integration (SASI), and coordination of examination timetables.
She works closely with colleagues across the university, including Finance, HR, ICS, AVS and the Faculty office. She oversees the general administration in the department and contribute to the effective and smooth running of departmental operations.
In 2018, she received an award for Service Excellence.