Manager: Graduate Development

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa CSIR Full time

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation that researches, develops, localises and diffuses technologies to accelerate socio-economic prosperity in South Africa.

The organisation's work contributes to industrial development and supports a capable state.

Manager:
Graduate Development

About the job:

The CSIR has a vacancy for a
Manager:
Graduate Development in the
Human Capital Development portfolio.

The incumbent will develop, manage and co-ordinate the implementation of all CSIR graduate development programmes in order to develop a pool of appropriately qualified graduates that can be employable within the CSIR or absorbed into the national skills pool.

The programmes include bursaries, studentships, internships, in-service training and post-doctoral programmes. The position is based in Pretoria.

Key responsibilities:

  • Develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, CSIR annual Key Performance Indicators for graduate development programmes for implementation by Divisions/Centres;
  • Develop, implement and manage best practice systems and procedures for efficient and coherent implementation of the student programmes;
  • Manage the implementation of graduate development programmes in order to align processes and ensure integrated and consistent implementation across the organisation;
  • Where appropriate, propose and enforce corrective measures to ensure adherence to the implementation of graduate development programmes;
  • Manage the implementation of bursary agreements signed with other stakeholders;
  • Develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders (HC Managers, Strategic Communications and Marketing, SET Managers, Tertiary Education Institutions, DST, DHE, NRF) the Schools and Outreach Programme strategy;
  • Manage the implementation of the Schools and Outreach Programmes;
  • Manage the marketing of the graduate programmes nationally using various media and opportunities to ensure wide awareness and good responses to calls;
  • Monitor the implementation of graduate programmes and guide the refinement of processes for continuous improvement;
  • Manage the relationship between the CSIR and partnering tertiary education institutions as well as between the student, CSIR mentors and University supervisors;
  • Develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders (HC Managers, SET Managers, Students, internal and external service providers) student training and development programmes;
  • Manage, implement, review and continuously improve the training of student and their development;
  • Ensure buyin for new development initiatives from relevant stakeholders (HC Management, SET Management and Leadership, internal and external Students, TEI partners, DST);
  • Develop and implement onboarding and orientation programmes under this portfolio;
  • Develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and implement appropriate psychosocial programmes to facilitate ongoing student interaction and active involvement within the CSIR;
  • Develop and implement information and reporting systems to support programme implementation;
  • Manage and ensure oversight of the graduate development programme budget;
  • Prepare annual budgets for graduate development programmes in terms of demand and overall commitments from the divisions;
  • Implement graduate development programmes within set budgets and in an efficient manner;
  • Manage, mentor, coach and guide graduate development team;
  • Liaise with Divisions to achieve alignment of processes and an integrated and consistent implementation across the organisation;
  • Market the CSIR HCD programmes using various media and other opportunities to ensure wide awareness and good responses to partnership proposals.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

  • A Postgraduate qualification in Science, Engineering and Technology or management or human resources with at least eight years' experience in graduate development, of which three years should be in a senior or managerial role;
  • At least five years' experience in a research or education institution;
  • Track record of effective process management;
  • Advanced communication skills;
  • Discernible passion for people development;
  • Ability to communicate effectively with young people;
  • Ability to take initiative;
  • Problem solving skills.

Closing date: 10 August 2023
**PLEASE NOTE THAT FEEDBACK WILL BE GIVEN TO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES ONLY.

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