Group Executive: Research Impact

2 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- A PhD in either **_Social Sciences_**_ or other related fields (NQF 10)_**
- Fifteen (15) years of _experience as a senior researcher, managing and leading_ senior research teams with demonstrable impactful outcomes and results;
- At least ten (_10) years of experience at a strategic and senior management_ level in an academic, research or research institution environment;
- An academic leader with a strong publishing record (books, book chapters, journal articles), several of which must be international and first or sole-authored;
- Excellent networking skills and experience working with senior policymakers and decision-makers;
- Fluency in English.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provide strategic leadership for Research Impact in quality assurance, science communication, impact assessment and dissemination for research outputs along with designated staff and HSRC resources.
- Work with the Unit managers to oversee strategic administrative leadership for the Unit’s support team and ensure each Unit component is adequately resourced. Ensure the successful provision of strategic initiatives that contribute towards creating a culture of impact for the HSRC.
- Ensure the successful sourcing of strategic external partners (locally and internationally) aligned with the social research objectives of the HSRC and drive successful liaising between strategic partners of the policy-making environment and researchers within the HSRC.
- Ensure the provision of sustainable and impactful research that government, communities and state bodies can take up through policy improvements.



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