Research Director(Dces)

6 months ago


Durban, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
The Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) research Division within the HSRC employs a multi-disciplinary group of social scientists who conduct numerous empirical and policy-related studies.

The DCES division is looking to appoint a suitably qualified professional to take on the responsibilities of a Research Director in the division. The Research Director position supports and assists the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) Divisional Executive (DE) and Strategic Leads in implementing the five-year strategic plan of the HSRC. The Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) division conducts transdisciplinary, intersectional, policy and programme-relevant research. The two over-arching questions that guide the research interventions are:

- How to strengthen democracy through transparent governance, accountable leadership and reinvigorated public participation/ civic engagement; and
- How to ensure sustainable development through peace, human and social security.

***The **Vision** of DCES is for it to be a national, regional and international hub for transformative research in the interests of a just and equal society.

The **Mission** of DCES is for it to conduct cutting edge research in the areas of peace, human security, sustainability, democracy, governance and citizenship in an engaged manner that focuses on building a better life for all.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A doctorate (PhD) in Social Sciences or related disciplines
- Additional Management Qualifications **_(e.g. MBA or equivalent)_** will be an added advantage
- At least ten (10) years’ **_experience in managing and leading_** in senior research teams.
- At least **_5 years’ experience at a strategic and senior management_** level in an academic environment or research institution
- An academic leader with an **_impressive and strong_** publishing record of at least 20 peer reviewed publications (books, books chapters, journal articles) of which several must be international and **_first_** or **_sole authored._**

**_The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of its staff who are SA Citizens, black, female or disabled_**

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
The following are the **_key responsibilities for the Research Director role in the division:_**
- Lead, manage and coordinate various research themes, senior researchers and teams in the areas of Democracy, Governance & Citizenship, Sustainable Security.
- Build visible national, continental and international research partnerships in the HSC area of specialisation that result in collaborative and multidisciplinary studies, high quality publications, evidence reviews and policy briefs.
- Coordinate and review strategic plans and opportunities for fund raising to meet agreed upon targets for the team.
- Together with the team and supported by the division’s business development team foster concrete plans and activities for meeting the divisional goals and targets.
- Ensure that grants obtained are strategic and focussed on public-oriented research in keeping with the HSRC’s vision.
- Manage the outputs of researchers in the team to ensure maximum impact of the HSRC.
- Together with the Divisional Executive and Strategic Leads, spearhead formal government engagements through joint projects, partnerships, secondments, workshops and research dissemination.
- Drive and enable a relationship of trust and influence in appropriate ways amongst all levels of research staff.
- Actively forge research collaborations with Universities and Science Councils.
- Ensure that each team member aligned to the designated theme of leadership is capacitated, managed, supported, mentored (if they are trainees) and motivated to ensure a high-performance team that meets strategic targets.
- Actively promote and support talent management, succession planning, retention strategies and achieve equity targets.
- Ensure that fair conflict and consequence management takes place.
- Oversight for achieving delegated designated targets for the theme / sub-division.
- Contribution to the division’s risk profile and mitigation strategies.
- Ensure that research grants are well managed and that good relationships with collaborators and grant making organisations/institutions are maintained.



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