Deputy Director: Research Development

4 weeks ago

Bellville, South Africa University of the Western Cape Full time

**- Receiving and assessing calls from national and international research agencies that provide funding and recognition to researchers; and government departments for reports (e.g. publication count submission to the Department of Higher Education and Training [DHET]).
- Ensuring optimal usage and integration of automated research information systems e.g. Converis. Collaborating with IT Services to ensure high levels of systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
- Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of all Research capacity Development initiatives to target groups within the University. Engaging with individual researchers (academics) in all stages of their careers on the entire spectrum of research-related support.
- Marketing of notable research outcomes and achievements through the Communication & Marketing team of the university.
- Ensuring the provision of training for users, and staff in the appropriate processes and technology.
- Collaborating with other managers e.g. Deputy Deans etc to ensure that researchers and other stakeholders are provided with a seamless research development service and understand the processes which need to be followed to access this service.
- Conceptualising and managing research-related events, including presentation of opportunities offered by major funders and research organisations to various audiences and through different media.
- Building and maintaining relationships with other research offices (nationally and internationally).
- Ensuring that effective communication exists with all stakeholders and that the appropriate channels are there to resolve problems as they occur.
- Monitoring the quality of support for each stakeholder and providing recommendations where change is required;
- Managing and monitoring expenditure ON NRF-related and other funding cost centers, in collaboration with the Finance team.
- Reporting on activities of the Research Support and Postgraduate services cluster, in line with the Research and Postgraduate Strategy, for input into research reports or to funders.

**Minimum Requirements**

**Minimum Requirements** (Qualification and Experience)
- A PhD Qualification at an NQF 10 or equivalent.
- 8 - 10 years’ experience in research.
- An academic with extensive experience in research management.
- At least 3 to 5 years of relevant management experience.
- A sound track record of publications.
- Evidence of guiding and successfully supervising postgraduate students and successful research proposal writing.

**Required competencies** (skills, knowledge, and behavioural attributes):

- Ability to work independently and accurately under extreme pressure.
- Cope with multi-tasking.
- Sound Project and Financial Management Skills.
- Interpret and implement legislation, regulations, policies, and guidelines
- Contribute to the academic research enterprise through skilled relationship building.
- Monitoring and evaluation Skills.
- Demonstrable leadership, influencing and negotiation skills.-
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