Research Manager

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Zeal HR Full time

**Introduction**:
**Purpose**:
The Research Manager plays a central role in the execution of the University’s Business School’s research strategy, advancing research productivity and ensuring compliance with policies.

**Requirements**:

- Postgraduate degree in a relevant field, e.g., library sciences, economics, accounting, and management (a PhD will be a recommendation)
- Preferably 5 years’ experience in a higher education environment, ideally in research support
- The ability to make decisions and work under pressure in uncertain circumstances and without clear directives
- The ability to work independently and set own priorities
- Knowledge of bibliometric data and their use
- Experience and knowledge of and insight into research processes and research management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills: a combination of assertiveness and pragmatism
- The ability to relate to and support all administrative functions necessary to manage research and outputs at a top business school.

**Duties**:

- Managing effective implementation of decisions from the Business School’s Head of Research and Research Committee
- Managing and integrating all research-related administrative functions, including the preparation and control of research budgets and other research funds, record keeping and reporting, as well as the collection and distribution of appropriate information
- Using and analysing available bibliometric data to advise on the School’s research, supporting identification of appropriate publication avenues and other activities of the School
- Identifying, prioritising, developing and arranging alternative interventions to address academics’ and students’ research developmental needs, e.g., lectures, workshops, and seminars
- Supporting the practices and assisting in the development of new Business School directives to ensure compliance with the University policies
- Providing inputs to the University’s Division for Research Development about the Business School’s research requirements and liaising to bring back specifically relevant knowledge and information
- Liaising with internal stakeholders in order to identify the Business School’s research web page requirements, implementation and maintenance
- Determining, with the School’s Head of Research, the research portal systems requirements to manage research processes, managing its correct implementation, and providing inputs for continual improvements
- Supporting the Business School’s Head of Research to align the research strategy and activities with accreditation requirements, and coordinating the development of the accreditation research report to ensure continued international accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and others as necessary
- Assisting with the processes for the PhD programme(s) where required
- Supporting the Business School’s Head of Research’s membership of institutional committees as required.

**Salary**: R500k - R550k CTC PA

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