Research Centre Manager

2 days ago

Pretoria, South Africa MECS Africa Full time

South Africa
- ,
- Gauteng - Tshwane (Pretoria)
- R 1 500 000- R 2 000 000
- Annually

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Lead a world-class integrated energy research centre.
- Lead and oversee the development, as well as implementation of the company's five-year energy R&D strategy, thus ensuring alignment with the organisation’s goals and national priorities.
- Drive and collaborate with the business development and commercialisation function to cause the industrialisation of research and development outcomes.
- Contribute to the development and the strategic direction of the organisation.
- Provide thought leadership guided by an organisational culture to realising the national imperatives.
- Recruit and retain the highest calibre of science, engineering and technology (SET) staff.
- Establish a balanced portfolio mix of energy research, development and demonstration activities and a healthy intellectual property portfolio.
- Create long-term strategic and collaborative relationships with industry, and government partners, world-leading research institutes.
- Ensure financial sustainability and operational excellence.

**QUALIFICATION,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**:

- A doctoral degree in science or engineering with at least ten years’ experience in the energy sector, of which at least five years should be in industry.
- Extensive knowledge of the energy field.
- Programme and portfolio management skills.
- Strategy development and implementation skills.
- Record of developing industrial relationships for technology development and deployment.
- Record of attracting funding for large R&D programmes.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire others to action.
- Record of delivering against operational and strategic objectives.
- For more information please contact:

- Lisa Baxendale

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