Assistant Director: Science and Technology

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa Affirmative Portfolios Full time

**Research ~ Planning and Coordination ~ Training and Development**
**Pretoria**
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**Assistant Director: Science and Technology Expenditure Planning**

**R152 988p/a - Pretoria**

**6 Months Fixed term contract**

**Role**:
To support identification and review of instruments that will enhance understanding and analysis that support improvements in the functioning and performance of the National System of Innovation.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Survey report on government funding on scientific and technological activities. (STA)
- Design and enhance survey template questionnaire
- Assist with training on how to complete the questionnaire, etc.
- Prepare and dispatch questionnaire to national government departments
- Collect, verify and process data for completeness and accuracy on government funded scientific and technological activities.
- Analyse STA data through statistical software’s
- Coordinate workshop for providing report results and recommendations
- Draft reports for presentation for acceptance of the STA reports
- Data by Public Research Institutions (PRI) on scientific and technological activities (STA)
- Collect and analyse annual PRO data from relevant PRIs
- Validation of the data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with other resources of data
- Analyse PRI collected using statistical software
- Update and maintain database systems to support STA monitoring
- NSI longitudinal dataset on government STA funding
- Develop templates and standards tables
- Coordinate and ensure that reports are submitted according to project plans
- Coordinate project meetings and distribute required information for the various projects
- Update and maintain database systems to support STA monitoring
- STI Budget Coordination
- Provide support during implementation activities by extracting information from current surveys and conduct modelling to inform decision making for budget coordination.
- Research Performance data on the National Research Information Business Intelligent Warehouse
- Provide support with coordination of the company’s user requirements access and provide users with technical support
- Administrative support
- Provide support in compiling administrative reports, i.e. submissions, reports, letters, Memos, MoUs and MoAs, etc, implement internal controls, updating risk register and drafting of response to clients based on the requests received
- Complete the necessary supply chain management (SCM) forms, submit, and liaise with Finance for procurement
- Draft communiqué for internal and external stakeholders such as reminders and conduct follow-ups.

**Knowledge**
- Understanding National S&T policy and other national Policies
- Good knowledge of South Africa’s S&T policy environment
- Understanding of the departmental policies (e.g. White paper on science and technology and technology strategic management model for science and technology, 10-year innovation plan)
- Public finance management legislation and PSR
- Practical knowledge of government programmes for investment in STI

**Experience**

2 Years’ experience in statistical analysis / public finance and data analysis / economics

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