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From: Temba Masilela [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 25 October 2014 12:44 Subject: Assistance in recruiting a good leader for RIA Hi colleagues, A special request if I may. Given your relationships with RIA and your networks you are in good positions to recommend appropriate researchers/practitioners who match up well against the profile of the Deputy Executive Director (see attached advert) that we are looking to recruit from January 2015. We are looking for a professional who can both craft and implement a medium to long term research strategy and give strategic guidance to and manage a number of interfaces - science communication, policy action networks, stakeholder engagement, impact assessment and HSRC Press. A challenging and intellectually stimulating portfolio that works across all the Research Programmes (6) and Centres/Institutes (CeSTII, BRICS Research Centre and AISA) in the HSRC. Your assistance will be appreciated, Temba HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL Deputy Executive Director: Impact Assessment (Ref No: DED: RIA) Research Use and Impact Assessment (RIA) The vision of the Research use and Impact Assessment (RIA) unit is to contribute to a prosperous, healthy and just society that uses research evidence to improve the quality of life of a people who are all well informed, actively engaged and passionate about civic matters/public policy. RIA is a cross cutting unit in the Office of the Deputy CEO: Research that seeks to extend and enhance the use and impact of scientific research from the HSRC and other sources of research, and manage the HSRC's relationships, reputation and brand. In the context of structured and enabling business processes we add value to the core business of the HSRC which is to co-produce output from basic and applied research, inform public debate, and provide evidence-based policy advice. We have both an internal and external mandate. RIA consists of the following sub-sections Science Communication, HSRC Press, Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, and Impact Assessment - all of which are approached as both areas of professional practice and areas of research. RIA wishes to appoint a suitable candidate as a Deputy Executive Director to both lead and manage the entire unit and assume specific responsibility for the Impact Assessment work stream. The successful candidate will be based in either Cape Town or Pretoria and appointed on a 5 year contract which can be renewed. Key responsibilities: . Enhance the utilization and impact of research conducted in the social sciences and humanities; . Build national, continental and international research dissemination and impact assessment partnerships; . Provide strategic direction and manage the overall performance of the four sub-sections in RIA; . Lead in the development of research proposals and grant applications in the areas of impact assessment and science communication; . Coordinate the organizing and hosting high level research-based policy dialogues and public lectures; . Promote the communication of research findings; publishing in internationally peer reviewed journals; and the production of policy briefs; . Develop, present and justify the unit's annual operations and capital budget to the Deputy CEO: Research. Key requirements: . Research interests and professional experience in impact assessment / evaluation; . A strong user orientation, based on a commitment to social science research that makes a difference; . Experience in working with policy makers and good networking skills; . Competencies in research methods, evaluation studies and proposal writing; . Above average writing skills with a publication record of referred journal articles; . Intellectual and personal integrity, imagination and drive; . The ability to lead multidisciplinary action-oriented research teams; . Ability to work well under pressure and deliver to deadlines; . Good computer literacy. Minimum requirements: . A PhD degree in a relevant subject; . Demonstrable research leadership and management competencies. Additional commendation: . Research interests and professional experience in science communication. The HSRC offers attractive, market-related packages depending on qualifications and experience. Applications: In your application, please include: your CV, a letter of motivation, the details of three recent referees (with telephone, fax and e-mail contact details), and photocopies of up to three of your sole or first-authored publications. Ensure that you indicate the reference number. The HSRC will only consider applications that comply with the above requirements. Applicants may be required to undertake a written exercise or an oral presentation in the competencies required for the position. Please submit your application to: The Head: Human Resources, HSRC, Private Bag X41, Pretoria 0001, or hand deliver to the HSRC Building, Room S944, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria. Alternatively e-mail to [email protected]. Please ensure that you indicate the reference number in the subject line, applications who do not comply with these instructions will not be considered. For further enquiries, not applications, please contact Dr Temba Masilela, +27 12 302 2080. The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of its senior managers and research leaders who are black, female or disabled. Applicants who have not been contacted within eight weeks should assume that their application has been unsuccessful. Only candidates who are interviewed will be advised of the outcome of the interview. Closing date: 31 October 2014. We encourage applicants to submit before that date. Ronald Mitchell, Professor Department of Political Science and Program in Environmental Studies University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1284 [email protected] http://rmitchel.uoregon.edu/ DISCCRS Co-Organizer: <http://disccrs.org/> http://disccrs.org/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
