HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (HSRC) DIRECTOR: E-RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE CENTRE Details Closing Date 2024/04/19 Reference Number HSR240319-3 Job Type Permanent Job Title DIRECTOR: e-Research Knowledge Centre Business Area eResearch Knowledge Centre - eRKC Department eResearch Knowledge Centre (eRKC) Number of Positions01 Workplace Type Hybrid Location - Town / City Pretoria Location – Province Gauteng Location – Country South Africa Minimum Education Level NQF 9 - Masters Degree or equivalent Application Closing Date 19-Apr-2024 Job Category Education Job Advert Summary The role of the HSRC is to conduct applied social science and humanities research for the public good in South Africa. The Office of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Research (ODCEO: R) provides leadership and strategic oversight for research divisions, centres and units in the HSRC. These include the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), Equitable Education and Economies (EEE), Public Health, Societies & Belonging (PHSB), and Developmental, Capable & Ethical State (DCES). The DCEO: R also has direct responsibility for HSRC Publishing and the e-Research Knowledge Centre (e-RKC). The e-Research Knowledge Centre delivers customer-orientated Information Services by getting to the essence of their customer’s needs and bringing them the highest qualitative, value-added strategic information in the format of their choice. It also provides Data Management and Curation services as well as Geo-Spatial expertise. The e-RKC also strives to act as the information services hub for social sciences in the HSRC, as well as on a national and international level. The unit seeks to appoint a Director: e-Research Knowledge Centre on a permanent contract who will be based in the Pretoria office. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy CEO for Research. Minimum Requirements
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Policy In delivering 'social science that makes a difference' in South Africa and the region, the Research Programmes of the Human Sciences Research Council initiate and undertake policy-oriented research projects and programmes from its offices in Cape Town, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria. Its public-purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act No.17 of 2008. The HSRC aims to attract and retain high-calibre skills and human resources necessary to effectively execute both its mandate to conduct research and to support the strategic intent of the organisation. The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of South African Citizens who are black, female, or disabled towards achieving Equity goals. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment. Application from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. PLEASE APPLY HERE EXECUTIVE HEAD: AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA Details Closing Date 2024/04/19 Reference Number HSR240319-1 Job Type Fixed Term contract- long term Job Title Executive Head: Africa Institute of South Africa Business Area Africa Institute of South Africa - AISA Department AISA Number of Positions 1 Workplace Type Hybrid Location - Town / City Pretoria Location – Province Gauteng Location – Country South Africa Minimum Education Level NQF 10 - PhD Degree or equivalent Application Closing Date 19-Apr-2024 Job Category Education Job Advert Summary The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) leads and coordinates the HSRC’s Africa research agenda, programs, and engagements. It acts as a catalyst for research and implementation support across the continent. AISA undertakes basic, applied policy-relevant and comparative research, and seeks to build capacity and provide policy advice and implementation support to advance South Africa’s African Agenda, Agenda 2063, and the Sustainable Development Goals. It collaborates with a range of national, continental, and international governments, as well as multilateral institutions, research institutes, universities, and civil society to achieve its objectives. The HSRC’s mandate requires a broad focus on, and contribution to, eradicating poverty, reducing inequality and unemployment, and facilitating a peaceful future for a prosperous Africa. The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU) and the South African government have developed policy frameworks towards these goals. Such frameworks require monitoring, adaption, and implementation to be successful. AISA seeks to provide a deeper understanding of and thought leadership on a range of issues that can inform policy and practice, as well as narrow the persisting gaps and disjuncture between developed frameworks, policies, and their implementation. AISA, in conjunction with the rest of the HSRC, seeks to do this through evidenced-based research, convening forums, providing strategic and policy advice to governments and intergovernmental organisations, forming partnerships, and engaging in implementation support for civil society and governments. EXECUTIVE HEAD: AFRICA INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA (Ref. No. EH: AISA 03/24) 5-yearcontract appointment AISA wishes to appoint a suitable candidate to fully establish AISA’s role in the HSRC as the carrier of the HSRC’s Africa focus, and to guide AISA towards fulfilling a leading role on the Continent. The incumbent will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to develop and implement a strategy, structure, and programme of work in furtherance of its mandate. Minimum Requirements
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The Executive Head of AISA will drive the strategy, role and structural arrangements, within a clearly articulated organising principle for AISA. The successful candidate is expected to provide strategic support to the overall management and organisational (i.e. corporate) decision-making process as a member of the HSRC Executive Committee to ensure that the HSRC meets its mandate. The successful incumbent will be an accomplished academic with intellectual and personal integrity, with a mission to serve the Institute and build it to realise its full potential. The role requires hands-on management and leadership of exceptional quality to assert AISA’s role and potential impact internally and externally. Policy In delivering 'social science that makes a difference' in South Africa and the region, the Research Programmes of the Human Sciences Research Council initiate and undertake policy-oriented research projects and programmes from its offices in Cape Town, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Pretoria. Its public-purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act No.17 of 2008. The HSRC aims to attract and retain high-calibre skills and human resources necessary to effectively execute both its mandate to conduct research and to support the strategic intent of the organisation. The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of South African Citizens who are black, female, or disabled towards achieving Equity goals. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment. Application from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. PLEASE APPLY HERE
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