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SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (SAMRC)
 
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation’s health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research.  It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression.  The organisation prides itself on three core values: being pioneering, striving for excellence and working collaboratively.
 
The SAMRC retains the right not to make an appointment. Should no feedback be received within 30 days of the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.
 
Vacancy: Programme Manager
Three - year contract
Unit/Directorate: Research Capacity Development
Region: Cape Town
 
Closing date: 13 December 2020

 
A post exists in the Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD) of the South African Medical Research Council. The incumbent will be responsible for programmatic management of the whole RCD portfolio including monitoring and evaluation, scientific analysis & scientific writing. The incumbent will also be responsible for compliance oversight (administrative, financial & legal). Strategically the incumbent must develop and prepare 1st drafts of important RCD submissions (eg to Quarterly Board and Executive Management Committee). They will be responsible for developing a marketing strategy of RCD and input into overall RCD strategy. The incumbent must develop an impact assessment strategy for RCD work and ensure that this is communicated internally and to the public on a regular basis.
 
Core Requirements: 
  • A Masters Level qualification or higher.
  • Seven (7) years or more of relevant experience preferably in the specialized area of grants management and/or project management.
  • Exposure to Scholarship and Grants Management and if possible SAMRC systems
  • Producing high level qualitative and quantitative analysis of (Scholarships and Grants) data
  • Evidence of programmatic evaluation, appraisal and making of recommendations
  • Evidence of good scientific writing and report writing
  • Successful management of an RFA and knowledge of risk mitigation.
  • Evidence of having initiated a scientific report, published or conducted work on funding ( programme evaluation
 
Key Competencies and skills: 
  • Computer literacy
  • Excellent interpersonal, writing and communication skills
  • Project / program management skills
  • Excellent understanding of the public research environment AND/OR
  • Good knowledge of and/or experience in business and/or legal wrt Research Management and Capacity development environment
  • Ability to provide specialist knowledge or advice or make recommendations as it pertains to the projects and/or programs
  • Understanding of the program projects, people, financial and project management principles.
 
Added advantage:
  • PhD preferably in a science discipline
  • Program and project administrative coordination – high level tracking funding vehicles (Scholarships and Grants incl) in terms of submission of reports and outputs and tracking financials (payments), including extracting and collating outputs in respect of scholarship and grants.
  • Registration in a professional organization relevant to research management
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A salary in the region of R749 401 per annum, cost-to-company will be negotiated in consideration of experience and qualifications.
 
In accordance with the SAMRC’s Employment Equity Plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from the designated groups. For this reason, we require race, gender and disability status to be specified. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
 
PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R313A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS
 
Visit the following Web Site to complete an online application.  https://forms.gle/qm8nKcJn4faj2zST9

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