2025-04-15

Job Description:

The Children’s Institute (CI) seeks to appoint a Director, on a five-year contract from 1st November, or as soon thereafter as possible, to allow for a transition period of handover with the outgoing Director. The Director is accountable to the Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Children Health and to a cross-faculty Governing Board, chaired by the Dean of Health Sciences or his/her representativerovided.

[the_ad id=”29344″]

Job Responsibilities:

• Be an active and productive scholar on issues relevant to the Institute’s mission and evolving programme of research and public engagement
• Actively support and promote engaged scholarship more broadly within UCT
• Provide intellectual leadership and promote the academic development of CI researchers and students
• Drive the transformation agenda of the CI and support processes of change
• Use research findings to inform policy reform and implementationthrough a variety of channels
• Ensure the breadth and diversity of the Institute’s work by maintaining a productive balance between different disciplinary and intellectual traditions, between scholarly and popular publications, and between research, advocacy and education.
• Initiate, maintain and build partnerships and alliances for socially responsive research, education and advocacy
• Promote collegial capacity development and knowledge exchange among research staff within the CI and across the university
• Position the CI within the University’s 2030 UCT vision, recognizing its transformative agenda, and location as a global university in Africa

Job Requirements:

• National or international reputation in engaged social policy research
• Experience in developing networks, collaborations or partnerships with a range of stakeholders – including academia, government, corporate and non-governmental sectors
• A PhD or equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field such as: economics, law, politics, psychology, public health, sociology, social anthropology, social development or social work
• Experience in post-graduate supervision or an interest in developing this competency
• A proven track record in leadership, management and fundraising at a senior level
• Knowledge and experience of methods for applied policy research and policy-orientated advocacy
• Ability to lead a diverse and multi-disciplinary team and create an inclusive and supportive organisational culture
• Five (5) years’ experience at a strategic and senior management level at a university or research institution
• Significant research experience as evidenced in a publication record
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Job Details:

Company: University of Cape Town

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

[the_ad id=’29345′]

Apply Here

Vacanciesspot.com