[kictanet] FW: PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INDICATORS PROGRAMME

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 PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
      INDICATORS PROGRAMME

   Location :
          Pretoria South Africa

          Country :
          South Africa

          Company :
          NEPAD

          Description :

          Responsibilities The New
            Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is the 
socio-economic
            programme of the African Union (AU). NEPAD’s Office of Science 
and
            Technology (OST) is the designated technical and administrative
            secretariat for the implementation of Africa’s Science and
            Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA). Its mandate is to
            coordinate the implementation of the CPA and provide technical
            backstopping to the AU Commission and the African Ministerial
            Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST). NEPAD OST is
            launching a new programme to develop African science, technology 
and
            innovation indicators. The programme comprises of training
            workshops, national and regional surveys, establishing an
            observatory, and the production of an African Science and 
Innovation
            Outlook. These will be implemented through inter-governmental
            processes and activities by a network of carefully selected 
leading
            African and international organizations. Financial support for 
the
            programme is provided by the Swedish International Development
            Cooperation Agency (Sida). NEPAD OST seeks to recruit a
            coordinator for the new programme. Based in Pretoria South 
Africa,
            the coordinator will work under the guidance and direction of 
the
            Director of NEPAD OST. He or she will be responsible for 
provision
            of effective operational management and implementation of the
            programme. The incumbent’s main functions will include: (a)
            initiating, supervising and carrying out activities as outlined 
in
            the programme proposal agreed upon between NEPAD OST and Sida, 
and
            the work-plan to be approved by an inter-governmental committee 
of
            AMCOST; (b) Overseeing the preparation of relevant manual(s),
            training materials and background studies; (c) Developing
            guidelines and procedures for the organization and conduct of
            national and regional science, technology and innovation 
surveys;
            (d) Coordinating activities of a network of expert institutions,
            including organizing meetings and tele-conferences for the 
network;
            (e) Organizing national and regional training workshop on
            indicators and surveys; (f) Reviewing national surveys and
            preparing regional comparative analysis or synthesis of the 
surveys;
            (g) Preparing quarterly reports on the implementation of the
            programme; (h) Participating in international, regional and
            national meetings and providing expertise and inputs; (i)
            Ensuring that all members of the AU and international partners 
are
            frequently informed of activities of the programme; and (j)
            Developing new proposals and mobilizing financial resources for 
the
            implementation of the programme and related follow-up 
activities.




          Qualifications :
          Qualifications
            Applicants for the post must have a doctoral degree in
            natural sciences or science policy studies and proven ability to
            conduct research on science, technology and innovation policy
            issues. They must possess skills for extensive inter-agency and
            inter-governmental networking; proven experience in project
            formulation and management. They should also have excellent 
written
            and verbal communication skills. Ability to plan and delegate
            responsibility as well as to develop strategies to accomplish
            objectives and to lead a multidisciplinary team is necessary. 
The
            Successful applicant will be issued with a two years contract
            renewable subject to performance and availability of funds.
            Internationally competitive salary and benefits are offered.



          Contact
            Details



          Contact Person :
          NEPAD OST

          Telephone :


          Fax :
          +27128414414

          E-mail :
          Science at nrf.ac.za

          Apply Online :


          Website :


          Reference :
          FJA-NEP-OST1

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