Research Management Specialist, Emerging Researchers – Next Generation and Emerging Researchers Department, Research and Innovation Support and Advancement - National Research Foundation - South Africa
(2024-06)
- Contributing to Annual Performance Plan targets
- A transformed, internationally competitive and sustainable research workforce
- Enhanced impact of the research enterprise
- Assisting the Manager to achieve the objectives stated and defined in the NRF Strategic and Annual Performance Plan
- Providing inputs into the RIISA Annual Performance plans and NGER KPIs
- Assisting with the development of strategic documents, framework documents and align frameworks and practices in NGER to enhance research excellence
- Managing the annual business Rollout Plan and ensuring the team's adherence thereto
- Participating in planning in respect of programmes and instruments which will be fit for purpose in RIISA – NGER
- Reviewing and editing call documents
- Updating Framework, Funding guide, Review templates, Conditions of Grant, and Contracts
- Ensuring Calls for applications are open according to call schedule
- Utilizing an integrated database of role players (moderators, virtual reviewers) identified/or used for reviews
- Planning and undertaking an efficient review process and high-quality Review Outcomes reports
- Communicating outcomes/awards to relevant parties within the specified timelines
- Designing and performing data analysis (Ms Excel) and presentations (MS PowerPoint) related to the Manager's Programme
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Rigorous analysis of the Annual Progress Reports for compilation of the draft report for submission to Corporate Governance
- Reporting in alignment with Consolidated DSTI Contracts and NRF APP
- Active granting to achieve equity and numerical targets for postgraduate students and researchers supported with special emphasis on transformation targets
- Following up with grant holders to ensure claiming of grants
- Reduction in turn-around times to awards/outcomes
- Active grant management to ensure reduction in cash holdings and carry forwards
- Ensuring that projections are in line with expenditure
- Ensuring that there are reduced audit findings in RIISA and no material findings
- Focused institutional engagements with HDIs, UoTs and Science Councils
- Efficient, effective and timeous communication and interfacing with the stakeholder community
- Directed engagements to advance the implementation of the NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy and instrument scientist and technical professionals
- Customised interventions implemented at targeted institutions to increase participation in NRF Funding Instruments and achieve transformation objectives
- Acting Director/Manager on an ad hoc basis and within the provisions of the NRF's delegation of authority framework
- Leading and managing assigned portfolio activities
- Engaging and managing stakeholders
- Conceptualising, developing and managing strategy, business processes and systems
- Managing finances
- Managing talent and human resource, and contributing towards transformation
Professional Officer, Reviews and Evaluations – Human Capacity Development, Research and Innovation Support and Advancement - National Research Foundation - South Africa
(2015-09 - 2024-05)
- Managing the annual business Rollout Plan and ensuring the team's adherence thereto
- Managing data and providing essential information regarding RIISA projects assigned to the sub-unit
- Contributing to various planning and reporting RIISA documents, and RIISA Reports
- Assisting in the development, identification and adaptation, and implementation of business process, documents and systems
- Assisting in the on-going maintenance, improvement and management of business process and systems
- Planning, coordinating and organizing panel meetings
- Reporting on Reviews and Evaluations activities and outcomes
- Building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Acting Director/Manager on an ad hoc basis and within the provisions of the NRF's delegation of authority framework
- Leading and managing assigned portfolio activities
- Engaging and managing stakeholders
- Conceptualising, developing and managing strategy, business processes and systems
- Managing finances
- Managing talent and human resource, and contributing towards transformation
Research Coordinator, Department of Research and Scientific Services - National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, National Research Foundation - South Africa
(2013-04 - 2015-08)
- Supporting the portfolio of the Research & Scientific Services Manager
- Facilitating the flow and management of information and data between researchers, students and stakeholders
- Controlling adherence to research proposals, contractual and reporting timeframes
- Facilitating the specialized procurement for research purposes
- Managing the NZG student accommodation, research requirements and intern programmes
Support Officer: Research Output – DHET, Department of Research Innovation and Support - University of Pretoria - South Africa
(2011-10 - 2013-03)
- Managing the University's annual research outputs submission to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
- Managing general research funding opportunities as an Administrator on the Research Professional Africa and InfoEd Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN)
- Developing and managing the departments' statistical database
Administrative Officer, Department of Research Innovation and Support - University of Pretoria - South Africa
(2010-07 - 2011-09)
- Capturing the University's annual research outputs on Research Information Management System (RIMS)
- Supporting the management of the UP Postdoctoral and Research Fellowships programmes
- Supporting the management of the research Awards and Prizes
- Evaluating the NRF postgraduate funding applications as a Designated Authority
DST – NRF – SARIMA Intern, Department of Research Innovation and Support - University of Pretoria - South Africa
(2009-07 - 2010-06)
- Shadowing all staff in the Research Support division of the Department
