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Research ~ Policy Making
Pretoria
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*DEPUTY DIRECTOR: MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING
R595 404p/a - Pretoria
12 Month Fixed term contract
Role:
To support the Directorate with the measurement of the STI policy, and to perform STI measurement that ensures links between the past, present, and future performance of the NSI and to assist with providing indicators-based inputs to policy advice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- STI economic impact
- Facilitate the development of knowledge-based economy measurement framework, arrange related stakeholder workshops
- Investigate and analyse criteria used by firms to decide where to invest and locate their R&D
- Investigate the role and contribution of STI to economic growth and competitiveness
- Analyse the value or impact of STI investment on the economy
- Analyse the relationship between STI and SMMEs development, township, and informal economy development
- Inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development
Explore, monitor, and assess the role and contribution of STI in range of areas such as:
STI for green economy and transition to low carbon
- R&D-led new industrial development and economic competitiveness initiatives
- Technology balance of payment
- Entrepreneurship and the development of knowledge driven SMMEs and industrial platforms.
- STI advisory mechanism
- Contribute towards the generation of advice recommendations from key socio-economic related findings of evidence-based studies
- Examine and recommend how to adres low uptake and local procurement of STI outputs in the public and private sectors
- Examine and recommend how to adres inadequate financing of the system exacerbated by low private sector R&D investment
- Stakeholders’ consultation, networking, and management
- Identify, motivate, and participate in local, continental, and international, collaborations or STI policy platforms
- Represent NACI in the fields of science, technology, and innovation nationally and internationally
- Develop policy papers and present to stakeholders in the national system of innovation (NSI) nationally and internationally
- Facilitate dissemination of all reports after Advice Letters have been presented to Minister.
- Collaboration in international research, consulting, and network projects
- Stakeholder’s consultations, networking, and management
- Identify, motivate, and participate in local, continental, and international collaborations or STI policy platforms
- Represent NACI in the fields of science, technology, and innovation nationally and internationally
- Develop policy papers and present to stakeholders in the national system of innovation (NSI) nationally and internationally
- Facilitate dissemination of all reports after collaboration in international research, consulting, and network projects
- Advice Letters have been presented to Minister
Knowledge
- Good knowledge and understanding of the National System of Innovation (NSI)
- Good knowledge and understanding of the socioeconomic policy processes
- Good knowledge and understanding of STI research and statistical methodologies
- Exceptional knowledge and understanding of STI, social and economic indicators
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in STI policy and or research environment at an ASD or supervisory level.
- Publishing of one or more papers on any area is an added advantage
Experience in Government processes and procedures is an added advantage