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University of the Witwatersrand
OPERATIONS MANAGER (AD.08)
Johannesburg
FULL TIME
November 19, 2024
Qualifications & Experience:
• A Masters degree (or higher) in any Science discipline (preferably Palaeoscience).
• Or an MBA or qualifications in Project Management
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in research management, operations, or project management preferably within an academic or research environment.
• Proven experience in grant writing, administration, legal and financial oversight of research projects.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills with a track record of effective stakeholder engagement.
A strong understanding of palaeoscientific research and the South African research funding landscape would be an advantage.
Why Join GENUS?
Remuneration and conditions of service: A competitive university package with excellent benefits offered, commensurate with the level of appointment. The offer will be a full-time appointment lasting for a period of three years but renewable, depending on performance and availability of funding.
• A Masters degree (or higher) in any Science discipline (preferably Palaeoscience).
• Or an MBA or qualifications in Project Management
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in research management, operations, or project management preferably within an academic or research environment.
• Proven experience in grant writing, administration, legal and financial oversight of research projects.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills with a track record of effective stakeholder engagement.
• A passion for fostering academic excellence and supporting emerging researchers.
A strong understanding of palaeoscientific research and the South African research funding landscape would be an advantage.
Why Join GENUS?
At GENUS, you will have the opportunity to support groundbreaking research in one of the world's most significant palaeoscientific regions, working alongside leading experts and passionate researchers. Your role will contribute to shaping the future of palaeoscience research in South Africa and beyond.
Remuneration and conditions of service: A competitive university package with excellent benefits offered, commensurate with the level of appointment. The offer will be a full-time appointment lasting for a period of three years but renewable, depending on performance and availability of funding.
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Application Process: Please submit a cover letter explicitly addressing the above, as well as a detailed CV with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail addresses of 3 referees and certified copies of qualifications, as well as a South African ID (Passport if not South African).
Informal inquiries may be directed to Professor Jennifer Botha (Jennifer.Botha1@wits.ac.za), Director of GENUS: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences, University of the Witwatersrand.
External applicants are invited to apply by registering their profile on the Wits i-recruitment platform located at https://irec.wits.ac.za and submitting their application. Internal employees are invited to apply directly on Oracle by following the path: i Wits /Self Service application/" Apply for a job".
Shortlisted candidates may be subjected to a competency assessment.
Closing date: 06 December 2024
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the university's relevant employment equity plans and policies. The University retains the right not to make an appointment, to re-advertise and to verify all information provided by candidates.
Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. Shortlisted applicants must be available for a personal or Skype/MS Teams/Zoom interview.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment and continue searching after the closing date, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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