Research & Innovation Coordinator at Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Job Details

• To support the Director to ensure research projects meet time, budget and quality expectations;
• Coordinate with CUEA’s Faculties, Institutes, Centers and Campuses to create and maintain a comprehensive research data-base for ensuring excellent academic services and posterits;
• To support existing, or where appropriate develop, effective communication structures, channels and tools to maximize the delivery of projects;
• To ensure that funding and authorization is in place for projects and to work within agreed budgets;
• Coordinate with CUEA’s Faculties, Institutes, Centers and Campuses to build capacity of postgraduate students, to publish and launch research findings, theses, dissertations and books for academic excellence;
• To use project management tools, processes and procedures, to ensure that project decisions made are well informed and justified;
• Coordinate professional support to one or multiple projects depending on the needs of the Directorate;
• To organize and run a mixed portfolio of events and activities as assigned by the Director of Research, Innovation and Graduate Training in agreement with the University Management;
• To communicate effectively and develop strong professional relationships with appropriate staff across the University, funding bodies and other stakeholders;
• To promote and coordinate relevant scientific research in the Faculties, Departments and Centres of CUEA;
• To encourage interdisciplinary research between the faculties, centres and the departments of CUEA and relevant Catholic Institutions throughout AMECEA;
• To liaise with staff engagement in research, to monitor the research that is current and to assist where necessary when obstacles are encountered;
• To organize and coordinate, with the facilitators, staff seminars, dissemination workshops and to prepare final research reports for publication;
• Coordinates day-to-day operations related to the Directorate’s oce, technology, and industrial growth efforts; documents efforts through a client-tracking database;
• Developing proposals for research projects in liaison with the Director;
• Works with the Director to make recommendations to Management Board and government officials on programs which support the development strategy for
  entrepreneurial growth;
• To perform any other related duties as assigned by the Director of Research, Innovation and Partnerships or the University Management.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in relevant field of study;
• More than five years’ administrative experience;
• Should have evidence of administration experience; Evidence of ongoing research activity and dissemination of research findings, including a reasonable record of
  publications in accredited and/or internationally-recognized journals;
• Should be proficient in computer packages.

Personal Attributes

• Should be a creative and innovative team player;
• Should possess good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Should be a person of integrity; morally upright and mature;
• Should be able to work under minimum supervision;
• He/she should be exible and adaptable enough to work in a multicultural environment;
• Should have the ability to guide and mentor students.

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