Key Result Areas:
- Manage the design and implementation of key strategic RDI programs and initiatives as detailed in QRDI2030
- Develop program requirements, seek feedback from QRDIC management team and other stakeholders and launch programs
- Engage key RDI stakeholders (including other funding entities) on the key insights, challenges and requirements to support the prioritization, development and execution of QRDIC programs and initiatives
- Support benchmarking and analysis of the various Research & Innovation programs which are relevant, ensuring understanding of the program landscape, what exists, what is missing the potential opportunities in line with QRDI2030
- Provide guidance and support to potential applicants and ensure guidance documents are clear and up to date
- Oversee the evaluation and review process, including identifying external reviewers (as required) and recommendations for awards and declinations
- Manage ongoing programs and initiatives ensuring any terms and conditions developed by QRDIC are enforced
- Manage all evaluation of existing or new programs and initiatives through close consultation with various actors and quantitative and qualitative assessments of the talent programs and initiatives
- Ensure management of all information related to above mentioned programs targeting relevant beneficiary, complete archiving of all documents in a timely manner, ensure that information is continuously updated and dissemination to other team members is completed as required
- Provide input to the communication plan related to RDI programs, ensuring the successful launch and awareness of any talent programs/initiatives and events
- Support collaboration efforts locally and internationally
- Draw support from functional teams in RDI Secretariat, as required, to achieve initiative objectives and provide inputs to functional teams in QRDI Council on matters pertaining to talent
- Support development of partnerships and support RDI actors to establish partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
- Participate in targeted national and global RDI workshops, conferences, panels, roundtables, and forums as necessary
- Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor
Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, and 8-10 years of relevant full-time work experience.
- Demonstrated ability to be innovative, take the initiative and achieve objectives on time, on target, on budget
- Outstanding negotiation skills; able to influence, manage & build consensus among stakeholders
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business/team relationships, excellent networking skills
- Outstanding leadership and management skills
- Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage
- Proficiency in MS Office applications