Deputy Director: Industry and Environment

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Job Ref:

PTA000641/TK

Date posted:

Friday, September 3, 2021

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

43 635.19

SUMMARY:

Deputy Director (Industry and Environment) position available for 12 months at our client in Pretoria.

POSITION INFO:
The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to:

Contribute to the development of an enabling and conducive environment to grow the Agriculture / Health/ Industry aspects of the bio-economy.
Draft the
Agriculture /Health/ industry implementation initiatives, including draft of the Implementation. Plan for the bio-economy strategy and coordinate inputs from relevant
stakeholders.
Liaise with industry, Academia, Innovation chain and other stakeholders on relevant initiatives.
Support new research initiatives such as discovery,
development and demonstration projects (seed funded projects), input into the conceptualization of new platforms, human capital development and other related aspects.
Manage all aspects related to programes and ensure contractual agreements are in place (e.g. PUB, SHIP, Biosafety, TIA, CSIR, etc.)
Provide strategic and technical advice to support implementation in line with strategic objectives of the
Department.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT

KNOWLEDGE:

Departmental policy and formulation
Knowledge of National Science and Innovation
Knowledge of Agriculture/Health/Industry innovation and policies.
Understanding of innovation value chains related to Agriculture/Health/Industry bio-economy

SKILLS:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Planning and organization
Problem solving skills
Project management
Policy formulation and interpretation skill
Negotiation skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Ability to work individually and in a team
Analytical
Diplomacy
Energetic
Innovative and creative
Attention to details

EXPERIENCE
Minimum 3 years supervisory/ASD experience in
Agriculture/Health/Industry sector.

QUALIFICATIONS
An NQF level 7 qualification in health, life science, social science or agriculture.

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