Application Deadline: 15th April 2020
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites applications from African scholars to fill a vacant position of Programme Officer in its Training, Grants and fellowships Programme(TGF) at its pan-African Secretariat located in Dakar, Senegal. This position is categorized as belonging to the senior staff of the Council and as such is filled based on international competitive recruitment. The successful candidate will work as a member of the Secretariat under the overall supervision of the Executive Secretary of the Council within the TGF programme.
The activities of the TGF programme revolve around convening training institutes, offering grants and fellowships that support institution-based academic engagements geared towards building skills and capacity of early and middle career academics in African universities. The successful candidate for this position will be expected to play a critical coordinating role in the organization and execution of these activities, including preparing scientific reports for partners. Besides, the candidate for this position will be called upon to support activities of the Council’s Academic Freedom and Human Rights Programme through the organization of promotional conferences and workshops and the regular compilation for publication of the state of academic Freedom in Africa reports. The defense of academic freedom and the autonomy of academic institutions is part of CODESRIA’s mandate as stipulated in the Charter of the Council, and associated activities through the TGF programme are aimed at supporting realization of conditions for the exercise of such freedoms in the institutions as important components of the academic culture of the institutions. Further, the CODESRIA Humanities Programme has acquired its rightful place in the Secretariat and the successful candidate will be expected to work together with colleagues in Research Programme to facilitate research and training in the Humanities.
Candidates wishing to apply for the position should note that they will work under the supervision of the Senior Programme officer and Head of the TGF Programme. The primary responsibility is to play a leading intellectual and managerial role in the running of CODESRIA’s main instrument for supporting capacity building for research and knowledge production in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Programme Officer will also play a leading role in the organization of institutes, workshops, conferences and policy dialogues tied to the Council’s programmes and strategy. In addition to his/her specific responsibilities, and within delegated authority, the successful candidate will be required to, among other things, perform the following functions: initiate, develop and, where appropriate, manage new projects and programmes; lend support for the realization of the other scientific activities of the Council; organize academic and policy meetings; promote contacts with higher education institutions and academics, professional associations and regional organizations; coordinate activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepare related documents/reports and supervise support staff, including distribution and review of work assignments, training, and inputs to performance evaluation; prepare research and funding proposals on themes connected to their areas of expertise as may be requested by the Executive Secretary; and where appropriate, liaise with funding organizations under the direction of the Executive Secretary.
More information on CODESRIA and its Programmes can be obtained from the Council’s website: www.codesria.org. It is CODESRIA policy to reflect the disciplinary, gender and linguistic diversity of the African social research community in its structures. In this connection, female candidates are especially encouraged to send in their applications for consideration for this position.
Qualifications
Applicants must:
- Have a sound university education and post-doctoral working experience in a research and/or training environment;
- Have a distinguished record of scholarly publication;
- Have a demonstrable familiarity with debates in multiple disciplines across the social sciences and humanities;
- Have a good knowledge of CODESRIA and possess a demonstrable ability to mobilize and promote the work of African researchers;
- Know and be familiar with the African and international social science and humanities community;
- Have a proven experience of management in an academic environment;
- Be experienced in fund-raising, resource management and the preparation of reports for donors;
- Be fluent in French or English and have a good working knowledge of the other language.
Working Conditions
The salary level that will be offered will depend on the successful applicants’ experience and qualifications and will be comparable to those of similar posts in other international organizations that apply the UN salary grill.
How to Apply
All applicants wishing to be considered for the position are required to supply the following documents:
- A letter of application;
- A detailed CV describing the candidate’s professional experience and scholarly publications;
- Three reference letters, two of which must come from people living in countries other than the applicant’s country of residence;
- Three of the candidate’s recent publications, two of which must be single-authored;
- Copies of relevant academic certificates.
The application letters and other supporting documents should be uploaded via this link: https://codesria.org/submission/job/vacancy-announcement-programme-officer-training-grants-and-fellowships-tgf-programme/.
Only applications received via this link will be considered.
An automatic confirmation will be generated upon successful uploading of the application. Where the applicant has any additional questions, these should be sent to:
The Executive Secretary
CODESRIA
Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop X Canal IV
P.O. Box 3304 CP 18524
Dakar/SENEGAL
Email: executive.secretary@codesria.org
Closing Date
All applications must be received by 15th April 2020. Any application received after this date will not be considered.
