REQUIREMENTS: A MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS / ECONOMIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT/ SOCIAL SCIENCES / APPLIED SCIENCES OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT FIELD. DOCTORAL DEGREE AN ADDED ADVANTAGE.
EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE IN LEADING SECTOR-BASED RESEARCH AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION.
DURATION: FIVE (5) YEARS CONTRACT
REMUNERATION: DPSA LEVEL 13

SKILLS: KEEPING CURRENT WITH TRENDS, CONSUMER INSIGHTS, AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES

• REQUIRES INDEPENDENT, ANALYTICAL AND INNOVATIVE WORK EFFORTS REGARDING PROPER PROCEDURES, PLANNING AND FOLLOW-UP
• REQUIRES ADAPTABILITY TO HANDLE MULTIPLE PROJECTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE REMAINING AWARE OF PROJECT MILESTONES, UNDERSTANDING OF MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES, ESPECIALLY OF TIME MANAGEMENT
• CORE VALUES REQUIRED ARE UBUNTU/BATHO PELE, HONESTY, INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE.

Background: The Moses Kotane Institute is an entity of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government through the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), with a mandate of providing an internationally recognised quality research driving the economic development and innovation in the province. It does this by providing timely and accurate research to support the attainment of radically transformed, inclusive and sustainable economic growth for the province in partnerships with public and private sector. The entity requires a general manager for research and skills development who will be responsible for leading sector-based research and skills development coordination in the province.

CORRESPONDENCE: SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO COMPETENCY TESTING AND VERIFICATION PROCESSES PRIOR TO AN INTERVIEW. INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A COVERING LETTER, CV, CERTIFIED COPY OF ID, CERTIFIED COPY OF DRIVER’S LICENCE AND CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS (SAQA EVALUATED IF FOREIGN). APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MS NATASHA SINGH AT Natasha.Singh@Moseskotane.Com BY 21 SEPTEMBER 2018. FOR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE QUERIES CONTACT NATASHA SINGH ON 031 266 1777. CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MKI WITHIN 6 WEEKS FROM THE CLOSING DATE CAN CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATION AS BEING UNSUCCESSFUL.