Executive Director

About Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is an independent, non-partisan pan-African not-for-profit organization established in 2011 and located in Nairobi, Kenya.  Currently engaged in more than 26 African countries, PASGR works to enhance research excellence in governance and public policy that contributes to the overall wellbeing of women and men in Africa.  In partnership with individual academics and researchers, higher education institutions, research think tanks, civil society organizations, business and policy communities both in the region and internationally, PASGR supports the production and dissemination of policy relevant research; designs and delivers suites of short professional development courses for researchers and policy actors; and facilitates the development of collaborative higher education programs in public policy and research.

PASGR also builds a community of practice and thought in excellent research and innovative high-quality training, with the PASGR Secretariat as a key facilitator. We seek strategic and sustainable partnerships by strengthening the existing ones and forging new ones.  PASGR priorities include creative public policy engagement and communication to research and policy communities, rigorous quality control across all programs, and Institutional and financial sustainability.

About the Role

PASGR is looking for an Executive Director (ED) to provide overall guidance and operational direction of PASGR in line with the overall organizational mandate as set out by the Board of Directors.

The Executive Director provides the vision, leadership and overall direction to PASGR’s three (3) core programs, finance and administration. She/he will have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the achievement of PASGR’s strategic objectives as established by the Board, and for the achievement of the organization’s operational goals, by providing leadership to the Senior Management Team (SMT) and staff in respect of all professional, financial and administrative activities.

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) seeks to increase the capacity of African academic institutions to produce research that informs social policy and governance. As the Executive Director, she/he will lead a Pan-African organization that is faithful to African ideals while advancing social science policies.  She/he is an academic leader in the field of social sciences and governance, with a vision for strengthening the capacity of social policy research on the continent.

• Do you have extensive organizational management experience, evidenced by successive positions involving administration and direct supervision of teams of people, ideally in comparable organizations to PASGR combined with interpersonal skills to build and motivate a highly intellectual and capable cross functional team.
• Do you have a strong record of academic achievement (PhD level) and background in social science research including an outstanding record of achievement in your chosen field of research
• Do you have a compelling and credible. strategic leadership presence evidenced by regional and international credibility to funders and program partners in one or more of PASGR’s three areas of program activities-— higher education, professional development training and policy-oriented research.

If so, then we invite you to download further information about this exciting opportunity with PASGR

PASGR Executive Director Candidate Pack

APPOINTMENT DETAILS

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Salary and Benefits: Competitive reward package (including relocation support for international candidates) commensurate with the seniority of the post.

Contract length: Three (03) years fixed term renewable on performance basis.

 HOW TO APPLY

Closing date: 9^th September 2024

To apply please click ‘Apply Now’ above

As part of the application process kindly submit your CV and a cover letter, preferably in MS Word. All application documents (cover letter and CV) should be submitted in English.

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Please name your submitted files with the following reference: PASGR_ED

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