104047 - Thematic Leader Research Data and Knowledge Management for Open Science
104047 - Thematic Leader Research Data and Knowledge Management for Open Science
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Thematic Leader
Research Data and Knowledge Management for Open Science
The organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers researchbased solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition climate change biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.
The Alliance works with local national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean Asia and Africa and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR a global research partnership for a foodsecure future dedicated to reducing poverty enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.
About the position
The Thematic Leader works closely with institutional leaders to ensure these functions integrate across the entire research life cycle improve research quality and assure impact at scale. The position fosters an open science culture that ensures research outputs are widely distributed and used as strategic assets in international agricultural research by all stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Define and govern the research data information and open science strategy in accordance with Alliance policies for stewardship and utilization of data and information as strategic assets of the organization for impact.
- Provide leadership and strategic guidance to a global team identifying and implementing improved mechanisms for research data and information management at an institutional level and within project research life cycles.
- Lead the design and implementation of flexible and integrated data and information management systems for multidisciplinary research
- Identify and implement digital technologies that help to make the research process more efficient.
- Lead a global team that promotes data quality by providing services for research characterized by welldocumented and ethically responsible research designs methods and appropriate statistical analysis.
- Oversee the development and implementation of standards and processes that integrate the Alliance data and information for strategic use and make it widely and transparently available according to globally accepted standards to drive the dissemination and impact of research.
- Contribute to or lead the development and implementation of successful proposals.
Engagement:
- Engage with institutional leaders from Research Levers PISA Program Delivery Unit Partnership and Communications and the legal office to ensure data and open science functions are strategically integrated across the entire research life cycle.
- Collaborate with the Director of Technology Integration to establish policies guidelines and processes that ensure the availability of relevant data architecture for research while ensuring data security and privacy.
- Represent the Organization in data and information management related forums within the CGIAR and the CGIAR Programs and Platforms to ensure the Alliance is a leader in the stewardship use and dissemination of research data and information products.
- Collaborate with external groups organizations and associations and participate in relevant significant events to improve data and information management research methods and open science within the Alliance
Delivery
- Govern a strategy that ensures stewardship management and dissemination of research data and information for utilization as a strategic asset of the Alliance.
- Oversee efficient and highquality design collection storage management security analysis and sharing of research data and information in compliance with organization policy and ethics and to meet organization and funder research and impact goals.
- Oversee creation of research data and information systems that improve efficiency of research to facilitate timeliness of research outputs.
- Oversee the management of data and information process and platforms to ensure timely dissemination of Alliance information products in compliance with open access policy. Timely provision of research output indicators to the organization CGIAR and funders.
Requirements
Key qualifications and competencies:
- PhD or master s degree in Computer Science Data Science Information Systems or a related field
- Proven experience in leading global and diverse teams preferably within a scientific or research organization
- Extensive expertise in substantive work providing strategic direction and/or program management
- Strategic planning and execution skills with experience turning strategic organizational objectives into actionable plans
- Advanced knowledge of data and digital principles practices and technologies especially in relation to the scientific research lifecycle
- Strong technical skills in areas such as artificial intelligence software development data analytics and other emerging technologies
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience with Open Access FAIR data and Open Science principles and practices is an added advantage
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in English. Knowledge of Spanish will be an added advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a highly dynamic interdisciplinary and multicultural team
- Strong ability to lead prioritize and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure
Benefits
Terms of employment
This is an internationally recruited position and will be based in Nairobi Kenya. The initial contract will be for up to two (2) years subject to a probation period of six (6) months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. This position is graded at BG11 level with a minimum basic annual salary of USD 89885 on a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance retirement plan staff training and development paid time off and flexible working arrangements.
The Alliance BioversityCIAT is committed to fair safe and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation contributes to our excellence and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures races colors religions sexes national or regional origins ages disability statuses sexual orientations marital status and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applications closing date: 8th November 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Employment Type
Full Time
