The department of Community Development is hiring for the role of Social Research Division Manager to join their monitoring and impact team.
The right candidate will lead the management and development of social research studies in Abu Dhabi in line with the social sector strategy and ensure the provision of reliable research that contributes to strategic decision-making and the development of social impact through cooperation with local and international entities
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Key Responsibilitie
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Minimum Requiremen
- ts:Emirati Tal
- entMasters degree in quantitative studies, research, statistics, economics, mathematics (PHD is a big pl
- us)10 full time years of experience in research, quantitative analysis and advanced statist
- icsCurrently on Research section head or Research Manager r
- olePeer reviewed publication related to the social sec
- torProject and team managem
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1. Strategic Research Leade
- rshipDefine and lead the entity's research vision, priorities, and annual roadmap aligned with national and sectoral strate
- gies.Ensure research outputs contribute to policy development, foresight, and social innova
- tion.Oversee flagship studies and thematic research programs addressing critical social challe
nges.2. Academic and Institutional Collabor
- ationBuild and sustain partnerships with universities, think tanks, and global research institut
- ions.Develop and manage collaboration agreements (MoUs, NDAs, data-sharing protocols) with international organizations such as OECD, UN agencies, and the World
Bank.3. Innovative Funding and Sustainab
- ilityDevelop and implement innovative funding strategies to sustain and expand research initiat
- ives.Explore opportunities to establish named research chairs, joint research funds, and academic partnerships for long-term financial sustainabi
- lity.Lead proposal development for external funding opportunities (EU Horizon, UNDP, World Bank, e
- tc.).Introduce performance-based funding and partnership models that reward impactful and policy-relevant rese
arch.5. Research Governance and Qu
- alityEstablish research governance frameworks, ethical standards, and peer review sys
- tems.Ensure scientific rigor, transparency, and reproducibility across all stu
- dies.Supervise publication pipelines, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal arti
cles.
