Social Research Division Manager - Emirati Talent
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About the Role
The Department of Community Development seeks a Social Research Division Manager to lead social research studies in Abu Dhabi. The role involves strategic research leadership, academic collaboration, and research governance.
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Responsibilities
- Define and lead the entity’s research vision, priorities, and annual roadmap aligned with national and sectoral strategies
- Ensure research outputs contribute to policy development, foresight, and social innovation
- Oversee flagship studies and thematic research programs addressing critical social challenges
- Build and sustain partnerships with universities, think tanks, and global research institutions
- Develop and manage collaboration agreements (MoUs, NDAs, data sharing protocols) with international organizations
- Develop and implement innovative funding strategies to sustain and expand research initiatives
- Establish research governance frameworks, ethical standards, and peer review systems
- Supervise publication pipelines, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles
Requirements
- Emirati Talent
- Master's degree in quantitative studies, research, statistics, economics, mathematics (PhD is a big plus)
- 10 full time years of experience in research, quantitative analysis and advanced statistics
- Currently on Research section head or Research Manager role
- Peer reviewed publication related to the social sector
- Project and team management
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Overview
- 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 pro
Minimum Requirements
- Emirati Talent
- Masters degree in quantitative studies, research, statistics, economics, mathematics (PHD is a big plus)
- 10 full time years of experience in research, quantitative analysis and advanced statistics
- Currently on Research section head or Research Manager role
- Peer reviewed publication related to the social sector
- Project and team management
Strategic Research Leadership
- Define and lead the entity’s research vision, priorities, and annual roadmap aligned with national and sectoral strategies.
- Ensure research outputs contribute to policy development, foresight, and social innovation.
- Oversee flagship studies and thematic research programs addressing critical social challenges.
Academic and Institutional Collaboration
- Build and sustain partnerships with universities, think tanks, and global research institutions.
- Develop and manage collaboration agreements (MoUs, NDAs, data sharing protocols) with international organizations such as OECD, UN agencies, and the World Bank.
Innovative Funding and Sustainability
- Develop and implement innovative funding strategies to sustain and expand research initiatives.
- Explore opportunities to establish named research chairs, joint research funds, and academic partnerships for long term financial sustainability.
- Lead proposal development for external funding opportunities (EU Horizon, UNDP, World Bank, etc.).
- Introduce performance based funding and partnership models that reward impactful and policy relevant research.
Research Governance and Quality
- Establish research governance frameworks, ethical standards, and peer review systems.
- Ensure scientific rigor, transparency, and reproducibility across all studies.
- Supervise publication pipelines, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles.
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