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• Provide
  strategic leadership and management Department of Policy Research &
  Innovation.
• Actively
  coordinate and integrate Departmental activities
• Manage
  the integrated and harmonized Policy Research and Innovation function
• Participate
  in designing policies and conduct research that will enhance the country’s
  development planning system.
• Carry
  out  in-depth research regarding the
  impact and cost of selected development programmes
• Prepare
  report of the Authority’s activities containing such information as may be
  required from time to time
• Work
  closely with the responsible Director, establish and actively maintain
  close links with National Policy Research Institutes and organizations to;
• Promote
  economic and other thematic research within their structures
• Promote
  frontier research into issues bearing on national development.
• Take
  part in the Development of the Authority’s Strategy and Action Plan for
  innovation
• Plan,
  organize, and supervise the work of a growing research team at the
  Authority
• Develop
  a research plan, in collaboration with other units, for policy studies of
  interest to the Authority and Government.
• Position
  the directorate as a research and data analysis arm of the organization by
  reviewing and refining systems to ensure data quality and compliance with
  national policies and standards
• Design
  and implement innovations frameworks for key sectors of the economy
• Actively
  participate in the preparation of technical papers by ensuring
  availability of adequate data / information to support formulation of
  relevant related policies.
• Establish
  databases and long-term time series data sets to support planning and
  production of realistic analyses
• Be
  a facilitator of innovative approaches and change in planning and
  programmes design and implementation

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Master’s degree; majoring in any of the
  following fields is a must in; Economics, Development Planning, Economic
  Policy and Planning; Development Economics; Management Information
  Systems, Research / Policy analysis or a closely related discipline,
  relevant Masters’ from a recognized University or Institution.
• The
  applicant must have evidence of at least 3 past Publications- through
  reputable Journals
• Added
  advantage qualifications:
• Additional
  training in Econometrics, Research Methodologies and Statistical Methods
  from a reorganised Institution is desirable
• Other,
  Post-Graduate qualification in relevant field and or Certification in
  fields relevant to the job.
• A
  minimum of ten or more years’ experience; five of which, must be at Senior
  Officer level in the areas of , Research, Innovation, Statistics,
  Management Information Systems, Development Management, Policy Analysis or
  any other area relevant to the job and in a reputable development-related
  institution/organization.
• Comprehensive
  knowledge in the field of research.
• Past
  experience in Government Systems, operations, and reporting and
  coordination mechanisms is desired

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