Duties and Responsibilities
• Promoting research in higher education and establishing and maintaining a repository and a research management information system
• Documenting higher education capacity in the Community to guide sharing of resources among higher education institutions in the region
Promoting research in human capacity needs and emerging issues in the Community for enhancing sustainable socio-economic development and regional integration
• Advising higher education institutions with respect to the promotion of equity and the development of regional human resources in the Community
• Providing information to higher education institutions in the region on developments in higher education and research in other parts of the world

Key Performance Indicators
• Higher education information system developed and periodically updated
Repository of higher education research established and operationalized
• Resource capacity of higher education institutions documented
• Number of research projects/programmes and publications on higher education in the region

Minimum Job Requirements
Academic Qualifications
• Having a Masters’s degree from a recognized University, A Ph.D. degree is an added advantage
Work Experience
• Have at least 8 years experience in teaching and research at least at the rank of Senior Lecturer, Senior Researcher, or equivalent in a recognized higher education institution,

Key Competencies
• Must have sound knowledge of research management in higher education
• Have sound knowledge of information technology management
Have sound experience in research proposal and report writing and project evaluation
• Be conversant with academic programs in higher education institutions and the multiple challenges and global pressures facing them
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills
• Have sound computer knowledge and skills