Programme Manager

Vacancies available at the African Academy of Sciences include

Programme Manager: http://www.aasciences.org/attachments/article/384/AESA%20Program%20Manager%20Advert.pdf

Job Application Form: http://www.aasciences.org/attachments/article/384/Job%20Application%20Form.doc

Background

The African Academy of Sciences has undertaken a joint initiative with NEPAD to launch a new funding platform based within the academy called Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA).  AESA aims to foster the long-term sustainable development of Science excellence, global health research leadership, and innovation in Africa.

AESA is established as a partnership between the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and international funders of health research and development. AESA will initially focus on health research, expanding to other scientific research areas such as food and nutrition, energy, and environment. AESA offers an opportunity for the long-term development of research leadership, scientific excellence and innovation that impacts on global health and development. It will capitalise on African government’s increasing commitments to science and technology as has been highlighted in the Declaration of African Head of States (2007), the Algiers Declaration (2008), the Bamako Call for Action (2008) and in the African Union (AU)’s Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2024).

Further, AESA will leverage funding from African sources and also from a broad range of funders from within and outside Africa so as to secure long-term sustainability. It is envisaged that such a platform, which would be Africa-led, African-centred and Africa-specific in its agenda for strategic research and development, will forge strong alliances globally with organizations that have similarly aligned objectives and interests.

AESA will play a key role in building a world class scientific and programmatic unit that will also serve as a think-tank in setting priorities and aligning them with funders and governments. Although initially the platformwill be an implementing body, its development over time as a think tank is important. The vision is that the platform will evolve beyond just being an implementing partner to become a strategic thought partner, setting and aligning a programmatic agenda.

Thus the available opportunities. Interested in joining AAS? Kindly see the attached careers available at the AAS as well as their specific job descriptions.