ADMINISTRATIVE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | Umlazi | Contract
The Health Systems Trust (HST) wishes to appoint a highly motivated Administrative Deputy Director on a fixed term contract. The Administrative Deputy Director (ADD) provides oversight to ensure the Organisation is financially sound, legally compliant, and operationally effective. The role is optimised to support clinical, socio-behavioural, and basic science research centred in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for the Organisation’s two primary sites, FRESH and ITEACH. The ADD will work directly with and report to the RISA Country Director, supporting RISA investigators, local collaborative partners, and leadership from both sites. Importantly, the ADD serves as the primary liaison with the Organisation’s parent institution, the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A., the sites
COUNTRY DIRECTOR
KwaZulu-Natal | Contract
The Health Systems Trust (HST) wishes to appoint a highly motivated Country Director on a fixed term contract for the Ragon Institute South Africa Alliance (RISA) who is seeking a mission-driven, visionary leader to serve as Country Director for its expanding South Africa research platform. This executive role provides overall strategic, operational, scientific, and administrative leadership for a dynamic portfolio spanning clinical, translational, socio-behavioural and implementation research programmes. They will act as the principal institutional representative in South Africa, helping to lead and build a sustainable African-based research enterprise focused on advancing cutting-edge clinical and basic science research, and capacity strengthening for the greatest global health impact. The Country Director will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the strategic direction, institutional identity, and scientific priorities of RISA are directly informed by the local context and local needs. Supported by an integrated network of local South African and United States-based Ragon leadership, the Country Director will bridge global scientific resources with regional insights to foster an impactful, culturally resonant, and highly sustainable research ecosystem. The Country Director will report to the RISA Board and work closely with designated Ragon Institute leadership