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EJS Center

Director of Research, Knowledge & Archives

📍 Monrovia, Liberia 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 18 Oct 2026
  • Lead the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center's research, knowledge production, archives, oral history, and exhibition initiatives as a senior-level Director reporting to the Chief Operating Officer
  • Develop and oversee annual departmental plans, budgets, and performance targets whilst tracking progress against strategic plan objectives and reporting regularly to Executive Leadership
  • Drive the expansion of the Centre's research agenda and flagship State of Women's Leadership in Africa report, establishing editorial standards and peer review processes to ensure rigorous, credible outputs
  • Manage the Research, Knowledge & Archives department, overseeing staff, consultants, and technical specialists whilst leading multidisciplinary projects with universities, research institutions, and archival partners
  • Strengthen the Centre's position as a Pan-African knowledge institution by expanding the Oral History and Archives Programme, digitising collections, and developing permanent, temporary, travelling, and digital exhibitions

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