Senior Research Manager

4 weeks ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa HSRC Full time
HSRC's job vacancy, Career and Recruitment

Job title : Senior Research Manager – Cape Town jobs in Western Cape

Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline : May 15, 2024

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Minimum Requirements

A Master's degree, preferably in the area of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) or Planning.
A doctoral degree in the Social Sciences would be an advantage.
A minimum of between 3-5 years M&E experience.
Qualitative and quantitative data analysis expertise.
Experience in managing monitoring and evaluation projects.
Track record of peer reviewed, accredited publications (at least 3, with some first authored and some international).
Experience in research-oriented administration and coordination.
An understanding of administrative procedures linked to research processes and activities will be an advantage;
Fluency in English.
Competency in computer programmes such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, referencing software and data analysis programmes such as SPSS and
A problem-solving mindset, and attention to detail.
Sound organisational, written and verbal communication skills.
The capacity to work under pressure, to meet deadlines and to work after hours if required.
Ability to develop innovative and/or alternative data gathering or synthesis approaches towards MESL.
Experience in participatory research and using innovative data collection or analyses approaches would be an advantage.
Preference will be given to South Africans and those who contribute to meeting the equity targets of the HSRC.

Duties & Responsibilities
Supporting the development and execution of an integrated Monitoring, Evaluation and Strategic Learning (MESL) framework under the guidance of the Principal Investigator, two Co-Principal Investigators and a national research funding partner (NRF);
Coordinate all aspects of MESL across the U'Good research programme as part of a large multi-country research team
Support the u'Good programme team, on all aspects of planning, monitoring, evaluation and strategic learning;
Coordinate MESL activities – including timelines scheduling engagements with partners, work with team members to attend and document all project activities, monitoring milestones and overseeing staff;
Manage, plan and coordinate MESL timelines, project meetings, dissemination workshops and events;
Coordinate fieldwork activities, both qualitative and quantitative;
Oversee and write reviews and team outputs;
Assist with the write up of research results for research reports, conference/dissemination presentations, and manuscripts for publication with programme team;
Provide expert insights on the development and implementation of the u'Good MESL framework, activities (data collection, analysis and dissemination) and write up;
Manage processes of quality assurance of deliverables for Principal Investigators; and
Interface closely with the project manager to ensure smooth running of monitoring and evaluation tasks that relate to governance and those that have the additional aspect of strategic learning

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