Chief Research Specialist/senior Research Specialist

2 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Minimum Requirements**:
**Key Requirements**:

- A doctorate in behavioural economics, econometrics, demography, quantitative social science, or other related disciplines.
- At least 6 years’ experience in senior impact evaluation, implementation science research, research impact, policy evaluations or similar position.
- Excellent knowledge of impact evaluation methodologies (quantitative and qualitative skills applicable to impact evaluations)
- Excellent analytical and computer skills
- A strong record of published research in both local and international journals, and/ or a strong record of public policy analysis and evaluation report development (at least 10 to 12 [publications in peer reviewed journals).
- Intellectual and personal integrity, imagination, and drive.
- A strong user orientation, based on a commitment to social research that makes a difference.
- The ability and enthusiasm to lead research and practice teams involved in large-scale multidisciplinary projects, to manage team members, and to mentor and train junior researchers; and

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Key** **Responsibilities**:

- Develop a programme of work in the Impact Assessment unit around impact evaluation research, evidence-informed policy making, government policy and policy evaluations, and evaluation science
- Engage stakeholders including policy makers in government, and other bodies on conceptualising, methodologies and evaluations for research impact.
- Provide leadership on impact evaluations across divisions in the HSRC
- Conceptualise and lead on impact evaluation inputs on proposals, protocols, and tools for key projects
- Provide guidance on evaluation design (experimental/quasi-experimental, quantitative/qualitative, sampling and sample sizes, evaluations methods etc)
- Provide workshops/training on impact evaluations concepts (theory of change models, attributions and causations, implementation science, frameworks, logic models etc)
- Support strengthening of impact evaluation capacity in the HSRC.
- Design and implement impact evaluations in with divisions in the HSRC with government and other partners on projects of interest
- Support and conduct evaluation studies to assess the impact and effectiveness of various policies and intervention and develop accessible knowledge products.
- Foster knowledge sharing and disseminate evaluation findings and lessons to increase awareness and knowledge of impact evaluations and research in SA and beyond.
- Build visible national, continental, and international impact research partnerships
- Deliver high-quality results and reports within budget and deadline.
- Communicate research findings and publish in peer reviewed journals.
- Mentor junior researchers



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