Freelance Expect

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Equitable Education and Economies (EEE)**

In delivering ‘social science that makes a difference’, the Research Divisions, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy-oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, and Pietermaritzburg. Our public purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.

The Equitable Education and Economies (EEE) division undertakes research to transform educational outcomes and increase economic participation. It recognises that education and the economy have long been linked, and conducts research to understand educational performance and improve learning outcomes, and to interrogate social, spatial and structural obstacles to economic participation.
- The Spatial Economy group in EEE is conducting research on small-scale rental housing in major cities. As part of this project, we want to develop a deeper understanding of entrepreneurship among emerging developers in Cape Town. _

EEE requires the services of an experienced freelance researcher/consultant with knowledge of small-scale rental housing_ _in Cape Town to conduct in-depth interviews with a minimum of 15 emerging developers and 5 financial institutions. The consultant will be responsible for drafting the interview schedule (in conjunction with the EEE team), arranging the interviews with suitable individuals (in conjunction with the Development Action Group), producing interview transcripts (perhaps through editing the digital versions) and assisting with the analysis and interpretation of the findings. The main themes to be explored in the interviews are: (i) the developer’s personal background, qualifications and career history, (ii) their business objectives and strategies, (iii) their social networks and business/ financial connections, and (iv) their experience of property development. The assignment must be completed before the end of March 2024.

**FREELANCE EXPERT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH**

**Ref. No. EEE RESEARCH FREELANCER 11/2023**

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A minimum of a Masters qualification in Development Studies, Economics, Socio-economics, Finance, Urban Studies, Public Policy or related fields.
- Prior knowledge and experience of researching small-scale rental housing in Cape Town. Evidence of high-quality academic or popular outputs will be of advantage.
- Existing links to organisations working in the field of small-scale rental housing.
- Experience of conducting in-depth interviews with unfamiliar people on sensitive topics.
- Exceptional qualitative research and writing skills.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
The scope of work and expectations of the freelance researcher/consultant will include:

- Draft the interview schedule and revise it after consulting the EEE team.
- Arrange and undertake a minimum of 15 interviews with emerging developers in Cape Town.
- Arrange and undertake a minimum of 5 interviews with financial institutions in Cape Town.
- Prepare interview transcripts.
- Assist with the analysis and interpretation of the findings (e.g. identify common themes, provide quotes).
- Finalise and submit all agreed deliverables before 15 March 2024. The expected duration for the assignment is approximately 24 working days.

**Applications should include**:

- A detailed CV outlining relevant experience with proof of
- A cover letter outlining your specific expertise to fulfil the responsibilities in this
- Details of your skills as per the requirements above and level of competency in that skill (intermediate, advanced etc).
- At least two contactable
- A rate per hour or day for freelance assignments to be.

**Application Instructions**:

- Attachments must be less than 1MB (here is an on-screen option to resize);
- The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 **Please ensure Tthat all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.**
- The HSRC is committed to accelerating the improvement in the proportion of its staff complement who are SA Citizens, black, female or disabled._

**The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment.**

**APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED**

**APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED