Freelancer: Project Advisory Group

3 months ago

Eastern Cape, South Africa HSRC Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
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 project for which this appointment is to be made is called _u’Good?_ which aims to test and further develop relational approaches to wellbeing; and generate empirical insights into key contemporary challenges to young people’s wellbeing, and how they are addressing these. Through the adoption of a relational wellbeing framework, it embraces people-centred, collaborative, and participatory approaches to conducting research to generate insights into how the relational aspect of multiple domains may make contributions to well-being. The programme is structured into four thematic areas that act as entry points for investigations on the wellbeing of young people. A key component of governance is an advisory group to provide strategic and scientific advice on the implementation of the programme.

**Freelancer: Project Advisory Group Expert:Livelihoods (1 Position)**

**(Ref. No: u’GOODLH 09/2024)**

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Expertise in livelihoods and relational wellbeing, youth wellbeing, or youth studies
- Must have access to **reliable, high-quality, and stable internet**
- Must have access to **remote conferencing facilities/software** such as Zoom.
- Must be **available to travel** to attend a minimum of 3 research project conferences.
- A **PhD** in Social Sciences.
- At least 10 years’ **research experience** in a research environment.
- Exposure particularly to **multi-stakeholder and/or multi-country research **would be an advantage.
- Documented leadership experience.
- Availability to contribute to the programme over a 4-year period as a freelancer.
- A track-record of **peer reviewed, accredited publications** (at least 10 publications, with some first authored and some international).
- An understanding of research processes and activities.
- **Fluency** in English with excellent written and verbal **communication**
- Competency in **computer programmes** such as Word, OneDrive, Excel, PowerPoint, referencing software.
- Proactive with a **problem-solving** mindset, the ability to multi-task and with great attention to detail.
- Academic affiliation will be an advantage.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- **Support the Principal Investigators (PIs) and the thematic leads by providing guidance** relating to the substantive aspects of the programme from theoretical, research design, and methodological perspectives.
- **Provide comment and expert input** reflective of their respective knowledge areas.
- **Support the decision-making process** on the selection of funded projects.
- Form the nucleus of the Community of Practice (CoP) and **steer its development and activities**.
- **Provide guidance on priority areas and topics**, including the development of new priority areas, recommended actions, or interventions to address priorities that encourage ambitious and innovative research.
- **Advise on key project outputs** towards more accessible and useful evidence for decision-makers in policy and practice.
- **Mentor research PIs,** if and where this might be required.
- **Contribute to improving the potential uptake of the research findings** by, for example, policy
- and decision-makers and funders of youth-related programmes.
- **Address any knowledge gaps** as they might emerge through the research implementation.
- **Act as an ambassador** for the programme internationally.
- Attend and contribute to CoP events (a minimum of 3 per annum).
- Attend and contribute to CoP meetings (1 per annum).
- Attend and contribute to project conferences (3 over the course of the programme).

Remuneration for this position will be based on inputs and attendance over the five-year period, as listed on the advert.

**APPLICATIONS**:

- A cover letter of motivation indicating your suitability for the position,
- A detailed CV with a full list of publications and an indication of your residency status and country of origin,
- Two examples of published academic work related to Livelihoods,

**Application Instructions**:

- **Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an on-screen option to resize;**:

- **The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 attachment. Please ensure that all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.**

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