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 EEE Research Division has a new project, U'Good, which aims to test and further develop relational approaches to wellbeing (RWB); and generate empirical insights into key contemporary challenges to young people's wellbeing, and how they are addressing these. The programme is structured into four thematic areas to focus on the wellbeing of Young People with regards to: Livelihoods, Climate change, Digitalisation and Mental health.
The research programme will be implemented over five interrelated work packages: 1) the funding of research projects focusing on young people in the 12 focus countries, 2) capacity strengthening of young people and researchers, 3) the development of a community of practice, 4) monitoring, evaluation and strategic learning and 5) communication and dissemination. In line with the ethos of the programme it seeks to employ and approach to monitoring and evaluation that is novel, strategic, learning-oriented and appropriate to the challenges the research programme seeks to understand and have a positive impact on.
EEE is looking to appoint an experienced, Senior Research Manager with expertise in the area of Monitoring and Evaluation, for a period of 4 years to be based in either the HSRC's Cape Town or Pretoria Office's, commencing on 1 June 2024. The incumbent will thus be expected to drive and coordinate the monitoring and evaluation function and supporting activities across the work packages to enable strategic learning.
Four (4) year fixed term contract Ref. No: M&ES 04/2024 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 Atlas.ti.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 teamSupport 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; andInterface 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 learningThe HSRC offers attractive, market-related salaries, depending on qualifications, experience and recent performance.
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.Two examples of published academic work.The details of three recent referees with telephone/cell number, fax, e-mail, contact details and institutional affiliation. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a written competency exercise for this position. APPLICATIONS: The HSRC will only consider applications that comply with the above requirements.
Please register and submit your application online at https://hsrc.erecruit.co/
Application Instructions: Candidates can make use of their mobile devices or any browser to register on the Neptune recruitment site, as well as to make application for available vacanciesCandidates will be prompted to upload their CV's; Please not that currently the system cannot accept multiple, separate, attachments, please ensure that you PDF your C.V and ALL your supporting documents into one file and attach it when prompted to do so for your C.V document, ensuring that it complies with the file size below;Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an on-screen option to resizeEnquiries (NOT Applications or CVs) may be directed to Dr Candice Groenewald email ****** . Closing date: 26 April 2024. We encourage applicants to submit prior to the closing date. If you do not receive any response from us within eight weeks, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Only candidates who are interviewed will be advised of the outcome of their application.
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