| Closing Date | 2025/11/28 |
| Reference Number | RAN251114-1 |
| Job Title | Researcher |
| Portfolio | Strategy |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Location – Province | Gauteng |
| Location – Town / City | JHB |
| Location – Site | Rietvlei |
| Job Advert Summary | The Researcher plays a key role in generating insights, evidence, and innovative solutions that support the organisation’s research and development initiatives. The role is responsible for conducting high-quality research, analysing data, translating findings into actionable recommendations, and contributing to the design, testing, and improvement of organisational programmes and services. |
Minimum Requirements
Qualification and experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree: Social Sciences or equivalent – Essential.
- Post Graduate Qualification in Statistics – Advantageous
- Minimum 3-4 years’ experience
- Applicant must have comprehensive knowledge and experience in conducting quantitative, qualitative and hybrid research.
- Experience in using statistical software, e.g., SPSS, Survey System, Survey Monkey, etc.)
Primary Duties
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research
- Participate in standardised and customised research activities within the organisation. This may include pre-engaging clients to determine specific needs.
- Contribute to the design of research instruments
- Use customised research instruments to execute research projects.
- Utilise statistical programmes (e.g. Survey System, SPSS, Survey Monkey, etc.) to execute research projects
- Manage fieldwork and collect data
- Collect data through multiple platforms e.g. online, telephone, face-to-face, etc.
- Overall capability to utilise online platforms to execute a research project i.e. electronically distribute a survey, collect, analyse and interpret data, produce and publish findings
- Perform quality control
- Travel to Rand Water sites to conduct fieldwork
- Capture and analyse data
- Produce data tables
- Prepare insightful presentations and reports
- Capture notes and other relevant information as a participant during presentations and workshops
- The incumbent may be involved in external vendor selection processes
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in the execution of research projects
- May present research findings to appropriate audiences
- Awareness of budget management
Knowledge
- Research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative)
- Project management
- Budget management
- Statistical and graphical analysis of data
- Microsoft office
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Critical-thinking skills
- Report writing
- Presentation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Facilitation skills
- Detail-oriented
- Accuracy skills
- Deadline driven
- Results oriented
- Planning and scheduling
- Commitment
- Team player
- Ability to communicate with different levels of management and staff
Attitude
- Assertive
- Delivers under high pressure settings
- Innovative
- Maintains confidentiality
- Professional
- Pays attention to detail
- Deadline oriented
- Hard-working and agile
- Excellent customer service
- Performance driven
Rand Water reserves the right not to make appointments to any of the advertised positions at any stage.
The potential appointment to this position shall be subject to serving a MAXIMUM probation period of up to 12 months, based on a FLEXIBLE monthly probation evaluation process before confirmation of permanent employment in Rand Water.
