North West Provincial Legislature
RESEARCHER x2
25 April 2025
NWPL HR 03/25/26 - Platinum Weekly Ad
Mahikeng
North West
ANNUAL SALARY: R734 556,00 per annum (excluding benefits and allowances)
PATTERSON GR: C4 • WORKSTATION: NWPL MAHIKENG • REF NO: NWPL HR 03/25/26
Requirements: • Grade 12 certificate with minimum NQF level 8 (Post Graduate Diploma/Honours Degree) Qualification as recognised by SAQA in Administration or related including Research Modules· Minimum one (1) to three - (3) years working experience in the Research Environment in the Public Sector/Legislative Environment • A valid drivers license.
Knowledge: • Understanding of the mandate of the North West Provincial Legislature and Practice as well as procedures • Development Sector • Monitoring and evaluation techniques understanding of legislature and policy framework • Policy analysis.
Skills: • Research and information/knowledge management skills • Presentation and Facilitation • Communication (written and verbal) • Report writing and evaluation • Interpersonal skills • Advanced computer skills • Financial management • Negotiations.
Duties: • Provide Portfolio Committee support • Make briefing presentation of research findings and strategic documents analysis to portfolio committees • Analysis of AGSA report on financial performance of provincial Department • Analysis of the AGSA report on public entities • Regular liaison with relevant Department and entities on portfolio committee's research matters • Participate in existing subject specific stakeholders network, provincially and nationally • Establish and maintain relationships with external knowledge providers to the committees • Through the guidance of the senior researcher, develop research plan for commissioned research (e.g. petition, sectoral parliament, Bills etc.) • Through the guidance of the senior researcher identify subject specific research area and develop quarterly research plan aligned to the committee/sector to which the researcher is assigned • Develop research proposal for the submission and quality assurance by the Senior Researcher • Conduct the research, write and present the findings to the committee • Maintain a filing system for all committee's research, information and knowledge collected • Carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job • Submit all research reports to the Senior Researcher for quality control. Contribute to the Research Field.
Enquiries: Mr J Links, Tel: (018) 392 7000
The North West Provincial Legislature (NWPL) is an equal opportunity affirmative action Employer. The intention is to promote representivity (race, gender and disability) through filling of posts and applicants whose appointment will promote representivity will receive preference.
DIRECTIONS TO APPLICANTS
Applications must be submitted through the NWPL application for employment form, duly completed, obtainable on the Internet or from HRA and should be accompanied by a recent, comprehensive CV with at least three (03) referees with contact details, originally certified copies of all qualifications/required documents and ID. It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA and attach report thereof with application. Positions requiring tertiary qualifications must be accompanied by certified academic record/transcript(s). Applicants requiring additional information regarding a particular position must direct their queries to persons reflected as enquiries below that post. Applications received after the closing date as well as those who do not comply with the requirements will not be taken into consideration.
Shortlisted applicants must be available for interviews at a date and time determined by NWPL. All appointments in the NWPL are subjected to pre-employment screening, qualification verifications and security vetting. The NWPL reserves the right not to make appointments and correspondence will be limited to shortlisted applicants.
Forward your applications, quoting the relevant reference number on the NWPL application for employment form, duly completed, for the attention: The Human Resource Manager: North West Provincial Legislature, Private Bag X2018, MMABATHO, 2735. Hand delivered application may be submitted to the NWPL, James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho, for attention of the Human Resource Manager. General enquiries may be directed to HRA on (018) 392 7257/7129.
CLOSING DATE: 25th April 2025 at 12h00
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