Rand Water
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.